Francisco Javier "Javi" Hernández González (born 6 June 1989) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Indian Super League club Bengaluru.
.jpg) Hernández with Cracovia in 2018 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Francisco Javier Hernández González | ||
| Date of birth | 6 June 1989 | ||
| Place of birth | Salamanca, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Attacking midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Bengaluru | ||
| Number | 10 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1999–2002 | CDF Pizarrales | ||
| 2002–2005 | Salamanca | ||
| 2005–2008 | Real Madrid | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2008–2011 | Real Madrid B | 34 | (3) |
| 2011 | → Halmstad (loan) | 9 | (2) |
| 2011–2013 | Salamanca | 57 | (13) |
| 2013–2014 | Ourense | 32 | (5) |
| 2014–2015 | Burgos | 35 | (5) |
| 2015–2016 | Poli Timișoara | 38 | (6) |
| 2016–2017 | Górnik Łęczna | 28 | (4) |
| 2017 | Gabala | 0 | (0) |
| 2017–2019 | Cracovia | 68 | (15) |
| 2019–2020 | ATK | 20 | (2) |
| 2020–2021 | ATK Mohun Bagan | 17 | (1) |
| 2021–2022 | Odisha | 19 | (6) |
| 2022– | Bengaluru | 43 | (12) |
| International career | |||
| 2007 | Spain U19 | 4 | (1) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 03:07, 12 April 2024 (UTC) | |||
Club career edit
Born in Salamanca, Castile and León, Hernández reached Real Madrid's youth academy in 2005 at the age of 16, signing from local UD Salamanca.[1] He made his senior debut in the 2008–09 season with Real Madrid Castilla in Segunda División B, appearing in 24 games but only starting in three of those.
On 1 February 2011, after having totalled only ten league matches in one and a half seasons, Hernández was loaned to Halmstads BK in Sweden, alongside Castilla teammates Raúl and José Zamora.[2] He returned to his country in the summer, going on to continue competing in the third tier the following years with Salamanca, CD Ourense and Burgos CF.[3]
On 31 August 2016, Hernández joined Górnik Łęczna.[4] On 15 June 2017, he moved to Azerbaijan Premier League club Gabala FK on a one-year contract with an optional second year,[5] but left shortly after and returned to the Polish Ekstraklasa with KS Cracovia.[6]
In August 2019, Hernández signed a deal at ATK of the Indian Super League.[7][8] He scored twice in his debut campaign to win the national championship, with both of his goals coming in the 3–1 final win over Chennaiyin FC.[9]
After a merger, Hernández agreed to a one-year contract with the newly formed ATK Mohun Bagan FC on 30 September 2020.[10] The following 30 July, he moved to Odisha FC of the same league on a one-year deal.[11][12] He scored in the latter's first match of the season against Bengaluru FC (3–1 home victory),[13] repeating the feat the following round – through a direct corner kick – as the hosts defeated SC East Bengal 6–4.[14]
Hernández continued in the Indian top division in June 2022, on a two-year contract at Bengaluru FC.[15][16]
Personal life edit
Guti, who spent the vast majority of his professional career with Real Madrid, is Hernández's cousin.[17]
Career statistics edit
- As of 22 January 2024[18]
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Real Madrid Castilla | 2008–09 | Segunda División B | 24 | 2 | – | – | – | 24 | 2 | |||
| 2009–10 | 4 | 0 | – | – | – | 4 | 0 | |||||
| 2010–11 | 6 | 1 | – | – | – | 6 | 1 | |||||
| Total | 34 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 3 | ||
| Halmstad (loan) | 2011 | Allsvenskan | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | – | 9 | 2 | ||
| Salamanca | 2011–12 | Segunda División B | 34 | 7 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 35 | 7 | ||
| 2012–13 | 22 | 6 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 22 | 6 | ||||
| Total | 56 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 57 | 13 | ||
| Ourense | 2013–14 | Segunda División B | 32 | 5 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 32 | 5 | ||
| Burgos | 2014–15 | Segunda División B | 35 | 5 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 35 | 5 | ||
| Poli Timișoara | 2015–16 | Liga I | 34 | 5 | 2 | 1 | – | 2[b] | 0 | 38 | 6 | |
| Górnik Łęczna | 2016–17 | Ekstraklasa | 28 | 4 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 28 | 4 | ||
| Gabala | 2017–18 | Azerbaijan Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[c] | 0 | – | 1 | 0 | |
| Cracovia | 2017–18 | Ekstraklasa | 32 | 5 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 33 | 5 | ||
| 2018–19 | 33 | 10 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 35 | 10 | ||||
| Total | 65 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 68 | 15 | ||
| ATK | 2019–20 | Indian Super League | 20 | 2 | – | – | – | 20 | 2 | |||
| ATK Mohun Bagan | 2020–21 | Indian Super League | 17 | 1 | – | – | – | 17 | 1 | |||
| Odisha | 2021–22 | Indian Super League | 19 | 6 | – | – | – | 19 | 6 | |||
| Bengaluru | 2022–23 | Indian Super League | 22 | 7 | 4 | 2 | – | 3[d] | 0 | 29 | 9 | |
| 2023–24 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 1 | – | 0 | 0 | 14 | 4 | |||
| Total | 33 | 10 | 7 | 3 | – | 3 | 0 | 43 | 13 | |||
| Career total | 381 | 70 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 401 | 75 | ||
- ^ Includes Svenska Cupen, Copa del Rey, Cupa României, Polish Cup, Super Cup
- ^ Appearances in Cupa Ligii
- ^ Appearance in UEFA Europa League
- ^ Appearances in Durand Cup
Honours edit
ATK
Bengaluru
References edit
- ^ Calvo, Pablo (17 October 2019). "Arranca la Superliga India con cuatro canteranos" [Kick-off to Indian Super League with four youth players] (in Spanish). ADN Blanco. Retrieved 17 December 2021.
