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Full nameLiam Henderson
PositionCentral midfielder
NationalityScotland
Age30
Date of birth25 Apr 1996
BirthplaceLivingston
Height183 cm
Shirt number#16
ClubSampdoria
Central midfielderalso played FWD
30
Appearances
2
Goals
0
Assists
2217
Minutes

Domestic-league season · Sampdoria.

Performance data · by competition

CompetitionAppsGAMinMatch
Serie B302022176.65
Coppa Italia110997.2

Scout report

Project playerCentral midfielder

L. Henderson is a 30-year-old central midfielder at Sampdoria, rated 34.7 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 298th of 397 on scout potential in the Serie B. An experienced operator, he has been a regular starter this season (64.8% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 2.31 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Henderson.

Judged on this season alone, Henderson graded 24 — a solid campaign that ranks top 38% of the 79 central midfielders in the Serie B, on 2 goals, 0 assists and 2.314 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 31 → 24). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2020/21.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 35, 54th of 79 of the 79 central midfielders in the Serie B. At 30 Henderson is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 8 reflects that trajectory.

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Below his 2020/21 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.

Peak: 2020/21Trending upBreakout: 2024/25Stepped up 2021/224 clubs
Current potential54th of 79 central midfielders · Serie BCurrent seasonTop 38% central midfielders · Serie B30th-best central midfielder in the Serie B298th in the Serie B · potential54th-highest potential central midfielder in the Serie B
34.7
Ratingi
54th of 79 central midfielders
24.3
Seasoni
below regular-starter level
64.8%
Minutes
a regular starter
2.31
Def. actions / 90
moderate defensive volume

Output in context · Sampdoria finished 13th of 20 · a mid-table side

2.31
Def. / 90
41
Tackles
14
Interceptions
6
Clean sheets

2.31 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 6 clean sheets across 30 appearances. Going forward he chipped in 2 goals and 0 assists — a useful bonus from the back.

Strengths

  • Availability. On the pitch for 64.8% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.

Watch points

  • Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

With a Rating of 34.7, Henderson carries the 54th-highest potential of the central midfielders in the Serie B of 79. Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (2.31 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Experienced and reliable, but the value curve is easing (1× now → 0.7× projected in three years).

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Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.