Joaquín Alonso Hernández García (born March 1, 1994) is an American professional

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player who plays as a

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Club career

Hernandez began his youth career in the city of

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. His rising talent increased his chances of professional football, so he relocated to

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to pursue this goal, where he made his start in the Indios youth system. Hernandez moved up the ranks at Indios and made two brief appearances with the first team in the Liga de Ascenso during the 2010–11 season. In December 2011, however, Indios was disbanded, and Hernandez, out of a club, found a home with

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, where he joined the Rayados' U-17 team. Hernandez moved up to Monterrey's U-20 team for his first full season with the club. On April 19, 2013, he was called up to the first team and made his

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debut. Hernandez went on loan to Juárez in

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in 2015–2016. He then played for Monterrey Premier for 2016–2017 and led the league in goals with 15.

Honors

Atlante *

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: Apertura 2021

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* * * * 1994 births Living people American men's soccer players American expatriate men's soccer players Indios de Ciudad Juárez footballers C.F. Monterrey players FC Juárez footballers Correcaminos UAT footballers Cimarrones de Sonora players American sportspeople of Mexican descent Soccer players from El Paso, Texas Liga MX players Ascenso MX players Expatriate men's footballers in Mexico United States men's under-20 international soccer players United States men's under-23 international soccer players American expatriate sportspeople in Mexico Men's association football forwards {{US-footy-forward-stub