Samuel Hart - Stats, Rating & Scouting Report

Profile

Full nameSamuel James Hart

PositionFull-back

NationalityEngland

Age30

Date of birth10 Sept 1996

BirthplaceBolton

Height183 cm

Shirt number#42

ClubPort Vale

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Full-back

Season stats

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9

Appearances

0

Goals

0

Assists

387

Minutes

Domestic-league season · Falkirk.

Career

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Following his move to Falkirk, Hart's current-season form is down 62% on last season (Season 16→6), while his Rating eased 24→20. His peak season for form remains 2021/22 (Season 28).

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	G	A	Match	RTG	Season
2025/26	FalkirkLoan · 6th	9	0	0	6.61	20	6
2024/25	Port Vale · 2nd	25	1	0	6.75	24	16
2023/24	Sutton Utd · 23rd	30	0	0	6.85	26	15
2022/23	Sutton Utd · 14th	31	0	1	6.81	27	9
2021/22	Oldham · 23rd	31	1	1	6.73	30	28

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

Career

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Domestic career

Scout report

Squad depthBall-winning Full-back

S. Hart is a 30-year-old full-back at Port Vale, rated 21.1 overall by Field Insider's model. An experienced operator, he has been a fringe squad member this season (22.6% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 5.35 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Hart.

On the season, Hart graded 12 for current form (age-blind), on 1 clean sheet and 5.349 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 16 → 6). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2021/22.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 21. At 30 Hart is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 1.1 reflects that trajectory.

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Past his 2021/22 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.

Peak: 2021/22Trending downStepped up 2025/265 clubs

21.1

Ratingi

below regular-starter level

11.9

Seasoni

below regular-starter level

22.6%

Minutes

limited game time

5.35

Def. actions / 90

high defensive volume

Output in context · Port Vale finished 20th of 24 · a lower-table side

9

Apps

5.35

Def. / 90

14

Tackles

7

Interceptions

1

Clean sheets

5.35 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — high defensive volume, with 1 clean sheet across 9 appearances. Doing that for a lower-table side (20th of 24) 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. 5.35 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — does the unseen work.

Watch points

Game time. Only 22.6% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

Rated 21.1 overall — below regular-starter level. Defensively he reads as high defensive volume (5.35 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.

Per 90 & availability

Minutes played %22.6%

Available fixtures9 of 10

Goals / 900

Assists / 900

Goal contribution / 900

Defensive actions / 905.349

Player flow

Goal involvements0

Pass accuracy %78

Dribble success %42.9

Cards / 900.465

Foul involvement / 902.558

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 30, Hart sits on 1.1, past its peak and easing. The blue line is Hart's projected Rating — 21.1 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 full-backs in the League Two with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals0

Shots3

Passing

Assists0

Passes120

Pass accuracy78%

Possession

Successful dribbles3

Dribble success42.9%

Duels won36

Duels won %65.5%

Fouls won6

Defending

Tackles14

Interceptions7

Blocks2

Fouls committed5

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards2

Red cards0

Transfer history

Port Vale(back from loan)May 2026 – now

Falkirk(on loan)Sept 2025 – May 2026

Port ValeJul 2024 – Sept 2025Free

SSutton UtdJul 2022 – Jul 2024Free

OldhamJul 2021 – Jul 2022Free

SSouthenduntil Jul 2021

Blackburn(back from loan)Jul 2020 – Jul 2021

Shrewsburyuntil Jul 2020

SSouthendDec 2020 – Jul 2020Free

Blackburn(back from loan)Jul 2019 – Dec 2020

SSouthend(on loan)until Jul 2019

Shrewsbury(on loan)Jan 2020 – Jul 2019

Blackburn(back from loan)Jul 2018 – Jan 2020

RRochdale(on loan)Aug 2018 – Jul 2018

RRochdale(on loan)Jan 2018 – Aug 2018

BlackburnAug 2017 – Jan 2018

Port Vale(on loan)Aug 2016 – Aug 2017

Liverpooluntil Aug 2016

Transfer history

About S. Hart

Samuel James Hart is a 29-year-old full-back who plays for Port Vale, born on September 10, 1996 in Bolton, standing 183 cm tall. He is from England. Port Vale currently sit 20th of 24 in the League Two.

This season

In the current season, S. Hart has made 9 appearances with 0 goals and 0 assists across 387 minutes, with 2 yellow cards.

S. Hart's next match is on November 7, 2026, when Port Vale face Scunthorpe at home in the FA Cup.

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates S. Hart at 21.1 with a Season form score of 11.9. See the full scout report for strengths, watch-points and the market-value outlook.

Career

Across 11 recorded seasons, S. Hart has totalled 196 club appearances with 4 goals and 5 assists for 11 different clubs. His busiest campaign came in 2021/22, with 31 appearances for Oldham.