Mateo Hernández (born 5 October 1998) is an Argentine professional

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who plays as a

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for

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Club career

Colón

Hernández started his career with

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side Colón. He made his professional debut on 30 November 2018 under interim manager

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, who substituted the midfielder on for Leonardo Heredia in the second half of a fixture with

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. Hernández made six further appearances in 2018–19, which included his

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bow against Peruvian club

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. After not featuring competitively in 2019–20, Hernández departed in October 2020.

York United

On 20 October 2020, Hernández signed with

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team

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. On 12 May 2021, he was loaned to

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side

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until December 2021. On June 2 he moved on loan with fellow York teammate

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to Guadalupe of Costa Rica.

Real Tomayapo

In December 2022, York United announced Hernández had been transferred to

of the División Profesional.

Personal life

In March 2020, Hernández was hospitalised and diagnosed with the lowest form of

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; he had contracted the disease following a trip to Paraguay.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Hernandez, Mateo 1998 births Living people Footballers from Santa Fe, Argentina Argentine men's footballers Men's association football midfielders Argentine expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's soccer players in Canada Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Canada Expatriate men's footballers in the Dominican Republic Argentine expatriate sportspeople in the Dominican Republic Expatriate men's footballers in Costa Rica Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Costa Rica Argentine Primera División players Liga Dominicana de Fútbol players Liga FPD players Canadian Premier League players Club Atlético Colón footballers York United FC players Atlético Pantoja players Guadalupe F.C. players