Nicolás Hernández

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Nicolás Hernández
Personal information
Full name	Nicolas Hernández
Date of birth	May 4, 1979 (1979-05-04) (age 30)
Place of birth	Buenos Aires, Argentina
Height	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Playing position	Striker
Club information
Current club	Liga Deportiva Alajuelense
Senior career1
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1999-2000 2000-2001 2002 2002-2003 2003-2005 2005 2006-2008 2008 2009-	Ferro Carril Oeste Colón Cremonese San Martín (M) Huracán Cobreloa Colorado Rapids Columbus Crew Liga Deportiva Alajuelense	17 0(3) 10 0(0) - 21 0(4) 60 (18) 15 0(3) 54 (11) 05 0(0) 13 0(1)
1 Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 27 June 2008. * Appearances (Goals)

Nicolás "Niko" Hernández (born May 4, 1979 in Buenos Aires, Argentina) is an Argentine footballer who is currently playing for the Liga Deportiva Alajuelense.

Hernández began his professional career with the Primera División side Ferro Carril Oeste in 1999. After a year with them he moved to Colón de Santa Fe for a season. In 2002 he was signed by Italian club U.S. Cremonese. After a short spell with them he ended up back in Argentina playing for National B Division teams San Martín de Mendoza and Huracán until 2005 when he was picked up by Chilean powerhouse Cobreloa.

On March 30, 2006, he was signed by the Colorado Rapids. He started his first game with the club on April 2 against the Columbus Crew and has scored 8 goals with the Rapids to date. He was traded to the Columbus Crew on February 27, 2008 for Tim Ward. He was waived on June 27, 2008. ^[1]

Currently, Niko moved to Costa Rica for play with the Liga Deportiva Alajuelense during one year contract.^{[2] [3]} He is currently the only non-Costa Rican on the roster.

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• Statistics at Guardian Stats Centre
• (Spanish) Argentine Primera statistics