Showcasing his leadership qualities, he regularly wore the captain’s armband in 2023/24 as he featured on a further 50 occasions for the Blues in all competitions, contributing to 16 goals.
After making 136 Premier League appearances, Conor headed to Spain to join Atletico Madrid in August, 2024, and went on to play 77 times in all competitions for the La Liga side, scoring seven times.
Featuring in the UEFA Champions League in both of his campaigns in the Spanish capital, he registered his first goal in the competition in March, 2025, scoring after just 27 seconds in a round of 16 tie against Atletico’s city rivals Real Madrid. In doing so, he became the first Englishman to score in the Madrid derby. It was also the fastest goal scored by an Englishman in the history of the Champions League.
Representing England across numerous age groups, Conor was part of the Young Lions side which lifted the Under-17 World Cup in 2017 before he was called up to the senior side for the first time in November, 2021, earning his first cap shortly after in a 10-0 victory over San Marino.
Called up by his country for the 2022 FIFA World Cup and the 2024 UEFA European Championship, where he helped England to the Berlin final, he netted his first England goal in November, 2024, coming in a UEFA Nations League fixture against the Republic of Ireland. To date, he has 22 senior caps to his name.