Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 19 March 2000 | ||
Place of birth | Edmonton, Alberta, Canada | ||
Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Youth career | |||
Edmonton Internazionale | |||
Edmonton Juventus | |||
–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) |
2022 | Rivers FC | ||
International career‡ | |||
2016–2017 | Canada U17 | 3 | (0) |
2018 | Canada U20 | 3 | (1) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, 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.
The son of a Mexican father and El Salvadorean mother, [1] Hernández 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]
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]
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]
In April 2022, he joined League1 British Columbia club Rivers FC. [11]
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, including a pair of friendlies against Jamaica U17, where he made his international debut on November 27, 2016. [12] and was then named to the roster for 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 Dominica. [2] In February 2021, it was rumoured that the El Salvador national football team started talks with Hernández to play for the homeland of his mother. [1] [13]
Born in Canada, is of Mexican and Salvadorean descent. [14] His father played for Unam in Mexico, [14] his brother Christian played for MacEwan Griffins men soccer team [15] and his other siblings, played amateur soccer in Alberta. [16]