José Hernández (footballer, born 1996)

Not to be confused with José Hernández (Venezuelan footballer).
José Hernández
Personal information
Full name José Andres Hernández
Date of birth (1996-04-12) 12 April 1996 (age 28)
Place of birth Ixtapan de la Sal, Mexico
Height 1.60 m (5 ft 3 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Phoenix Rising FC
Number 8
Youth career
2012–2015 Real Salt Lake AZ
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2016 UCLA Bruins 41 (16)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015 Real Monarchs 2 (0)
2016 Golden State Force 11 (3)
2017–2018 Real Salt Lake 7 (1)
2017–2018 → Real Monarchs (loan) 28 (3)
2019 LA Galaxy II 30 (3)
2020 OKC Energy 15 (1)
2021–2022 Oakland Roots 51 (4)
2023– Phoenix Rising 57 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of November 15, 2024

José Hernández (born 12 April 1996) is a Mexican professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Phoenix Rising FC of the USL Championship.

Career

Hernandez spent the last two years of his youth career with Real Salt Lake's youth academy in Arizona. On 5 February 2015, it was announced that Hernandez signed a letter of intent to play college soccer at UCLA.[1] On 22 March, he made his professional debut with RSL's USL affiliate club Real Monarchs SLC in a 0–0 draw against LA Galaxy II.[2]

Hernandez was able to maintain his college eligibility despite appearing for Real Monarchs and on August 29, he made his collegiate debut in the Bruins 1–0 victory over New Mexico.[3]

He also played in the Premier Development League for FC Golden State Force.[4]

On December 21, 2016, Hernandez signed a homegrown player contract with Real Salt Lake.[5]

On February 1, 2019, Hernández joined USL Championship side LA Galaxy II.[6]

On December 19, 2019, Hernández moved to USL side Oklahoma City Energy.[7]

Hernández joined USL Championship side Oakland Roots on January 8, 2021.[8] He left Oakland following their 2022 season.[9] He then signed with Phoenix Rising FC on December 9, 2022.[10]

Honours

Real Monarchs

References

  1. ^ "2015 UCLA Soccer Signing Day Central". UCLABruins.com. UCLA Athletics. 4 February 2015. Archived from the original on 11 June 2015. Retrieved 10 June 2015.
  2. ^ "Real Monarchs open inaugural season with a scoreless draw against LA Galaxy II". RealSaltLake.com. RSL Communications. 22 March 2015. Archived from the original on 13 January 2020. Retrieved 10 June 2015.
  3. ^ "#1 UCLA Earns 1-0 Win over New Mexico". UCLABruins.com. UCLA Athletics. 29 August 2015. Retrieved 31 August 2015.
  4. ^ "2016 FC Golden State Force stats". USLPDL.com. Premier Development League. Retrieved 7 January 2017.
  5. ^ Stejskal, Sam (21 December 2016). "Real Salt Lake signs UCLA midfielder Jose Hernandez to Homegrown deal". MLSsoccer.com. Major League Soccer. Retrieved 21 December 2016.
  6. ^ "Hernandez Makes Move to Galaxy II". USL Championship. February 1, 2019.
  7. ^ Vaughn, Tyler (December 19, 2019). "Energy FC Signs Midfielder Jose Hernandez". OKC Energy FC.
  8. ^ "Roots Sign Mexican Born Midfielder Jose Hernandez". 8 January 2021. Archived from the original on 8 January 2021. Retrieved 8 January 2021.
  9. ^ 🖉"Oakland Roots Sports Club Announce 2023 Roster Updates".
  10. ^ Minnick, Jose (December 9, 2022). "Rising Signs Local Product Jose Andres Hernandez". Phoenix Rising FC. Retrieved December 9, 2022.