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Full nameTeenage Lingani Hadebe
PositionFull-back
NationalityZimbabwe
Age30
Date of birth17 Sept 1995
BirthplaceBulawayo
Height180 cm
Shirt number#16
ClubFC Cincinnati
Full-back
46
Appearances
0
Goals
2
Assists
2625
Minutes

Domestic-league season · FC Cincinnati.

Injury-affected season

Missed 6 of FC Cincinnati's ~38 games this season through 6 injury absences (hamstring). He still appeared 46 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

CompetitionAppsGAMinMatch
Major League Soccer220113166.83
CONCACAF Champions League4002627.09
Leagues Cup3001806.15

Scout report

Project playerBall-winning Full-back

T. Hadebe is a 30-year-old full-back at FC Cincinnati, enjoying a standout season — 0 goals and 2 assists in 46 appearances, a Season grade of 29, top 21% of Major League Soccer full-backs. On long-term scout potential he's rated 23.9, ranking 377th of 513 in the Major League Soccer. An experienced operator, he has been a regular starter (63.4% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 5.45 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Hadebe.

Judged on this season alone, Hadebe graded 29 — a strong campaign that ranks top 21% of the 101 full-backs in the Major League Soccer, on 5 clean sheets and 5.451 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 6 → 29). Across the 6 seasons we hold, it's his best return yet.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 24, 77th of 101 of the 101 full-backs in the Major League Soccer. At 30 Hadebe is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 3.7 reflects that trajectory.

Read the appearance count in context: Hadebe missed 6 games through injury (hamstring) out of roughly 38 this season. The 46 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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Hadebe is operating at his career peak — the 2025/26 level is the level.

Peak: 2025/26Holding levelRemarkably consistentInjury-hit 2025/26
Current potential77th of 101 full-backs · Major League SoccerCurrent seasonTop 21% full-backs · Major League Soccer21st-best full-back in the Major League Soccer377th in the Major League Soccer · potential77th-highest potential full-back in the Major League Soccer
23.9
Ratingi
77th of 101 full-backs
29.1
Seasoni
below regular-starter level
63.4%
Minutes
a regular starter
5.45
Def. actions / 90
high defensive volume

Output in context · FC Cincinnati finished 8th of 15 · a mid-table side

5.45
Def. / 90
72
Tackles
67
Interceptions
5
Clean sheets

5.45 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — high defensive volume, with 5 clean sheets across 46 appearances. Going forward he chipped in 0 goals and 2 assists — a useful bonus from the back.

Strengths

  • Availability. On the pitch for 63.4% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.
  • Defensive volume. 5.45 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — does the unseen work.

Watch points

  • Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

With a Rating of 23.9, Hadebe carries the 77th-highest potential of the full-backs in the Major League Soccer of 101. Defensively he reads as high defensive volume (5.45 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.

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.