Ronald Hernández

Following his move to Portland Timbers, Hernández's current-season form is up 33% on last season (Season 12→16), while his Rating held around 24. That makes this his strongest season for form to date.

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	G	A	Match	RTG	Season
2026/27	Portland Timbers · 11th	14	0	0	6.82	24	4
2026/27	Atlanta United FC · 8th	10	0	0	6.43	22	4
2025/26	Atlanta United FC · 8th	21	1	1	6.74	25	12
2024/25	Atlanta United FC · 9th	17	0	1	6.84	32	6
2023/24	Atlanta United FC · 6th	36	0	0	6.63	36	8
2022/23	Atlanta United FC · 11th	13	0	0	6.6	36	7

Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year. 7 earlier seasons and 5 youth-team spells in the full career.

Venezuela · international

Side	Apps	G
Venezuela	36	1
Venezuela U21	2	0
Venezuela U20	16	0

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

Scout report

Squad depthBall-winning Central defender

R. Hernández is a 29-year-old central defender at Portland Timbers, rated 24.3 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 395th of 525 on scout potential in the Major League Soccer. An experienced operator, he has been a rotation option this season (44.4% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 4.34 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Hernández.

Judged on this season alone, Hernández graded 16 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 119th of 127 of the 127 centre-backs in the Major League Soccer, on 0 clean sheets and 4.339 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 12 → 16). Across the 7 seasons we hold, it's his best return yet.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 24, 93rd of 127 of the 127 centre-backs in the Major League Soccer. At 29 Hernández is in his prime years, and a market index of 2.7 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report

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Below his 2025/26 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.

Peak: 2025/26Holding levelRemarkably consistent

Current potential93rd of 127 centre-backs · Major League Soccer · 14 apps Current season119th of 127 centre-backs · Major League Soccer · 14 apps 119th-best centre-back in the Major League Soccer 395th in the Major League Soccer · potential 93rd-highest potential centre-back in the Major League Soccer

24.3

Ratingi

93rd of 127 centre-backs

15.8

Seasoni

below regular-starter level

44.4%

Minutes

rotation minutes

4.34

Def. actions / 90

solid defensive volume

Output in context · Portland Timbers finished 11th of 15 · a lower-table side

Apps

4.34

Def. / 90

Tackles

Interceptions

Clean sheets

4.34 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — solid defensive volume across 14 appearances. Doing that for a lower-table side (11th 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.

Strengths

Defensive volume. 4.34 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — does the unseen work.

Watch points

Game time. Only 44.4% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

With a Rating of 24.3, Hernández carries the 93rd-highest potential of the centre-backs in the Major League Soccer of 127 — though on just 14 appearances this season, so the standing rests on a small sample. Defensively he reads as solid defensive volume (4.34 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Experienced and reliable, but the value curve is easing (1.1× now → 0.8× projected in three years).

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

Per 90 & availability

Minutes played %44.4%

Available fixtures30 of 30

Goals / 900

Assists / 900

Goal contribution / 900

Defensive actions / 904.339

Player flow

Goal involvements0

Pass accuracy %87

Cards / 900.11

Foul involvement / 902.871

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 (~5), then tapers with age. At 29, Hernández sits on 2.7, past its peak and easing. The blue line is Hernández's projected Rating — 24.3 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 centre-backs in the Major League Soccer with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals0

Shots2

Passing

Assists0

Chances created10

Passes424

Pass accuracy87%

Possession

Duels won42

Duels won %52.5%

Fouls won9

Defending

Tackles22

Interceptions16

Blocks2

Fouls committed17

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards1

Red cards0

Transfer history

Portland TimbersSept 2026 – now

Atlanta United FCJan 2022 – Sept 2026

Atlanta United FC(on loan)Feb 2021 – Jan 2022

AberdeenJan 2020 – Feb 2021

StabaekAug 2017 – Jan 2020

ZZamora FCuntil Aug 2017

About R. Hernández

Ronald José Hernández Pimentel is a 29-year-old centre-back who plays for Portland Timbers, born on September 21, 1997 in Barinas, standing 171 cm tall. He is from Venezuela. Portland Timbers currently sit 11th of 15 in the Major League Soccer.

This season

In the current season, R. Hernández has made 14 appearances with 0 goals and 0 assists across 815 minutes, averaging a 6.69 match rating over his last 10 rated games, with 1 yellow card.

When R. Hernández plays, Portland Timbers's record this season is 1W-3D-10L — and his match ratings average 6.98 at home against 6.36 on the road.

Recent matches

October 18, 2026: 0-0 draw at home vs Colorado Rapids (90 minutes, 7.09 rating)
October 15, 2026: 0-2 loss away at Los Angeles Galaxy (90 minutes, 6.58 rating)
October 11, 2026: 3-3 draw away at Sporting Kansas City (90 minutes, 6.11 rating)
September 27, 2026: 1-3 loss away at San Jose Earthquakes (90 minutes, 6.24 rating)
September 20, 2026: 0-1 loss at home vs Atlanta United FC (85 minutes, 7.2 rating)
September 13, 2026: 1-2 loss away at FC Dallas (90 minutes, 6.88 rating)
September 10, 2026: 2-2 draw at home vs St. Louis City (25 minutes, 7 rating)
August 29, 2026: 0-2 loss at home vs Charlotte (26 minutes, 6.7 rating)
August 15, 2026: 2-1 win at home vs New York Red Bulls (10 minutes, 6.9 rating)
August 1, 2026: 2-3 loss away at Philadelphia Union (12 minutes, 6.2 rating)

R. Hernández's next match is on November 8, 2026, when Portland Timbers face Austin away in the Major League Soccer.

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates R. Hernández at 24.3 with a Season form score of 15.8, ranking 395th of 525 centre-backs in the Major League Soccer. See the full scout report for strengths, watch-points and the market-value outlook.

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

Career

Across 12 recorded seasons, R. Hernández has totalled 212 club appearances with 2 goals and 9 assists for 7 different clubs. His busiest campaign came in 2023/24, with 36 appearances for Atlanta United FC.

R. Hernández's career has also included time at Atlanta United FC, Aberdeen, Stabaek and ZZamora FC.

On the international stage, R. Hernández has represented Venezuela, Venezuela U21, Venezuela U20 — 54 caps and 1 goal in our records.

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.

Profile

Season stats

Also this season

Performance data · by competition

Career

Scout report

Output in context · Portland Timbers finished 11th of 15 · a lower-table side

Strengths

Watch points