Onel Hernández

Missed 7 of Port Vale's ~46 games this season through 7 injury absences (injury). He still appeared 9 times — a solid return given how little of the season he was available. His rating is judged mainly on the games he was fit to play.

Performance data · by competition

Competition	Apps	A	Min	Match
League One	9	1	406	6.81
Championshipat Charlton	6	0	228	6.5
FA Cup	1	0	40	6.9
EFL Trophy	1	0	11	6.7

Career

Full career & schedule →

Championship×3

Following his move to Port Vale, Hernández's current-season form is down 71% on last season (Season 7→2), while his Rating eased 24→9. His peak season for form remains 2021/22 (Season 27).

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	G	A	Match	RTG	Season
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
2021/22	BirminghamLoan · 20th	39	4	6	6.67	49	27
2021/22	MiddlesbroughLoan	17	1	3	6.67	—	—

Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year. 7 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 9.2 overall by Field Insider's model. A seasoned veteran, he has been a fringe squad member this season (9.8% of available minutes). He brings 0.22 goal contributions per 90 (0 goals, 0.22 assists). Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Hernández.

On the season, Hernández graded 2 for current form (age-blind), on 0 goals and 1 assist in 9 appearances (0.222 involvements per 90).

Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 7 → 2). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has held fairly steady, peaking in 2021/22.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 9. At 33 Hernández is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 0.7 reflects that trajectory.

Read the appearance count in context: Hernández missed 7 games through injury (injury) out of roughly 46 this season. The 9 he did play is a solid return on the time he was fit, and his ratings are weighted toward those games rather than the ones he sat out injured.

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

9.2

Ratingi

below regular-starter level

2.4

Seasoni

below regular-starter level

9.8%

Minutes

limited game time

0.22

Goal contrib / 90

modest end product

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

Goals

Assists

G+A

Goals / app

0 goals in 9 appearances (0 per game) — light end product the role wants to see climb. Add 1 assist for 1 goal contributions in all.

Watch points

Game time. Only 9.8% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
Output. 0.22 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 9.2 overall — below regular-starter level. In the final third he profiles as a work-in-progress on end product (0.22 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 %9.8%

Available fixtures46 of 46

Goals / 900

Assists / 900.222

Goal contribution / 900.222

Defensive actions / 903.547

Player flow

Goal involvements1

Shot conversion %0

Shot accuracy %100

Pass accuracy %82

Dribble success %60

Cards / 900

Foul involvement / 901.33

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 (~2), then tapers with age. At 33, Hernández sits on 0.7, past its peak and easing. The blue line is Hernández's projected Rating — 9.2 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 One with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals0

Shots on target1

Shots1

Passing

Assists1

Chances created12

Passes162

Pass accuracy82%

Possession

Successful dribbles9

Dribble success60%

Duels won26

Duels won %57.8%

Fouls won4

Defending

Tackles11

Interceptions5

Fouls committed2

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards0

Red cards0

Transfer history

Port Vale2025/26 – nowFree

Charltonuntil 2025/26

Free agent2025/26 – 2025/26Free

Charlton2025/26 – 2025/26Free

Norwich(back from loan)2022/23 – 2025/26

Birminghamuntil 2022/23

Norwich(back from loan)2021/22 – 2022/23

Middlesbrough(on loan)2021/22 – 2021/22

Birmingham(on loan)2021/22 – 2021/22

Norwich2017/18 – 2021/22

Eintracht Braunschweig2016/17 – 2017/18Free

VfL Wolfsburg2013/14 – 2016/17

Werder Bremen2012/13 – 2013/14

Arminia Bielefelduntil 2012/13

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 22nd of 24 in the League One.

This season

In the current season, O. Hernández has made 9 appearances with 0 goals and 1 assist across 406 minutes, averaging a 6.82 match rating over his last 10 rated games. His season has spanned the League One, the Championship, the FA Cup and the EFL Trophy. Though primarily a winger, he has also lined up in midfield and in defence this season.

When O. Hernández plays, Port Vale's record this season is 4W-3D-10L — and his match ratings average 6.67 at home against 6.72 on the road.

Recent matches

May 2, 2026: 0-2 loss at home vs Lincoln (66 minutes, 6.7 rating)
April 28, 2026: 2-1 win away at Stockport County (45 minutes, 6.6 rating)
April 25, 2026: 1-2 loss away at Plymouth (90 minutes, 6.3 rating)
April 22, 2026: 0-1 loss away at Cardiff (18 minutes, 7 rating)
April 19, 2026: 0-0 draw at home vs Wigan (68 minutes, 6.9 rating)
April 16, 2026: 3-1 win away at Peterborough (52 minutes, 1 assist, 8 rating)
March 28, 2026: 0-4 loss away at Wycombe (20 minutes, 6.3 rating)
March 24, 2026: 0-1 loss away at Doncaster (36 minutes, 6.9 rating)
March 17, 2026: 2-3 loss away at Blackpool (11 minutes, 6.6 rating)
March 3, 2026: 1-0 win at home vs Bristol City (40 minutes, 6.9 rating)

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates O. Hernández at 9.2 with a Season form score of 2.4. See the full scout report for strengths, watch-points and the market-value outlook.

Availability: O. Hernández has missed 7 matches this season through injury.

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

Career

Across 16 recorded seasons, O. Hernández has totalled 446 club appearances with 33 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.

Profile

Season stats

Injury-affected season

Performance data · by competition

Career

Scout report

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

Watch points