Javier Hernández

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Javier Hernández Balcázar (born June 1, 1988 in Guadalajara, Mexico), also known as Chicharito, is a Mexican footballer. He plays for the American club, LA Galaxy and the Mexican national team.

Javier Hernández
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Hernández playing for West Ham United in 2019
Personal information
Full nameJavier Hernández Balcázar[1]
Date of birth (1988-06-01) 1 June 1988 (age 36)[2]
Place of birthGuadalajara, Mexico
Height1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[3]
Playing positionStriker
Club information
Current team
LA Galaxy
Number14
Youth career
1997–2006Guadalajara
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2006–2010Guadalajara64(26)
2010–2015Manchester United103(37)
2014–2015Real Madrid (loan)23(7)
2015–2017Bayer Leverkusen54(28)
2017–2019West Ham United55(16)
2019–2020Sevilla9(1)
2020–LA Galaxy74(38)
National team
2007Mexico U202(1)
2009–2019Mexico109(52)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 27 May 2023
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 7 September 2019

Biography

Hernández was born in 1988 in Guadalajara, Mexico. His father Javier Hernández Gutiérrez is a retired footballer.[4]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 7 June 2023[5][6][7][8][9]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] League cup[b] Continental[c] Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Guadalajara 200607 Primera División de México 8 1 1 0 9 1
200708 Primera División de México 6 0 4 0 10 0
200809 Primera División de México 22 4 3 0 7 3 32 7
2009–10 Primera División de México 28 21 28 21
Total 64 26 3 0 12 3 79 29
Manchester United 2010–11 Premier League 27 13 5 1 3 1 9 4 1[d] 1 45 20
2011–12 Premier League 28 10 1 0 7 2 36 12
2012–13 Premier League 22 10 6 4 2 1 6 3 36 18
2013–14 Premier League 24 4 1 1 5 4 5 0 35 9
2014–15 Premier League 1 0 1 0 2 0
2015–16 Premier League 1 0 2 0 3 0
Total 103 37 13 6 11 6 29 9 1 1 157 59
Real Madrid (loan) 2014–15 La Liga 23 7 2 1 8 1 33 9
Bayer Leverkusen 2015–16 Bundesliga 28 17 3 4 9 5 40 26
2016–17 Bundesliga 26 11 2 1 8 1 36 13
Total 54 28 5 5 17 6 76 39
West Ham United 2017–18 Premier League 28 8 2 0 3 0 33 8
2018–19 Premier League 25 7 1 0 2 1 28 8
2019–20 Premier League 2 1 2 1
Total 55 16 3 0 5 1 63 17
Sevilla 2019–20 La Liga 9 1 2 0 4 2 15 3
LA Galaxy 2020 Major League Soccer 12 2 12 2
2021 Major League Soccer 21 17 21 17
2022 Major League Soccer 32 18 3 1 2 0 37 19
2023 Major League Soccer 9 1 3 0 12 1
Total 74 38 6 1 2 0 82 39
Career total 382 153 34 13 18 7 70 21 1 1 505 195

International

As of match played 7 September 2019[10][11]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Mexico 2009 1 0
2010 19 11
2011 13 12
2012 10 5
2013 14 7
2014 13 3
2015 8 4
2016 10 3
2017 11 4
2018 7 1
2019 3 2
Total 109 52

Honours

Guadalajara

Manchester United

Real Madrid

Sevilla

Mexico

Individual

Javier Hernández Media

References

  1. "Premier League publish retained lists". Premier League. 7 June 2019. Retrieved 24 March 2020.
  2. "FIFA World Cup Russia 2018: List of players: Mexico" (PDF). FIFA. 15 July 2018. p. 17. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 December 2019.
  3. "Javier Hernandez". Manchester United F.C. Archived from the original on 31 May 2015.
  4. La Zanahoria de el Chicharito Retrieved 7 August 2018
  5. "Javier Hernández". Medio Tiempo. Retrieved 25 April 2017.
  6. "Javier Hernández". WorldFootball.net. 1 June 2010. Retrieved 1 June 2010.
  7. "Javier Hernández". Football Database. 1 June 2010. Retrieved 1 June 2010.
  8. Endlar, Andrew. "Javier Hernandez". Stretford End. Retrieved 23 February 2010.
  9. "Javier Hernández". ESPN FC. Retrieved 8 February 2017.
  10. Javier "Chicharito" Hernández – Goals in International Matches. Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation
  11. Javier Hernández at National-Football-Teams.com
  12. ""Chicharito" Hernández – Awards and honours". Soccerway. Retrieved 13 January 2014.
  13. "Chicharito: Overview". Premier League. Retrieved 17 April 2018.
  14. "Chicharito Hernández, a Europa League winner with Sevilla". AS. 22 August 2020. Retrieved 22 August 2020.
  15. LA Galaxy star Javier "Chicharito" Hernandez voted MLS Player of the Month for April/May. Major League Soccer. 3 June 2021. https://www.mlssoccer.com/news/la-galaxy-star-javier-chicharito-hernandez-voted-mls-player-of-the-month-for-apr. Retrieved 8 June 2021. 
  16. 16.0 16.1 "Javier Hernandez and Carli Lloyd Named 2015 CONCACAF Players of the Year". CONCACAF. Archived from the original on 19 August 2017. Retrieved 22 January 2016.
  17. 17.0 17.1 "PICTURES: Chicharito Wins Gold Cup". Republik of Mancunia. 26 June 2011. Retrieved 30 June 2017.
  18. Chicharito Hernández, el más popular de Concacaf según la IFFHS. Lisbon. 1 January 2013. http://www.record.com.mx/futbol-futbol-nacional-otros/chicharito-hernandez-el-mas-popular-de-concacaf-segun-la-iffhs. Retrieved 30 June 2017. 
  19. "IFFHS MAN TEAM - CONCACAF - OF THE DECADE 2011-2020". IFFHS. 29 January 2021. Retrieved 31 January 2021.