Anthony Alland Hernandez (born 3 February 1995) is a Gibraltarian

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who plays as an

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for

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. He is also a member of the Gibraltar national team. His younger brother, Andrew "Pishu" Hernandez, currently also plays for Europa.

International career

Hernandez was first called up to the Gibraltar senior team in February 2014 for

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against

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and

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on 1 and 5 March 2014. He made his international début for Gibraltar on 1 March 2014 in a 4-1 home loss against the

as a 71-minute substitute. He was called up to the Gibraltar development squad for the

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in June 2015. He scored his first senior international goal on June 9, 2017 against

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International goals

Score and result list Gibraltar's goal tally first.

Personal life

Hernandez's younger brother

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is also a footballer, playing with the Gibraltar national team.

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