Onel Hernández

Hernández's current-season form is up 200% on last season (Season 2→6), while his Rating held around 8. His peak season for form remains 2021/22 (Season 27).

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	G	A	Match	RTG	Season
2026/27	Port Vale · 20th	9	1	0	6.81	9	0
2025/26	Port Vale · 22nd	9	0	1	6.81	9	2
2025/26	Charlton · 19th	6	0	0	6.5	12	0
2024/25	Norwich · 13th	23	0	3	6.6	24	7
2023/24	Norwich · 6th	30	0	2	6.71	32	6
2022/23	Norwich · 13th	39	2	4	6.64	40	17

Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year. 8 earlier seasons and 6 youth-team spells in the full career.

Cuba · international

Side	Apps	G
Cuba	14	4

Career caps & goals — tournament breakdown in the full career.

Scout report

Experienced headWinger

O. Hernández is a 33-year-old winger at Port Vale, rated 7.8 overall by Field Insider's model. A seasoned veteran, he has been a fringe squad member this season (22.6% of available minutes). 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 1 goal and 0 assists in 9 appearances (0.192 involvements per 90).

Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 2 → 6). Over the 7 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2021/22.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 8. At 33 Hernández is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 0.4 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report

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Below his 2021/22 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.

Peak: 2021/22Holding levelBreakout: 2021/22Injury-hit 2025/26

7.8

Ratingi

below regular-starter level

5.9

Seasoni

below regular-starter level

22.6%

Minutes

limited game time

0.19

Goal contrib / 90

modest end product

Output in context · Port Vale finished 21st of 24 · a lower-table side

Apps

Goals

Assists

G+A

0.11

Goals / app

1 goal in 9 appearances (0.11 per game) — light end product the role wants to see climb.

Watch points

Game time. Only 22.6% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
Output. 0.19 contributions per 90 is light for an attacking role — end product needs to climb.
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 7.8 overall — below regular-starter level. In the final third he profiles as a work-in-progress on end product (0.19 goal contributions per 90). 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.

Per 90 & availability

Minutes played %22.6%

Available fixtures10 of 10

Goals / 900.192

Assists / 900

Goal contribution / 900.192

Defensive actions / 902.692

Player flow

Goal involvements1

Shot conversion %20

Shot accuracy %83.3

Pass accuracy %83

Dribble success %27.3

Cards / 900

Foul involvement / 903.077

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 (~1), then tapers with age. At 33, Hernández sits on 0.4, past its peak and easing. The blue line is Hernández's projected Rating — 7.8 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 wingers in the League Two with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals1

Shots on target5

Shots6

Passing

Assists0

Chances created11

Passes106

Pass accuracy83%

Possession

Successful dribbles9

Dribble success27.3%

Duels won29

Duels won %37.2%

Fouls won10

Defending

Tackles9

Interceptions5

Fouls committed6

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards0

Red cards0

Transfer history

Port ValeFeb 2026 – nowFree

CharltonSept 2025 – Feb 2026Free

Norwich(back from loan)Jul 2022 – Sept 2025

Birmingham(on loan)Jan 2022 – Jul 2022

Norwich(back from loan)Jan 2022 – Jan 2022

Middlesbrough(on loan)Aug 2021 – Jan 2022

NorwichJan 2018 – Aug 2021

Eintracht BraunschweigJul 2016 – Jan 2018Free

VfL WolfsburgJan 2014 – Jul 2016

Werder BremenJul 2012 – Jan 2014

Arminia Bielefelduntil Jul 2012

About O. Hernández

Onel Lázaro Hernández Mayea is a 33-year-old winger who plays for Port Vale, born on February 1, 1993 in Morón, Ciego de Ávila, standing 172 cm tall. He is from Cuba. Port Vale currently sit 20th of 24 in the League Two.

This season

In the current season, O. Hernández has made 9 appearances with 1 goal and 0 assists across 468 minutes.

O. Hernández's next match is on October 31, 2026, when Port Vale face Rochdale at home in the League Two.

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates O. Hernández at 7.8 with a Season form score of 5.9. See the full scout report for strengths, watch-points and the market-value outlook.

His honours include 3 career titles — among them the Championship. Full list in the career record.

Career

Across 17 recorded seasons, O. Hernández has totalled 455 club appearances with 34 goals and 36 assists for 10 different clubs. His busiest campaign came in 2018/19, with 40 appearances for Norwich.

O. Hernández's career has also included time at Charlton, Norwich, Birmingham, Middlesbrough, Eintracht Braunschweig, VfL Wolfsburg, Werder Bremen and Arminia Bielefeld.

On the international stage, O. Hernández has represented Cuba — 14 caps and 4 goals in our records.

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.

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Season stats

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Scout report

Output in context · Port Vale finished 21st of 24 · a lower-table side

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