- ^ "Castilla players loaned to Halmstad". Real Madrid CF. 1 February 2011. Archived from the original on 8 March 2011. Retrieved 4 March 2011.
- ^ Moreno, J. C. (23 July 2014). "Javi Hernández, el próximo en llegar" [Javi Hernández, next one to arrive]. Diario de Burgos (in Spanish). Retrieved 29 August 2019.
- ^ Kmita, Maciej (31 August 2016). "Oficjalnie: Javier Hernandez w Górniku Łęczna" [Official: Javier Hernandez to Górnik Łęczna] (in Polish). Sportowe Fakty. Retrieved 6 September 2016.
- ^ "İspaniya yığmasının sabiq futbolçusu Qəbələ də" [Former Spain national team player to Gabala] (in Azerbaijani). Gabala FK. 15 June 2017. Retrieved 15 June 2017.
- ^ "Javi Hernández piłkarzem Cracovii" [Javi Hernández a Cracovia player] (in Polish). 90 Minut. 15 August 2017. Retrieved 19 August 2017.
- ^ Kundu, Abhishek (20 July 2019). "Indian football transfers: ATK to sign Javi Hernandez from Poland". Sportskeeda. Retrieved 13 October 2019.
- ^ "ISL: ATK ropes in Spanish midfielder Javier Hernandez". The Hindu. 16 August 2019. Retrieved 13 October 2019.
- ^ "ATK win record third ISL title, beat Chennaiyin 3–1 in final". Hindustan Times. 14 March 2020. Retrieved 6 October 2020.
- ^ Momin, Tasirul (30 September 2020). "ISL 2020–21: ATK Mohun Bagan FC sign Javi Hernández". The Sports News. Retrieved 30 September 2020.
- ^ Mishra, Siddharth (30 July 2021). "ISL: Odisha FC confirm the signing of former ISL winner Javi Hernandez". The Bridge. Retrieved 30 July 2021.
- ^ "Odisha FC announced the name of footballers and captains for ISL". Kolkata Football. 3 November 2021. Archived from the original on 3 November 2021. Retrieved 14 December 2021.
- ^ "ISL 2021–22: Odisha FC boss Bengaluru FC to seal historic win". International Olympic Committee. 24 November 2021. Archived from the original on 30 November 2021. Retrieved 30 November 2021.
- ^ "ISL: Odisha FC come from behind to beat SC East Bengal in 10-goal thriller". Hindustan Times. 1 December 2021. Archived from the original on 1 December 2021. Retrieved 1 December 2021.
- ^ "Javi Hernandez signs for Bengaluru FC after leaving Odisha". Khel Now. 22 June 2022. Retrieved 24 June 2022.
- ^ "Bengaluru FC sign Spanish midfielder Javier Hernandez". Bengaluru FC. 22 June 2022. Retrieved 24 June 2022.
- ^ "Javier Hernández, primo hermano y heredero de Guti del Real Madrid" [Javier Hernández, first cousin and heir of Guti from Real Madrid] (in Spanish). Join Futbol. 29 May 2008. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 21 March 2015.
- ^ Javi Hernández at Soccerway
- ^ "ATK best Chennaiyin in Hero ISL 2019–20 final to clinch record third title". Indian Super League. 14 March 2020. Retrieved 17 March 2020.
- ^ Narayan, Aaditya (19 September 2022). "Durand Cup 2022 review: The perfect curtain-raiser to the Indian football season". ESPN. Retrieved 22 September 2022.
External links edit
- Javi Hernández at BDFutbol
- Javi Hernández at 90minut.pl (in Polish)