Héctor Hernández (footballer, born 1991)

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

Héctor Hernández

Personal information
Full name	Héctor Hernández Ortega
Date of birth	(1991-05-23) 23 May 1991 (age 33)
Place of birth	Valladolid, Spain
Height	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s)	Left-back
Team information
Current team	Pontevedra
Youth career
2003–2008	Victoria Valladolid
2008–2009	Betis Valladolid
2009–2010	Zaragoza
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2010–2013	Zaragoza B	69	(2)
2013	Zaragoza	1	(0)
2013–2015	Real Sociedad B	42	(2)
2015–2018	Real Sociedad	17	(0)
2017	→ Granada (loan)	13	(0)
2017–2018	→ Alavés (loan)	1	(0)
2018–2019	Tenerife	15	(0)
2019–2020	Numancia	31	(0)
2020–2022	Deportivo La Coruña	43	(1)
2023	Rayo Majadahonda	11	(0)
2024–	Pontevedra	10	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14:49, 3 February 2025 (UTC)

Héctor Hernández Ortega (born 23 May 1991), sometimes known as Litri, is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Segunda Federación club Pontevedra.

Club career

Born in Valladolid, Castile and León, Hernández finished his development with Real Zaragoza after previous stints at CD Victoria CF and CD Betis de Valladolid CF. He made his debut as a senior with the reserves in the 2010–11 season, in the Tercera División.[1]

Hernández made his first-team debut on 23 January 2013, coming on as a second-half substitute for Víctor Rodríguez in a 4–0 away loss against Sevilla FC in the quarter-finals of the Copa del Rey.[2] He first appeared in La Liga on 10 February, starting and being sent off in the 1–2 home defeat to Real Sociedad.[3][1]

On 15 July 2013, Hernández moved to another reserve team, Real Sociedad B from Segunda División B.[4] He signed a new two-year contract with the club on 13 May 2015,[5] being promoted to the main squad on 20 August.[6]

Hernández made his competitive debut for the Txuri-urdin on 28 November 2015, replacing Imanol Agirretxe in a 4–0 loss at FC Barcelona.[7] On 18 June of the following year, he agreed to a two-year extension until 2019.[8]

On 30 January 2017, Hernández was loaned to fellow top-flight side Granada CF until June.[9] On 17 February, he was the only national player fielded by manager Lucas Alcaraz in a 4–1 home win over Real Betis as the Nazaríes lined up with 11 different nationalities.[10]

On 11 June 2017, Hernández joined Deportivo Alavés of the same league on loan for one year.[11] Having totalled just 15 minutes due to a serious knee injury,[12] he terminated his contract with Real on 30 August 2018 and signed with Segunda División's CD Tenerife just hours later.[13]

On 15 July 2019, Hernández joined CD Numancia.[14] On 12 September 2020, after suffering relegation, he signed a two-year deal with Deportivo de La Coruña, also relegated to division three.[15]

Hernández remained in the lower leagues subsequently, with CF Rayo Majadahonda and Pontevedra CF.[16]

Career statistics

As of match played 2 May 2021[17][18]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National Cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Zaragoza B	2010–11	Tercera División	?	?	—		—		?	?
	2011–12	Segunda División B	14	1	—		—		14	1
	2012–13		31	1	—		2[a]	0	33	1
	Total		?	?	0	0	?	?	?	?
Zaragoza	2012–13	La Liga	1	0	1	0	—		2	0
Real Sociedad B	2013–14	Segunda División B	7	0	—		—		7	0
	2014–15		35	2	—		—		35	2
	Total		42	2	0	0	0	0	42	2
Real Sociedad	2015–16	La Liga	13	0	1	0	—		14	0
	2016–17		4	0	0	0	—		4	0
	Total		17	0	1	0	0	0	18	0
Granada (loan)	2016–17	La Liga	13	0	0	0	—		13	0
Alavés (loan)	2017–18	La Liga	1	0	0	0	—		1	0
Tenerife	2018–19	Segunda División	15	0	1	0	—		16	0
Numancia	2019–20	Segunda División	31	0	0	0	—		31	0
Deportivo La Coruña	2020–21	Segunda División B	12	1	2	1	—		14	2
Career total			177	5	5	1	2	0	184	6

