Profile
Season stats
Full career & schedule →Domestic-league season · Port Vale.
Injury-affected season
Missed 7 of Port Vale's ~46 games this season through 7 injury absences (injury). He still appeared 9 times — a solid return given how little of the season he was available. His rating is judged mainly on the games he was fit to play.
Performance data · by competition
| Competition | Apps | G | A | Min | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 League One | 9 | 0 | 1 | 406 | 6.81 |
 Championshipat Charlton | 6 | 0 | 0 | 228 | 6.5 |
 FA Cup | 1 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 6.9 |
 EFL Trophy | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 6.7 |
Scout report
O. Hernández is a 33-year-old central midfielder at Port Vale, rated 9.6 overall by Field Insider's model. A seasoned veteran, he has been a fringe squad member this season (11.6% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 3.55 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Hernández.
On the season, Hernández graded 6 for current form (age-blind), on 0 goals, 1 assist and 3.547 defensive actions per 90.
Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 7 → 6). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2021/22.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 10. At 33 Hernández is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 0.7 reflects that trajectory.
Read the appearance count in context: Hernández missed 7 games through injury (injury) out of roughly 46 this season. The 9 he did play is a solid return on the time he was fit, and his ratings are weighted toward those games rather than the ones he sat out injured.
Below his 2021/22 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.
Output in context · Port Vale finished 22nd of 24 · a relegation-threatened side
3.55 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — solid defensive volume, with 1 clean sheet across 9 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
- Attacking threat. Chips in from deep: 0.22 goal involvements per 90, useful for a central midfielder.
- Defensive volume. 3.55 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — does the unseen work.
Watch points
- Game time. Only 11.6% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
- Age curve. At 33, both level and resale value are on the downslope.
- Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.
Outlook
Rated 9.6 overall — below regular-starter level. Defensively he reads as solid defensive volume (3.55 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90), with a bit more on the ball than most in the role. Veteran phase — a short-term, lower-fee proposition as both level and value decline (0.7× and falling).
Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.
Transfer news
No transfer news found for this player.
