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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Javier Hernández Balcázar | ||
| Date of birth | 1 June 1988 | ||
| Place of birth | Guadalajara, Mexico | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[1] | ||
| Playing position | Forward | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Manchester United | ||
| Number | 14 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1997–2006 | Guadalajara | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2006–2010 | Guadalajara | 64 | (26) |
| 2010– | Manchester United | 23 | (11) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2007–2009 | Mexico U-20 | 5 | (1) |
| 2009– | Mexico | 23 | (14) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 21:50, 19 April 2011 (UTC). † Appearances (Goals). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 30 March | |||
Early life
Hernández was born in Guadalajara, Jalisco and first played in a recreation league when he was seven years old. His father, Javier Hernández Gutiérrez, himself a previous Mexican international striker, said he never thought his son would actually make it as a professional. Hernández joined C.D. Guadalajara at the age of nine and signed his first professional contract when he was 15.[2] He was set to play in the 2005 FIFA U-17 World Championship, but an injury sidelined him from the team that ultimately won the championship.[3]Club career
C.D. Guadalajara
Hernández began playing with Chivas' lower division team, Chivas Coras in Tepic, Nayarit in the 2005–06 season. He made his debut for Chivas in the 2006 Apertura in a win over Necaxa at Estadio Jalisco. With the score at 3–0, Hernández came on as a substitute for Omar Bravo in the 82nd minute, before scoring the fourth goal of the game five minutes later. It was his only goal in seven appearances in 2006–07. He made a further six appearances in 2007–08 without scoring.Hernández made ten appearances in the 2008 Apertura without scoring, but he scored four goals in fifteen appearances in the 2009 Clausura. In the 2009 Apertura, Hernández finished as the joint-third top scorer, with eleven goals in seventeen appearances.[4] He started the 2010 Torneo Bicentenario with eight goals in five games.[5] He finished as a joint-leader in the goalscoring chart for the 2010 Torneo Bicentenario, with ten goals in eleven games.[6]
Manchester United
Transfer
On 8 April 2010, Hernández agreed a deal to sign for Manchester United for an undisclosed fee, subject to a work permit application.[8] The previous day, Hernández had been present at Manchester United's Champions League quarter-final win over Bayern Munich at Old Trafford.[9] The deal was conducted in complete secrecy; Hernández's agent was kept in the dark, as was his grandfather Tomás Balcázar, who thought Hernández was going on a trip to Atlanta in the United States.[10][11] As part of the deal, United played a friendly against Chivas to open their new stadium on 30 July.[12] On 27 May, the work permit was granted, allowing the transfer to be made official on 1 July.[13]
2010–11 season
Hernández made his competitive debut on 8 August and scored his first goal in the process, netting United's second of a 3–1 victory over Chelsea in the 2010 FA Community Shield. He came on at the start of the second half and got on the end of a pass from Antonio Valencia before the Mexican's shot deflected off his own face and into the net.[17] On 16 August, Hernández made his Premier League debut as he replaced Wayne Rooney in the 63rd minute of their 3–0 home victory over Newcastle United.[18] He scored his first goal ever goal in the Champions League on 29 September, coming off the bench to score the only goal in an away win over Valencia.[19] He scored his first league goal for United in a 2–2 home draw against West Bromwich Albion on 16 October.[20] Eight days later he scored his first brace for the club, also his first away league goals, in a 2–1 away win over Stoke City.[21]
Two days on from this display, he came off the bench to score a last-minute winner, his first ever League Cup goal, in a 3–2 win over Wolves which sent them through to the quarter-finals where they were then knocked out by West Ham United.[22][23] On 1 January 2011, he came off the bench to head the winning goal in a 2–1 away win over West Bromwich Albion.[24] Hernández became the top scoring Mexican in Premier League history after opening the scoring in a 2–1 home victory over Stoke City on 4 January.[25] On 25 January, Hernández scored the equalizing goal of a 3–2 comeback away win over Blackpool.[26] Four days later he scored his first FA Cup goal as he netted the winner in a 2–1 away victory over Southampton.[27] Hernández netted twice in a 4–0 away win over Wigan on 26 February.[28] Eight days later he netted a late consolation goal in a 3–1 derby defeat away to Liverpool.[29] Hernández netted twice in a 2–1 home win over Marseille on 15 March, sending United through to the quarter-finals of the Champions League.[30] On 2 April, he scored the final goal against West Ham United as they came from two goals down to claim a 4–2 away win.[31] On 8 April, Hernández was revealed as a contender for the PFA Young Player of the Year award alongside teammate Nani.[32] He opened the scoring in the 2–1 quarter-final win over Chelsea in the Champions League, with the game ending 3–1 on aggregate, sending United through to the Semi-Finals.[33]
International career
Mexico under-20
Hernández was one of the 21 players called up to the Mexican under-20 national team for the 2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup being held in Canada; he wore the number 11 shirt.[34]Mexico national team
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