Hernani Azevedo Júnior

Hernani Azevedo Júnior (born 27 March 1994), simply known as Hernani, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays for Italian club Parma, as a midfielder.

Hernani
Hernani with Zenit in 2018
Personal information
Full name Hernani Azevedo Júnior
Date of birth (1994-03-27) 27 March 1994
Place of birth São Gonçalo do Sapucaí, Brazil
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Parma
Number 23
Youth career
2009–2013 Atlético Paranaense
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2016 Atlético Paranaense 75 (10)
2013 → Joinville (loan) 9 (0)
2017–2020 Zenit St. Petersburg 23 (1)
2017–2018 → Saint-Étienne (loan) 14 (3)
2019–2020 → Parma (loan) 32 (0)
2020– Parma 18 (3)
National team
2011 Brazil U17 15 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 18:21, 31 January 2021 (UTC).

Club career

Early career in Brazil

Born in São Gonçalo do Sapucaí, Minas Gerais, Hernani graduated from Atlético Paranaense's youth setup. He made his senior debuts in 2013 Campeonato Paranaense.

On 22 August 2013, Hernani was loaned to Série B side Joinville until December.[1] He made his professional debut on 3 September, coming on as a second half substitute in a 1–1 home draw against Ceará.[2]

Hernani returned to Furacão in January 2014 and made his Série A debut on 10 September, replacing Marcos Guilherme in a 0–1 away loss against Grêmio.[3] Four days later he was handed his first start, and scored the last goal of a 2–0 home win against Vitória.[4]

Zenit

On 16 December 2016, Hernani signed a five-year contract with Russian Premier League side Zenit St. Petersburg.[5]

Saint-Étienne (loan)

On 8 August 2017, he joined Saint-Étienne on loan until the end of the 2017–18 season.[6]

Parma

On 12 July 2019, Hernani joined Parma on loan until the end of the 2019–20 season, with Parma holding an obligation to buy. At the same time he signed a contract with Parma until 30 June 2023.[7]

Career statistics
As of match played 31 January 2021
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Atlético Paranaense 2013 Série A 0000–21[lower-alpha 1]2212
2014 151000010[lower-alpha 2]3254
2015 30300406[lower-alpha 3]1404
2016 30672–7[lower-alpha 4]1449
Total 7510724044713019
Joinville (loan) 2013 Série B 9000–0090
Zenit St. Petersburg 2016–17 Russian Premier League 80–10–90
2017–18 10–10–20
2018–19 14120100–261
Total 2312012000371
Saint-Étienne 2017–18 Ligue 1 14320–1[lower-alpha 5]0173
Parma 2019–20 Serie A 32021––341
2020–21 18320––203
Total 503410000544
Career total 1711715316045724727

Notes
  1. Twenty-one appearances in Campeonato Paranaense
  2. Ten appearances in Campeonato Paranaense
  3. Six appearances in Campeonato Paranaense
  4. Six appearances in Campeonato Paranaense, one appearance in Primeira Liga
  5. One appearance in Coupe de la Ligue

Honours

Brazil U-17

Zenit Saint Petersburg

References
  1. "Atlético-PR empresta mais dois jogadores para o Joinville" [Atlético-PR loans two more to Joinville] (in Portuguese). Diário Lance!. 22 August 2013. Archived from the original on 18 September 2014. Retrieved 1 January 2015.
  2. "JEC sai na frente com gol irregular, mas Ceará arranca empate no fim" [JEC gets the lead with an irregular goal, but Ceará gets a draw in the end] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 3 September 2013. Retrieved 1 January 2015.
  3. "Barcos faz nos acréscimos, Grêmio vence o Atlético-PR e dorme no G-4" [Barcos scores in stoppage time, Grêmio defeats Atlético-PR and sleeps in G-4] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 10 September 2014. Retrieved 1 January 2015.
  4. "Atlético-PR bate o Vitória em casa e volta a vencer depois de seis jogos" [Atlético-PR defeats Vitória at home and is back to winning ways after six games] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 14 September 2014. Retrieved 1 January 2015.
  5. "Hernani is a Zenit player!". fc-zenit.ru. FC Zenit Saint Petersburg. 16 December 2016. Retrieved 16 December 2016.
  6. Эрнани продолжит сезон во Франции (in Russian). FC Zenit Saint Petersburg. 8 August 2017.
  7. "HERNANI È UN GIOCATORE DEL PARMA" [Hernani is a player of Parma] (in Italian). Parma Calcio 1913. 12 July 2019.
  8. "Zenit is the Russian Premier League champion" (in Russian). Russian Premier League. 4 May 2019.
  9. "20 Zenit players became Russian champions for the first time" (in Russian). FC Zenit Saint Petersburg. 4 May 2019.
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