José Hernández (born 12 April 1996) is a Mexican professional

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who plays as a

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for

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of the

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Career

Hernandez spent the last two years of his youth career with

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's youth academy in Arizona. On 5 February 2015, it was announced that Hernandez signed a letter of intent to play college soccer at

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. On 22 March, he made his professional debut with RSL's

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affiliate club

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in a 0–0 draw against

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. 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

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. He also played in the

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for

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. On December 21, 2016, Hernandez signed a homegrown player contract with

. On February 1, 2019, Hernández joined

side

. On December 19, 2019, Hernández moved to USL side

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. Hernández joined USL Championship side

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on January 8, 2021. He left Oakland following their 2022 season. He then signed with

on December 9, 2022.

Honours

Real Monarchs * USL Championship Regular Season Title:

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References

External links

UCLA Bruins bio
{{DEFAULTSORT:Hernandez, Jose 1996 births Living people People from Casa Grande, Arizona Sportspeople from Pinal County, Arizona Footballers from Mexico City Soccer players from Arizona Mexican men's footballers Men's association football midfielders UCLA Bruins men's soccer players Real Monarchs players FC Golden State Force players Real Salt Lake players LA Galaxy II players OKC Energy FC players Oakland Roots SC players Phoenix Rising FC players USL Championship players USL League Two players Major League Soccer players Mexican expatriate men's footballers Mexican expatriate sportspeople in the United States Expatriate men's soccer players in the United States Homegrown Players (MLS)