1. Appearances in Segunda División B play-offs

References

1. Giménez, Paco (20 October 2018). "Aquella breve aparición de Héctor, el hoy lateral del Tenerife, en el Real Zaragoza" [That brief appearance from Héctor, current Tenerife full-back, at Real Zaragoza]. Heraldo de Aragón (in Spanish). Retrieved 14 August 2022.
2. Egea, Pablo (23 January 2013). "El Sevilla expulsa al Zaragoza de la Copa" [Sevilla throw Zaragoza out of the Cup]. Marca (in Spanish). Retrieved 20 August 2015.
3. Egea, Pablo (10 February 2013). "El Zaragoza pone la alfombra a la Real" [Zaragoza offer red carpet to Real]. Marca (in Spanish). Retrieved 20 August 2015.
4. "Héctor Hernández, nueva incorporación para el Sanse" [Héctor Hernández, new addition for Sanse] (in Spanish). Real Sociedad. 15 July 2013. Retrieved 20 August 2015.
5. "Héctor Hernández renueva con la Real Sociedad" [Héctor Hernández renews with Real Sociedad] (in Spanish). Real Sociedad. 13 May 2015. Retrieved 20 August 2015.
6. "Héctor y Oiartzun ya son del primer equipo" [Héctor and Oiartzun are already part of first team] (in Spanish). Real Sociedad. 20 August 2015. Retrieved 20 August 2015.
7. Egea, Pablo (28 November 2015). "Imparables" [Unstoppable]. Marca (in Spanish). Retrieved 28 November 2015.
8. "Héctor Hernández renueva hasta 2019" [Héctor Hernández renews until 2019] (in Spanish). Real Sociedad. 18 June 2016. Retrieved 5 July 2016.
9. "Héctor Hernández, quinto refuerzo invernal del Granada" [Héctor Hernández, fifth Granada winter addition]. Sport (in Spanish). 30 January 2017. Retrieved 1 February 2017.
10. "Histórico Granada: 11 jugadores y 11 nacionalidades distintas" [Historical Granada: 11 players and 11 different nationalities]. Marca (in Spanish). 17 February 2017. Retrieved 26 February 2017.
11. "Héctor Hernández refuerza el lateral izquierdo" [Héctor Hernández bolsters the left-back] (in Spanish). Deportivo Alavés. 11 June 2017. Retrieved 9 September 2018.
12. Ubera, Rafa (8 March 2018). "Héctor Hernández escapa del infierno" [Héctor Hernández escapes from hell]. Marca (in Spanish). Retrieved 18 September 2024.
13. "Héctor Hernández, nuevo refuerzo del CD Tenerife" [Héctor Hernández, new addition of CD Tenerife] (in Spanish). CD Tenerife. 30 August 2018. Retrieved 9 September 2018.
14. "El CD Numancia ficha al lateral Héctor Hernández" [CD Numancia sign full-back Héctor Hernández] (in Spanish). CD Numancia. 15 July 2019. Retrieved 17 July 2019.
15. "Héctor Hernández, nuevo jugador del Dépor 20·21" [Héctor Hernández, new player of Dépor 20–21] (in Spanish). Deportivo La Coruña. 12 September 2020. Retrieved 15 September 2020.
16. Domínguez Amil, Nieves (27 June 2024). "El exdeportivista Héctor Hernández, primer fichaje del Pontevedra CF" [Former Deportivo man Héctor Hernández, first signing of Pontevedra CF]. La Voz de Galicia (in Spanish). Retrieved 18 September 2024.
17. Héctor Hernández at BDFutbol
18. Héctor Hernández at Soccerway

External links

• Héctor Hernández at BDFutbol