Pedro Pablo Hernández (born 24 October 1986) is an Argentine-born Chilean professional

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who plays for Chilean club O'Higgins as a

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Club career

Argentina and Uruguay

Born in Tucumán, Hernández moved to

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at early age, and subsequently joined

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's youth setup. He was released in 2005, aged 19, and returned to his hometown. After failing in a trial at San Martín de Tucumán, Hernández moved to Atlético Tucumán. He made his senior debuts in 2006, and moved abroad two years later, joining Racing Montevideo. On 7 August 2009 Hernández moved to

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. He made his debut on the 23rd, starting in a 5–1 home routing over Atenas de San Carlos, and scored his first goal roughly a month later, netting the last of a 4–0 win at Central Español.

Major League Soccer

On 1 July 2010,

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officially announced the loan signing of Hernández from Uruguayan club

, after he trialed with the club. Despite being a regular starter for DC United, he rescinded his link on 7 January of the following year, and moved to Argentinos Juniors late in the month.

O'Higgins

In July 2013 Hernández joined O'Higgins, as a replacement for Universidad de Chile-bound

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. He was a part of the side which won the campaign's ''Apertura'' tournament, scoring seven goals in 18 matches, including the historical goal in the final against Universidad Católica. Hernández appeared with the side in

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, appearing in all matches as his side were knocked out in the group stages.

Celta de Vigo

On 26 June 2014, Hernández moved teams and countries again, after agreeing to a four-year deal with

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side

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, for an

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1.6 million fee. He made his debut for the club on 30 August, replacing

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in the 85th minute of a 1–1 away draw against

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. Hernández scored his first goal in the main category of Spanish football on 20 September, netting the first of a 2–2 away draw against

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Independiente

On 4 July 2018, Hernández returned to his natal Argentina and signed with

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International career

Eligibility

Since Hernández has

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through ''

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'' principles in December 2013, he is eligible to play for

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. Hernández was born in

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and is an Argentine citizen; he thus had the choice of either playing for Chile or

. When asked about his choice in a 2013 interview, he stated:

Chile call-up

He then was called up by

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to represent his new country's main squad in a

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against

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. He made his international debut on 22 January 2014, scoring the second and third in a 4–0 win at the Estadio Municipal Francisco Sánchez Rumoroso. In June 2014, Hernández was called up to the provisional 30-men squad for the World Cup in Brazil, however an injury ruled him out of the final squad. He was re-called to play in the friendly match against Bolivia on 14 October 2014, where he was victim of a penalty that Arturo Vidal changed for goal and the final 2–2. In November, he was called to play against Venezuela and Uruguay, Hernandez scored the fifth goal in the 5–0 win against Venezuela in Talcahuano.

International goals

:''Scores and results list Chile's goal tally first.''

Career statistics

Club

Honours

Club

;Atlético Tucumán *

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: 2007–08 ;O'Higgins *

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: Apertura 2013–14 *

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: 2014 ;Independiente *

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International

;Chile * Copa América Centenario:

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: Runner-up

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Individual

;O'Higgins *Medalla Santa Cruz de Triana: 2014 ;Celta Vigo *

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Squad of the Season: 2016–17

References

External links

* * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Hernandez, Pedro Pablo 1986 births Living people Sportspeople from Tucumán Province Chilean footballers Chile international footballers Argentine footballers Argentine sportspeople of Chilean descent Argentine emigrants to Chile Citizens of Chile through descent Association football midfielders Atlético Tucumán footballers Argentinos Juniors footballers Racing Club de Montevideo players Argentine Primera División players Defensor Sporting players Uruguayan Primera División players D.C. United players Major League Soccer players O'Higgins F.C. footballers RC Celta de Vigo players La Liga players Argentine expatriate footballers Chilean expatriate footballers Club Atlético Independiente footballers Expatriate footballers in Argentina Expatriate footballers in Chile Chilean expatriate sportspeople in Uruguay Expatriate footballers in Uruguay Chilean expatriate sportspeople in the United States Expatriate soccer players in the United States Chilean expatriate sportspeople in Spain Expatriate footballers in Spain Copa América Centenario players 2017 FIFA Confederations Cup players 2019 Copa América players Copa América-winning players