ratings updated 7 Sept 2026
Profile
Season stats
Full career & schedule →Domestic-league season · Austin.
Performance data · by competition
| Competition | Apps | G | A | Min | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Major League Soccer | 11 | 1 | 0 | 954 | 6.91 |
Scout report
B. Hines-Ike is a 31-year-old central defender at Austin, rated 20.7 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 397th of 491 on scout potential in the Major League Soccer. A seasoned veteran, he has been a regular starter this season (62.3% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 2.5 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Hines-Ike.
Judged on this season alone, Hines-Ike graded 15 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 66th of 127 of the 127 centre-backs in the Major League Soccer, on 3 clean sheets and 2.497 defensive actions per 90.
Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 25 → 15). Over the 7 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2025/26.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 21, 102nd of 127 of the 127 centre-backs in the Major League Soccer. At 31 Hines-Ike is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 2.1 reflects that trajectory.
Below his 2025/26 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.
Output in context · Austin finished 13th of 15 · a relegation-threatened side
2.5 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 3 clean sheets across 21 appearances. Doing that for a relegation-threatened side (13th of 15) 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 2 goals and 0 assists — a useful bonus from the back.
Strengths
- Availability. On the pitch for 62.3% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.
Watch points
- Age curve. At 31, 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 20.7, Hines-Ike carries the 102nd-highest potential of the centre-backs in the Major League Soccer of 127, and he is posting that for a relegation-threatened side (Austin finished 13th of 15) — 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 moderate defensive volume (2.5 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Veteran phase — a short-term, lower-fee proposition as both level and value decline (0.9× and falling).
Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.
Season statistics
Bars = where he ranks among centre-backs in the Major League Soccer with 600+ minutes this season.
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Transfer news
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