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Javi Hernández

Squad depthPanathinaikos · 28 yrs

Profile

Full nameJavier Hernández Cabrera
PositionCentre-back
NationalitySpain
Age28
Date of birth2 May 1998
BirthplaceJerez de la Frontera
Height185 cm
Shirt number#26
ClubPanathinaikos
Centre-backalso played MID
11
Appearances
2
Goals
0
Assists
849
Minutes

Domestic-league season · Panathinaikos.

Performance data · by competition

CompetitionAppsGAMinMatch
Super League 111208496.6
UEFA Europa League3001136.23
Stars Leagueat Al-Arabi SC1000156.3

Scout report

Squad depthCentral defender

Javi Hernández is a 28-year-old central defender at Panathinaikos, rated 26.4 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 133rd of 267 on scout potential in the Super League 1. An experienced operator, he has been a fringe squad member this season (29.5% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 2.23 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Hernández.

Judged on this season alone, Hernández graded 11 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 42nd of 56 of the 56 centre-backs in the Super League 1, on 3 clean sheets and 2.226 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 30 → 11). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2020/21.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 26, 23rd of 56 of the 56 centre-backs in the Super League 1. At 28 Hernández is in his prime years, and a market index of 2.5 reflects that trajectory.

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Past his 2020/21 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.

Peak: 2020/21Trending downBreakout: 2023/24Stepped up 2022/234 clubs
Current potential23rd of 56 centre-backs · Super League 1 · 11 appsCurrent season42nd of 56 centre-backs · Super League 1 · 11 apps42nd-best centre-back in the Super League 1133rd in the Super League 1 · potential23rd-highest potential centre-back in the Super League 1
26.4
Ratingi
23rd of 56 centre-backs
10.8
Seasoni
below regular-starter level
29.5%
Minutes
limited game time
2.23
Def. actions / 90
moderate defensive volume

Output in context · Panathinaikos finished 4th of 14 · an upper-table side

2.23
Def. / 90
15
Tackles
4
Interceptions
3
Clean sheets

2.23 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 3 clean sheets across 11 appearances. Behind an upper-table side (4th of 14) the side controls more games, so the defensive load is lighter — the value sits as much in composure and ball progression as in raw volume. Going forward he chipped in 2 goals and 0 assists — a useful bonus from the back.

Strengths

  • Attacking threat. Chips in from deep: 0.21 goal involvements per 90, useful for a central defender.

Watch points

  • Game time. Only 29.5% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
  • Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

With a Rating of 26.4, Hernández carries the 23rd-highest potential of the centre-backs in the Super League 1 of 56 — though on just 11 appearances this season, so the standing rests on a small sample. Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (2.23 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Experienced and reliable, but the value curve is easing (1.2× now → 0.9× projected in three years).

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Transfer news

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