Elías Hernán Hernández Jacuinde (born 29 April 1988) is a Mexican professional

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who plays as a winger for

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club León.

Club career

Hernández made his professional debut on October 27, 2007, in a 1–0 win over

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, he came off the bench in the 60th minute for former Morelia player Wanderson Da Silva. Even though Hernández had little playing time at the time, he did score the go ahead goal against

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, which Morelia won 2–1. He scored his second goal on August 17, 2008, against

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. During the Apertura 2009 and Bicentario 2010 seasons, Hernández helped Morelia reach the semi-finals, scoring 12 goals and registering seven assists in 42 matches. He also played in all six games of the

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for Morelia, registering three assists.

Cruz Azul

On July 21, 2018, Hernandez debuted with Cruz Azul and scored his 1st goal at the 93rd minute in a 3–0 victory against

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International career

Hernández got his first call up by interim coach

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for a friendly match against

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. He made his debut in the match coming in the 66th minute for

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. He scored his first international goal against

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on September 7, 2010, which gave

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the victory.

Career statistics

International

International goals

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

Honours

Morelia *

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León *

: Apertura 2013, Clausura 2014 *

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Cruz Azul *

: Guardianes 2021 *

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: Apertura 2018 *

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Mexico *

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Individual *

Best XI: Apertura 2017, Apertura 2018 *

Best XI:

References

External links

* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Hernandez, Elias 1988 births Living people Liga MX players Atlético Morelia players Venados F.C. players C.F. Pachuca players Tigres UANL footballers Club León footballers 2011 CONCACAF Gold Cup players 2017 CONCACAF Gold Cup players CONCACAF Gold Cup-winning players Men's association football forwards Sportspeople from Morelia Footballers from Michoacán Mexican men's footballers Mexico men's international footballers