Jorge Hernández González (born 22 February 1988) is a Mexican former professional

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who played as a

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Career

Born in

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, Hernández was signed along with fellow Mexican U-17 national

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in 2006 after impressing the Spanish giants during the

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. However, due to Spanish registration rules limiting the number of non-EU players in club squads, neither of the pair were able to be registered for the Barcelona B-team, forcing Barcelona to loan them out to

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team

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. Hernández soon grew unhappy with Spanish fourth-tier football and returned to

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after the 2007 CONCACAF U20 Tournament in Mexico (where Mexico qualified for the 2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup).

International career

He played for the under-20 team, which qualified for the

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in Canada.

International appearances

''As of 16 April 2008''

Honours

Tijuana *

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: Apertura 2012 Mexico U17 *

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* * 1988 births Living people Mexico men's youth international footballers Mexico men's under-20 international footballers Mexico men's international footballers Mexican expatriate men's footballers Mexican men's footballers Atlas F.C. footballers Atlante F.C. footballers Atlético Morelia players Club Tijuana footballers Santos Laguna footballers Leones Negros UdeG footballers Footballers from Guadalajara, Jalisco Men's association football midfielders C.D. Veracruz footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Costa Rica 21st-century Mexican sportsmen {{Mexico-footy-midfielder-1980s-stub