José Hernández (soccer)

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

José Hernández
Personal information
Full name José Hernández
Date of birth (2000-03-19) 19 March 2000
Place of birth Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Forward
Club information
Current team
 Cavalry FC
Number 20
Youth career
Juventus Soccer Club
0000–2016 FC Edmonton
2016–2018 Vancouver Whitecaps FC
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019 Pacific FC 19 (1)
2020– Cavalry FC 3 (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 15 September 2020
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 29 April 2019

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]

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 Dominica.[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] [10]

Personal life

Born in Canada, is of Mexican and El Salvadorean descent.[11] 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. "José Hernández: el nuevo objetivo de la Selecta que juega en Canadá". Futbol Centro America. Retrieved 9 February 2021.
  2. "José Hernández". Canada Soccer. Retrieved 29 April 2019.
  3. "Jose Hernandez". Vancouver Whitecaps FC. Retrieved 29 April 2019.
  4. "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. "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.
  11. "'Dream come true': Hernandez rising to new level with Pacific FC". February 8, 2019.
  12. "'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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