José Hernández (soccer, born 2000)

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José Hernández
Personal information
Full name José Hernández
Date of birth (2000-03-19) 19 March 2000 (age 21)
Place of birth Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Forward
Youth career
Edmonton Internazionale
Edmonton Juventus
0000–2016 FC Edmonton
2016–2018 Vancouver Whitecaps FC
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019 Pacific FC 19 (1)
2020–2021 Cavalry FC 20 (0)
National team‡
2016–2017 Canada U17 1 (0)
2018 Canada U20 3 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 25 November 2021
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 29 April 2019

José Hernández (born 19 March 2000) is a Canadian professional soccer player who most recently played for Cavalry FC as a forward.

Club career[]

Early career[]

The son of a Mexican father and El Salvadorean mother,[1] started his career at the age of five with Edmonton Internazionale.[2] He later joined the academy programme of FC Edmonton before switching to the academy of Vancouver Whitecaps FC in August 2016.[3] In the 2016–17 season, he played for Vancouver's U16 team in the USSDA and scored 19 goals in 26 appearances.[3] The following year he moved up to the U18 team, where he made 15 appearances and scored 13 goals.[4]

Pacific FC[]

On 7 February 2019, Hernández signed his first professional contract with Canadian Premier League side Pacific FC.[5] He made his debut as a substitute on 28 April 2019 in the club's inaugural match.[4] He scored his first goal for the club, which was also his first professional goal, in their next game against Valour FC on May 1.[6] It would be his only goal for Pacific. After the conclusion of the 2019 season, Hernández did not resign with Pacific.[7]

Cavalry FC[]

On 11 December 2019, Hernández signed for Cavalry FC, becoming the first player to ever switch from one Canadian Premier League side to another.[8] In November 2020, Hernández would re-sign with the club for the 2021 season.[9] After the 2021 season, Cavalry announced that Hernandez would leave the club after two seasons.[10]

International career[]

Hernández received his first Canada U17 call-up in October 2016 for an evaluation camp in Vaughan.[2] He was called up to two further camps in the lead-up to the 2017 CONCACAF U-17 Championship, where he made one appearance in a match against Cuba.[2]

In November 2018, Hernández was called up by the Canada U20 team for the 2018 CONCACAF U-20 Championship, where he made three appearances and scored a goal in the opening match against .[2] In February 2021 was rumored that the El Salvador national football team, started talks with Hernández to play for the homeland, of his mother.[1][11]

Personal life[]

Born in Canada, is of Mexican and Salvadorean descent.[12] His father played for Unam in Mexico,[12] his brother Christian played for MacEwan Griffins men soccer team[13] and his other siblings, played amateur soccer in Alberta.[14]

References[]

  1. ^ a b "José Hernández: el nuevo objetivo de la Selecta que juega en Canadá". Futbol Centro America. Retrieved 9 February 2021.
  2. ^ a b c d "José Hernández". Canada Soccer. Retrieved 29 April 2019.
  3. ^ a b "Jose Hernandez". Vancouver Whitecaps FC. Retrieved 29 April 2019.
  4. ^ a b "José Hernández". Soccerway. Retrieved 29 April 2019.
  5. ^ "Pacific FC adds three ex-Whitecaps to CPL roster". Sportsnet. 7 February 2019. Retrieved 29 April 2019.
  6. ^ "WATCH: Pacific's José Hernandez registers first professional goal of career – Pacific FC". Retrieved 2019-11-05.
  7. ^ "Pacific FC Announce First Roster Moves – Pacific FC". Retrieved 2019-11-05.
  8. ^ "Jose Hernandez makes history in Pacific-Cavalry switch". Canadian Premier League. 2019-12-11. Retrieved 2019-12-11.
  9. ^ "Three Young Canadian Players Re-sign with Cavalry FC". Cavalry FC. November 13, 2020.
  10. ^ Charlie O'Connor-Clarke (November 25, 2021). "Cavalry FC announce departure of six players including Farsi, Yao". Canadian Premier League.
  11. ^ "La nueva promesa salvadoreña: José Hernández. Tiene 20 años, nació en Canadá y su madre es cuscatleca. Como extremo se destaca en el Cavalry FC de la liga canadiense. Se formó junto a Marcus Velado-Tsegaye en el Edmonton FC. Ya lo tentaron para jugar la Selecta". Futbol CentroAmerica. February 6, 2021.
  12. ^ a b "'Dream come true': Hernandez rising to new level with Pacific FC". February 8, 2019.
  13. ^ "Christian Hernandez younger brother Jose Hernandez was in the Vancouver Whitecaps residency program". February 8, 2019.
  14. ^ "Getting to know your U SPORTS student-athletes: Christian Hernandez, MacEwan Griffins". February 8, 2019.

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