Benjamin Heneghan - Stats, Rating & Scouting Report

Profile

Full nameBenjamin John Heneghan

PositionFull-back

NationalityEngland

Age32

Date of birth19 Sept 1993

BirthplaceManchester

Height191 cm

Shirt number#4

ClubPort Vale

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Season stats

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24

Appearances

0

Goals

1

Assists

1352

Minutes

Domestic-league season · Port Vale.

Career

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Heneghan's current-season form is down 36% on last season (Season 22→14), while his Rating held around 16. His peak season for form remains 2023/24 (Season 25).

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	G	A	Match	RTG	Season
2025/26	Port Vale · 22nd	24	0	1	6.67	16	14
2024/25	Port Vale · 2nd	35	0	0	7.02	17	22
2023/24	Fleetwood Town · 22nd	37	0	0	6.95	31	25
2022/23	Sheffield Wednesday · 3rd	21	0	0	7.15	32	24
2022/23	Port Vale	11	0	0	7.15	—	—
2021/22	AFC Wimbledon · 23rd	41	2	0	6.89	38	19

Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year. 7 earlier seasons in the full career.

Career

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Domestic career

Scout report

Experienced headFull-back

B. Heneghan is a 32-year-old full-back at Port Vale, rated 15.5 overall by Field Insider's model. 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.

On the season, Heneghan graded 14 for current form (age-blind), 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. 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.

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Past his 2023/24 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.

Peak: 2023/24Trending downRemarkably consistentStepped up 2025/264 clubs

15.5

Ratingi

below regular-starter level

14.3

Seasoni

below regular-starter level

32.7%

Minutes

limited game time

3.86

Def. actions / 90

solid defensive volume

Output in context · Port Vale finished 22nd of 24 · a relegation-threatened side

24

Apps

3.86

Def. / 90

10

Tackles

32

Interceptions

4

Clean sheets

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

Rated 15.5 overall — below regular-starter level. 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.

Per 90 & availability

Minutes played %32.7%

Available fixtures46 of 46

Goals / 900

Assists / 900.067

Goal contribution / 900.067

Defensive actions / 903.861

Player flow

Goal involvements1

Cards / 900.333

Season-by-season progression

Rating (potential)Season (form)

Value & potential by age

Market valueRating

Solid = now · dashed = projected

The gold line is market value — an index (not €) blending rating, age and league. It climbs through the early 20s, peaks around ages 23–27 (~3), then tapers with age. At 32, Heneghan sits on 2.1, past its peak and easing. The blue line is Heneghan's projected Rating — 15.5 today — recomputed at each age, so it follows the same rise-and-fall as a career matures and declines. Solid = up to today; dashed = projected.

Season statistics

Bars = where he ranks among full-backs in the League Two with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals0

Passing

Assists1

Defending

Tackles10

Interceptions32

Blocks16

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards5

Red cards0

Transfer history

Port ValeJul 2024 – nowFree

Fleetwood TownSept 2023 – Jul 2024Free

Sheffield WednesdayJul 2022 – Sept 2023Free

AFC Wimbledonuntil Jul 2022

Sheffield Utd(back from loan)Jun 2020 – Jul 2022

Blackpooluntil Jun 2020

AFC WimbledonNov 2020 – Jun 2020Free

Sheffield Utd(back from loan)Jul 2019 – Nov 2020

Blackpool(on loan)Aug 2019 – Jul 2019

Blackpool(on loan)Jul 2018 – Aug 2019

Sheffield UtdAug 2017 – Jul 2018

MotherwellJul 2016 – Aug 2017Free

CChesteruntil Jul 2016

Transfer history

About B. Heneghan

Benjamin John Heneghan is a 32-year-old full-back who plays for Port Vale, born on September 19, 1993 in Manchester, standing 191 cm tall. He is from England. Port Vale currently sit 20th of 24 in the League Two.

This season

In the current season, B. Heneghan has made 24 appearances with 0 goals and 1 assist across 1,352 minutes, with 5 yellow cards.

B. Heneghan's next match is on August 29, 2026, when Port Vale face Crewe at home in the League Two.

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates B. Heneghan at 15.5 with a Season form score of 14.3. See the full scout report for strengths, watch-points and the market-value outlook.

Career

Across 12 recorded seasons, B. Heneghan has totalled 383 club appearances with 14 goals and 2 assists for 8 different clubs. His busiest campaign came in 2015/16, with 43 appearances for Chester.