Profile
Season stats
Full career & schedule →Domestic-league season · Port Vale.
Performance data · by competition
| Competition | Apps | G | A | Min | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 League One | 24 | 0 | 1 | 1352 | 6.67 |
 EFL Trophy | 6 | 0 | 0 | 344 | 6.92 |
 League Cup | 2 | 0 | 0 | 180 | 7.95 |
 FA Cup | 3 | 0 | 0 | 132 | 7.45 |
Scout report
B. Heneghan is a 32-year-old full-back at Port Vale, rated 15.5 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 449th of 481 on scout potential in the League One. A seasoned veteran, he has been a fringe squad member this season (32.7% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 3.86 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Heneghan.
Judged on this season alone, Heneghan graded 14 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 61st of 79 of the 79 full-backs in the League One, on 4 clean sheets and 3.861 defensive actions per 90.
Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 22 → 14). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has held fairly steady, peaking in 2023/24.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 16, 74th of 79 of the 79 full-backs in the League One. At 32 Heneghan is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 2.1 reflects that trajectory.
Past his 2023/24 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.
Output in context · Port Vale finished 22nd of 24 · a relegation-threatened side
3.86 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — solid defensive volume, with 4 clean sheets across 24 appearances. Doing that for a relegation-threatened side (22nd of 24) is harder than the bare numbers suggest: a back line under more pressure has to defend more often and protects fewer leads, so the volume — and any clean sheets — carry real weight. Going forward he chipped in 0 goals and 1 assist — a useful bonus from the back.
Strengths
- Defensive volume. 3.86 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — does the unseen work.
Watch points
- Game time. Only 32.7% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
- Age curve. At 32, both level and resale value are on the downslope.
- Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.
Outlook
With a Rating of 15.5, Heneghan carries the 74th-highest potential of the full-backs in the League One of 79, and he is posting that for a relegation-threatened side (Port Vale finished 22nd of 24) — individual numbers are harder to earn on a struggling team, so his underlying level likely sits a touch above the ranking. Defensively he reads as solid defensive volume (3.86 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Veteran phase — a short-term, lower-fee proposition as both level and value decline (0.8× and falling).
Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.
Transfer news
No transfer news found for this player.
