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Full nameLiam Henderson
PositionCentre-back
NationalityScotland
Age30
Date of birth23 Aug 1996
BirthplaceEdinburgh
Height191 cm
Shirt number#5
ClubFalkirk
Centre-back
9
Appearances
0
Goals
0
Assists
777
Minutes

Domestic-league season · Falkirk.

Performance data · by competition

CompetitionAppsGAMinMatch
Premiership100907

Scout report

Project playerCentral defender

L. Henderson is a 30-year-old central defender at Falkirk, rated 27.6 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 84th of 104 on scout potential in the Premiership. An experienced operator, he has been a regular starter this season (78.5% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 3.24 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 19 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 18th of 27 of the 27 centre-backs in the Premiership, on 1 clean sheet and 3.243 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 29 → 19).

On long-term talent our Rating reads 28, 21st of 27 of the 27 centre-backs in the Premiership. At 30 Henderson is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 3.5 reflects that trajectory.

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Past his 2025/26 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.

Peak: 2025/26Trending down
27.6
Ratingi
21st of 27 centre-backs
18.8
Seasoni
below regular-starter level
78.5%
Minutes
a regular starter
3.24
Def. actions / 90
moderate defensive volume

Output in context · Falkirk finished 9th of 12 · a lower-table side

9
Apps
3.24
Def. / 90
10
Tackles
14
Interceptions
1
Clean sheets

3.24 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 1 clean sheet across 9 appearances. Doing that for a lower-table side (9th of 12) 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.

Strengths

  • Availability. On the pitch for 78.5% 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 27.6, Henderson carries the 21st-highest potential of the centre-backs in the Premiership of 27 — though on just 9 appearances this season, so the standing rests on a small sample. Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (3.24 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Experienced and reliable, but the value curve is easing (1× now → 0.7× projected in three years).

Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.

Season statistics

Bars = where he ranks among centre-backs in the Premiership with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals0
Shots on target1
Shots3

Passing

Assists0
Chances created3
Passes433
Pass accuracy83%

Possession

Successful dribbles2
Dribble success100%
Duels won39
Duels won %65%
Fouls won3

Defending

Tackles10
Interceptions14
Blocks4
Fouls committed7

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards0
Red cards0

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.