Gerard Hernández
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| Full name | Gerard Hernández Romero | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 31 March 2005 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Sant Jaume dels Domenys, Spain | ||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||||||||||||||||
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Current team |
Elche (on loan from Villarreal) | ||||||||||||||||
| Number | 31 | ||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
| 2012–2023 | Barcelona | ||||||||||||||||
| 2023–2024 | Villarreal | ||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 2024 | Villarreal C | 2 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| 2024– | Villarreal B | 1 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2024– | → Elche (loan) | 7 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||
| 2019–2020 | Spain U15 | 6 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| 2021–2022 | Spain U17 | 11 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2022–2023 | Spain U18 | 5 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2023– | Spain U19 | 12 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21 November 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 20:33, 28 July 2024 (UTC) | |||||||||||||||||
Gerard Hernández Romero (born 31 March 2005) is a Spanish footballer who plays as a midfielder for Elche CF, on loan from Villarreal CF.
Club career
[edit]Born in Sant Jaume dels Domenys, Tarragona, Catalonia, Hernández joined FC Barcelona's La Masia in 2012, aged seven.[1] In May 2023, he was called up by Xavi to train with the first team.[2]
On 14 July 2023, Hernández left Barça and signed for Villarreal CF.[3][4] Initially a member of the Juvenil squad, he made his senior debut with the C-team on 17 March 2024, starting and scoring the opener in a 3–1 Tercera Federación home win over CD Utiel.[5]
Hernández made his professional debut with the reserves on 2 June 2024, coming on as a late substitute for Dani Requena in a 1–0 Segunda División home win over Racing de Santander, as his side was already relegated from Segunda División.[6] On 30 August, he was loaned to Elche CF in the second division, for one year.[7]
International career
[edit]Hernández represented Spain at under-15, under-17,[8] under-18 and under-19 levels.[9]
Honours
[edit]Spain U19
Individual
References
[edit]- ^ "Gerard Hernández, el alumno aventajado de Marc Bartra" [Gerard Hernández, the outstripped pupil of Marc Bartra] (in Spanish). Sport. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 12 June 2024.
- ^ "¿Quién es Gerard Hernández?" [Who is Gerard Hernández?] (in Spanish). Sport. 13 May 2023. Retrieved 12 June 2024.
- ^ "Gerard Hernández, posible sustituto de Busquets, ficha por el Villarreal" [Gerard Hernández, possible replacement of Busquets, signs for Villarreal] (in Spanish). Sport. 14 July 2023. Retrieved 12 June 2024.
- ^ "El Villarreal cierra el fichaje de Gerard Hernández" [Villarreal complete the signing of Gerard Hernández]. Valencia Plaza (in Spanish). esportbase media. 13 July 2023. Retrieved 12 June 2024.
- ^ "El Villarreal 'C' de Albelda se gusta ante el CD Utiel y acecha al 'playoff' de ascenso (3–1)" [Albelda's Villarreal 'C' enjoy themselves against CD Utiel and get closer to the promotion 'play-off' (3–1)]. Valencia Plaza (in Spanish). esportbase media. 17 March 2024. Retrieved 12 June 2024.
- ^ "El Racing naufraga en La Cerámica y se queda sin 'playoffs'" [Racing sink at the La Cerámica and end up without the 'play-offs'] (in Spanish). Marca. 2 June 2024. Retrieved 12 June 2024.
- ^ "Gerard Hernández, loaned to Elche CF". Villarreal CF. 30 August 2024. Retrieved 2 September 2024.
- ^ "En Gerard Hernández va participar a l'europeu sub 17 de futbol" [Gerard Hernández will play in the European Under-17 football championship] (in Catalan). Sant Jaume dels Domenys. 17 June 2022. Retrieved 12 June 2024.
- ^ "Gerard Hernández returns to the Spain U19 squad". Villarreal CF. 3 November 2023. Retrieved 12 June 2024.
- ^ "2024 Under-19 EURO final: Spain 2-0 France". UEFA. 28 July 2024. Retrieved 28 July 2024.
- ^ "2024 Under-19 EURO Team of the Tournament". UEFA. 31 July 2024. Retrieved 31 July 2024.
External links
[edit]- Gerard Hernández at BDFutbol
- Gerard Hernández at LaPreferente.com (in Spanish)
- Gerard Hernández at Soccerway
- 2005 births
- Living people
- People from Baix Penedès
- Footballers from the Province of Tarragona
- Spanish men's footballers
- Men's association football midfielders
- Segunda División players
- Tercera Federación players
- Villarreal CF C players
- Villarreal CF B players
- Elche CF players
- Spain men's youth international footballers
- 21st-century Spanish sportsmen