José Hernández (footballer, born 1996)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 12 April 1996 | ||
| Place of birth | Mexico City, Mexico | ||
| Height | 1.60 m (5 ft 3 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Oklahoma City Energy | ||
| 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– | Oklahoma City Energy | 0 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of October 25, 2019 | |||
José Hernández (born 12 April 1996) is a Mexican footballer who currently plays for Oklahoma City Energy in 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]
References
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Real Monarchs open inaugural season with a scoreless draw against LA Galaxy II". RealSaltLake.com. RSL Communications. 22 March 2015. Retrieved 10 June 2015.
- ^ "#1 UCLA Earns 1-0 Win over New Mexico". UCLABruins.com. UCLA Athletics. 29 August 2015. Retrieved 31 August 2015.
- ^ "2016 FC Golden State Force stats". USLPDL.com. Premier Development League. Retrieved 7 January 2017.
- ^ 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.
- ^ https://www.uslchampionship.com/news_article/show/991059
- ^ https://www.energyfc.com/news_article/show/1072850
External links
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