José Hernández (footballer, born 1996)

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José Hernández
Personal information
Date of birth (1996-04-12) 12 April 1996 (age 25)
Place of birth Mexico City, Mexico
Height 1.60 m (5 ft 3 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Oakland Roots
Number 18
Youth career
2012–2015 Real Salt Lake AZ
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2016 UCLA Bruins 41 (16)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015 Real Monarchs 2 (0)
2016 Golden State Force 11 (3)
2017–2018 Real Salt Lake 7 (1)
2017–2018 → Real Monarchs (loan) 28 (3)
2019 LA Galaxy II 30 (3)
2020 OKC Energy 15 (1)
2021– Oakland Roots 20 (3)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 1 November 2021

José Hernández (born 12 April 1996) is a Mexican professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for USL Championship club Oakland Roots.

Career[]

Hernandez spent the last two years of his youth career with Real Salt Lake's youth academy in Arizona. On 5 February 2015, it was announced that Hernandez signed a letter of intent to play college soccer at UCLA.[1] On 22 March, he made his professional debut with RSL's USL affiliate club Real Monarchs SLC in a 0–0 draw against LA Galaxy II.[2]

Hernandez was able to maintain his college eligibility despite appearing for Real Monarchs and on August 29, he made his collegiate debut in the Bruins 1–0 victory over New Mexico.[3]

He also played in the Premier Development League for FC Golden State Force.[4]

On December 21, 2016, Hernandez signed a homegrown player contract with Real Salt Lake.[5]

On February 1, 2019, Hernández joined USL Championship side LA Galaxy II.[6]

On December 19, 2019, Hernández moved to USL side Oklahoma City Energy.[7]

Hernández joined USL Championship side Oakland Roots on January 8, 2021.[8]

Honours[]

Real Monarchs

References[]

  1. ^ "2015 UCLA Soccer Signing Day Central". UCLABruins.com. UCLA Athletics. 4 February 2015. Archived from the original on 11 June 2015. Retrieved 10 June 2015.
  2. ^ "Real Monarchs open inaugural season with a scoreless draw against LA Galaxy II". RealSaltLake.com. RSL Communications. 22 March 2015. Retrieved 10 June 2015.
  3. ^ "#1 UCLA Earns 1-0 Win over New Mexico". UCLABruins.com. UCLA Athletics. 29 August 2015. Retrieved 31 August 2015.
  4. ^ "2016 FC Golden State Force stats". USLPDL.com. Premier Development League. Retrieved 7 January 2017.
  5. ^ Stejskal, Sam (21 December 2016). "Real Salt Lake signs UCLA midfielder Jose Hernandez to Homegrown deal". MLSsoccer.com. Major League Soccer. Retrieved 21 December 2016.
  6. ^ USLChampionship com Staff (February 1, 2019). "Hernandez Makes Move to Galaxy II". USL Championship.
  7. ^ Vaughn, Tyler (December 19, 2019). "Energy FC Signs Midfielder Jose Hernandez". OKC Energy FC.
  8. ^ "Roots Sign Mexican Born Midfielder Jose Hernandez". 8 January 2021.

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