Hernâni Jorge Santos Fortes (born 20 August 1991), known simply as Hernâni, is a Portuguese professional

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who plays for

Rio Ave F.C. Rio Ave Futebol Clube, commonly known as Rio Ave (), is a Portuguese professional football club based in Vila do Conde, that competes in the Primeira Liga. The club is named after the Ave River, which flows through the town and into the Atlanti ...

as a winger. He played over 80 Primeira Liga games for

Vitória de Guimarães Vitoria or Vitória may refer to : People * Francisco de Vitoria (c. 1483–1546), a Spanish Renaissance theologian * Alberto Vitoria (1956–2010), Spanish footballer * Rui Vitória (born 1970), Portuguese retired footballer * Steven Vitória ...

Porto Porto or Oporto () is the second-largest city in Portugal, the capital of the Porto District, and one of the Iberian Peninsula's major urban areas. Porto city proper, which is the entire municipality of Porto, is small compared to its metropol ...

and

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, winning a league title with the second of those clubs in 2017–18. Abroad, he won Super League Greece with

Olympiacos Olympiacós Sýndesmos Filáthlon Peiraiós ( el, Ολυμπιακός Σύνδεσμος Φιλάθλων Πειραιώς, Olympic Club of Fans of Piraeus) is a major multi-sport club based in Piraeus, Greece. Olympiacos is parent to a number ...

in 2015–16, and also competed in Spain and Saudi Arabia.

Club career

Early years and Vitória

Born in Lisbon of Cape Verdean descent, Hernâni started playing with local Atlético Clube de Portugal. In the 2010–11 season he contributed 21 appearances – only one start – to help the club return to the Segunda Liga after a lengthy absence, making his debut in the competition on 4 September 2011 by coming on as a 73rd-minute substitute in a 2–1 away win against

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. In January 2013, Hernâni signed a three-and-a-half-year contract with

, being initially assigned to

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in the second division. His first Primeira Liga appearance occurred on 28 April of that year, when he featured one minute in a 2–2 home draw with

F.C. Paços de Ferreira Futebol Clube Paços de Ferreira () is a Portuguese football club based in Paços de Ferreira, Porto district. Founded in 1950, the club competes in the Primeira Liga, holding home games at the 9,077-seater Estádio da Mata Real, a municipal s ...

. His first goal in the competition only arrived on 16 August 2014, but he scored a brace in a 3–1 away victory over Gil Vicente FC.

Porto

Hernâni joined FC Porto on the last day of the 2015 January

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, after scoring four goals for Vitória in the first half of the campaign. He played his first game precisely against his former side, when he replaced

Ricardo Quaresma Ricardo Andrade Quaresma Bernardo (; born 26 September 1983) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a winger. He began his career at Sporting CP and went on to play for Barcelona, Inter Milan, Porto (twice), Chelsea, Beşiktaş ...

for the last minutes of the 1–0 home victory on 13 February. Hernâni moved to

Olympiacos F.C. Olympiacos Club of Fans of Piraeus ( el, Ολυμπιακός Σ.Φ.Π. ), known simply as Olympiacos or Olympiacos Piraeus, is a Greek professional football club based in Piraeus, Attica. Part of the major multi-sport club Olympiacos CFP ('' ...

of the Super League Greece on 31 August 2015, in a

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-long loan. On 3 April 2016, he netted twice for the second consecutive league match to help to a 4–0 home win over Panthrakikos FC, going on to finish with 26 appearances and eight goals in all competitions. In the summer of 2016, still owned by Porto, Hernâni returned to Guimarães in a

-long move. He scored 12 times overall during his second spell in the Minho Province, and his goal against

C.F. Os Belenenses Clube de Futebol Os Belenenses, commonly known as Os Belenenses (), is a Portuguese sports club best known for its football team. Founded in 1919, it is one of the oldest Portuguese sports clubs. It is based in the 25,000-seat Estádio do Rest ...

(1–1 away draw) was also voted the league's best.

Later career

On 2 July 2019, Hernâni signed a three-year deal with Levante UD. He scored his first

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goal on 24 September, but in a 3–1 away loss to

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. He repeated the feat the following matchday, but was also

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for two bookable offences in the 1–1 draw against

CA Osasuna Club Atlético Osasuna (, ''Osasuna Athletic Club''), or simply Osasuna, is a Spanish professional football club in Pamplona, Navarre. Founded on 24 October 1920, the club currently plays in La Liga, holding home games at the 23,576-capacity El S ...

at the

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. Hernâni joined Al Wehda FC of the

Saudi Professional League The Saudi Pro League (SPL for short) ( ar, دوري المحترفين السعودي, link=no, ''Dawriyy al-Muḥtarifayni as-Suʿūdī''), known as the Roshn Saudi League (RSL for short) for sponsorship reasons, is the top division of associat ...

on 13 October 2020, on loan. One year later, he was released by his parent club. On 27 December 2021, Hernâni agreed to a six-month contract with

UD Las Palmas Unión Deportiva Las Palmas, S.A.D. is a Spanish football team based in Las Palmas, on the island of Gran Canaria in the autonomous community of Canary Islands. Founded on 22 August 1949, it plays in Segunda División, holding home games at t ...

in the Spanish Segunda División. Having played just five games – all off the bench – in his only season in the Canary Islands, he returned to his country's top flight on 9 August at

on a one-year deal with the option of a second. He made his debut 19 days later in a brief cameo in a 3–1 home win over former club and title holders Porto.

Career statistics

Club

Honours

Olympiacos * Super League Greece: 2015–16 Porto * Primeira Liga: 2017–18 *

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Hernani Fortes 1991 births Living people Portuguese people of Cape Verdean descent Footballers from Lisbon Portuguese footballers Association football wingers Primeira Liga players Liga Portugal 2 players Segunda Divisão players C.D. Cova da Piedade players Atlético Clube de Portugal players SC Mirandela players Vitória S.C. B players Vitória S.C. players FC Porto players FC Porto B players Rio Ave F.C. players Super League Greece players Olympiacos F.C. players La Liga players Segunda División players Levante UD footballers UD Las Palmas players Saudi Professional League players Al-Wehda Club (Mecca) players Portuguese expatriate footballers Expatriate footballers in Greece Expatriate footballers in Spain Expatriate footballers in Saudi Arabia Portuguese expatriate sportspeople in Greece Portuguese expatriate sportspeople in Spain Portuguese expatriate sportspeople in Saudi Arabia