José_Hernández_(soccer,_born_2000)

José Hernández (soccer, born 2000)

José Hernández (soccer, born 2000)

Canadian soccer player

José Hernández (born 19 March 2000) is a Canadian professional soccer player who plays for Rivers FC in League1 British Columbia.

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Early life

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]

Club career

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]

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, 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]

Personal life

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]

References

  1. [1]
    "José Hernández: el nuevo objetivo de la Selecta que juega en Canadá" [José Hernández: the new goal of the Selecta that plays in Canada] (in Spanish). Futbol Centro America. Retrieved 9 February 2021.
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    "José Hernández". Canada Soccer. Retrieved 29 April 2019.
  3. [3]
    "Jose Hernandez". Vancouver Whitecaps FC. Retrieved 29 April 2019.
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    "José Hernández". Soccerway. Retrieved 29 April 2019.
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    "Pacific FC adds three ex-Whitecaps to CPL roster". Sportsnet. 7 February 2019. Retrieved 29 April 2019.
  6. [6]
    "WATCH: Pacific's José Hernandez registers first professional goal of career – Pacific FC". Retrieved 2019-11-05.
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    "Pacific FC Announce First Roster Moves – Pacific FC". Archived from the original on 2019-11-05. Retrieved 2019-11-05.
  8. [8]
    "Jose Hernandez makes history in Pacific-Cavalry switch". Canadian Premier League. 2019-12-11. Retrieved 2019-12-11.
  9. [9]
    "Three Young Canadian Players Re-sign with Cavalry FC". Cavalry FC. November 13, 2020.
  10. [10]
    Charlie O'Connor-Clarke (November 25, 2021). "Cavalry FC announce departure of six players including Farsi, Yao". Canadian Premier League.
  11. [11]
    Jacques, John (April 18, 2022). "Rivers FC Adds CPL Original Jose Hernandez". Northern Tribune.
  12. [12]
    @CanadaSoccerEN (November 27, 2016). "From Canada's 3:0 win over Jamaica, congrats to José Hernández, Matthew Roberts & Jake Ruby who all made their international youth debuts" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  13. [13]
    @Futbolcentroame (February 6, 2021). "La nueva promesa salvadoreña: José Hernández" [The new Salvadoran promise: José Hernández] (Tweet) (in Spanish) – via Twitter.
  14. [14]
    "'Dream come true': Hernandez rising to new level with Pacific FC". February 8, 2019.
  15. [15]
    "Christian Hernandez younger brother Jose Hernandez was in the Vancouver Whitecaps residency program". February 8, 2019.
  16. [16]
    "Getting to know your U SPORTS student-athletes: Christian Hernandez, MacEwan Griffins". February 8, 2019.
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