Frankie Kent

Frankie Kent has been involved regularly for Hearts in the Premiership, but the split of 20 appearances into nine starts and 11 substitute outings points to a centre-back being used as part of the rotation rather than as a locked-in first choice. His one league goal adds a modest set-piece threat, while three yellow cards and one red suggest his defending has carried some disciplinary cost. With five further domestic cup appearances, his workload is meaningful even if his starting role has not been fully secure.

Kent’s listed career path is relatively direct: Colchester United, Peterborough United and then Hearts, with no loan spells shown in the transfer record. At 30, the pattern looks more like steady consolidation than rapid movement – he has built a senior career across a small number of permanent clubs and is now operating as an experienced option in Hearts’ defensive group.

The transfer history is light on hard valuation detail, with both the Peterborough United move in 2019 and the Hearts move in 2023 recorded as undisclosed fees. That makes it difficult to read the market’s exact view of him, although the sequence from Colchester to Peterborough and then Hearts shows a player progressing through permanent moves rather than short-term loans. His current market value is listed at €400k.