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Hernán Santana

Hernán Santana

Spanish footballer

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Santana and the second or maternal family name is Trujillo.

Hernán Daniel Santana Trujillo (born 26 August 1990), known simply as Hernán, is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder or a central defender.

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Club career

Las Palmas

Born in Breña Baja, La Palma, Canary Islands,[2] Hernán finished his development at UD Las Palmas. He made his debut as a senior with the reserves, in Tercera División.[3]

Hernán played his first game as a professional on 12 February 2011, starting in a 5–0 away defeat against AD Alcorcón in the Segunda División.[4] His second appearance came only on 1 October, in the 1–1 home draw with Real Murcia.[5] In June 2012, he was definitely promoted to the first team.[6]

Hernán scored his first goal in the second tier on 2 March 2013, in a 3–3 home draw against FC Barcelona B.[7] He suffered a knee injury in August, being sparingly used during the campaign.[8]

Hernán was an undisputed starter in 2014–15, featuring in 36 matches – play-offs included – and netting three times[9][10][11] as the Amarillos returned to La Liga after a 13-year absence. On 1 July 2015, he signed a new three-year contract until 2018.[12]

On 22 August 2015, Hernán made his debut in the Spanish top flight, in a 1–0 defeat at Atlético Madrid.[13] He scored for the first time in the competition on 31 October of the same year, but in a 3–1 away loss to Real Madrid.[14]

Sporting Gijón

On 26 January 2018, Hernán signed with Sporting de Gijón until the end of the second-tier season and three more.[15] On 25 October 2020, he was loaned to Mumbai City FC of the Indian Super League.[16] He started in all but one of his appearances for the latter, as they clinched their maiden league title.[17]

NorthEast United

Hernán joined NorthEast United FC on 10 September 2021, on a two-year contract.[18] He made his debut for the club on 20 November against Bengaluru FC in a 4–2 loss.[19][20] He scored his first goal the following 14 January, opening the 1–1 draw at FC Goa.[21]

Sichuan Jiuniu

Hernán moved to Sichuan Jiuniu F.C. from the China League One on 18 April 2022.[22]

Honours

Mumbai City

References

  1. [1]
    Hernán at AS.com (in Spanish) Edit this at Wikidata
  2. [2]
    "Un palmero marca en un derbi canario medio siglo más tarde" [A palmero scores in a derby half a century later]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 1 March 2015. Retrieved 26 January 2018.
  3. [3]
    Gracia, Albert (19 May 2022). "Hernán Santana: "He llegado a echar de menos tomarme un café en la cafetería de debajo de mi casa"" [Hernán Santana: "I did miss having a cup of coffee in the café below my house"]. Sport (in Spanish). Retrieved 27 June 2022.
  4. [4]
    "El Alcorcón logra una 'manita' contra la UD en 45 minutos" [Alcorcón get a 'fiver' against UD in 45 minutes]. Marca (in Spanish). 12 February 2011. Retrieved 8 June 2013.
  5. [5]
    "Las Palmas y Murcia firman un justo empate" [Las Palmas and Murcia agree to fair draw]. Marca (in Spanish). 1 October 2011. Retrieved 8 June 2013.
  6. [6]
    "Hernán Santana, hijo de la paciencia" [Hernán Santana, son of patience] (in Spanish). Tinta Amarilla. 9 June 2012. Retrieved 8 June 2013.
  7. [7]
    "Los isleños neutralizaron justo al final la exhibición de Deulofeu" [Islanders neutralised Deulofeu's display at the very end]. Marca (in Spanish). 2 March 2013. Retrieved 8 June 2013.
  8. [8]
    Sánchez, Cristian (21 August 2013). "Hernán, baja dos meses por rotura de menisco" [Hernán, two months out due to a meniscus tear]. Canarias7 (in Spanish). Retrieved 23 June 2015.
  9. [9]
    "Una nueva derrota en Las Palmas deja al Numancia en puestos de descenso" [New defeat in Las Palmas leaves Numancia in relegation zone]. Heraldo de Soria (in Spanish). 20 October 2014. Retrieved 26 January 2018.
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    Benítez, Fabio (1 November 2014). "Se impone la lógica" [Logic rules] (in Spanish). Vavel. Retrieved 27 January 2018.
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    "Derbi nulo pero provechoso" [Null but profitable derby]. Marca (in Spanish). 1 March 2015. Retrieved 27 January 2018.
  12. [12]
    "Hernán renueva contrato para las próximas tres temporadas" [Hernán renews contract for the next three seasons] (in Spanish). UD Las Palmas. 1 July 2015. Archived from the original on 2 July 2015. Retrieved 1 July 2015.
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    Malagón, Manuel (22 August 2015). "Al Atlético le falta" [Atlético lack something]. Marca (in Spanish). Retrieved 23 August 2015.
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    García Roca, Adrián (31 October 2015). "Real Madrid-Las Palmas: Con este Isco nadie se aburre (3–1)" [Real Madrid-Las Palmas: Nobody gets bored with this Isco (3–1)] (in Spanish). Eurosport. Retrieved 27 January 2018.
  15. [15]
    "Hernán Santana, nuevo jugador rojiblanco" [Hernán Santana, new red-and-white player] (in Spanish). Sporting Gijón. 26 January 2017. Retrieved 26 January 2017.
  16. [16]
    "Mumbai City complete loan move for Hernán Santana". Deccan Herald. 25 October 2020. Retrieved 10 March 2021.
  17. [17]
    Biswas, Joseph (19 August 2021). "NorthEast United set to sign former Mumbai City star Hernan Santana". Khelnow. Retrieved 3 May 2022.
  18. [18]
    "ISL transfer news: League winner Hernan Santana joins NorthEast United FC". News18. 11 September 2021. Retrieved 6 November 2021.
  19. [19]
    "ISL 2021–22 Bengaluru FC vs NorthEast United HIGHLIGHTS: BFC beats NEUFC 4–2". The Hindu. 20 November 2021. Retrieved 29 November 2021.
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    "ISL 2021–22: Bengaluru FC record classic 4–2 win against NorthEast United". Outlook. 20 November 2021. Archived from the original on 23 November 2021. Retrieved 30 November 2021.
  21. [21]
    "FC Goa, NorthEast United cancel each other out in tight contest: 1–1". The Times of India. 14 January 2022. Retrieved 15 January 2022.
  22. [22]
    "官方：四川九牛签约印超西班牙外援埃尔南-桑塔纳" [Official: Sichuan Jiuniu sign Indian Super League Spanish foreign recruit Hernán Santana] (in Chinese). Dongqiudi. 18 April 2022. Retrieved 18 April 2022.
  23. [23]
    "ISL: Mumbai City FC beat ATK Mohun Bagan in final to clinch title". NDTV. 13 March 2021. Retrieved 17 December 2021.
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