Hernani Azevedo Júnior (born 27 March 1994), simply known as Hernani, is a Brazilian professional

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who plays as a

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for club

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, on loan from

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Club career

Early career in Brazil

Born in São Gonçalo do Sapucaí,

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, Hernani graduated from

Atlético Paranaense Club Athletico Paranaense (commonly known as Athletico and formerly known as Atlético Paranaense) is a Brazilian football team from the city of Curitiba, capital city of the Brazilian state of Paraná, founded on March 26, 1924. The team ...

's youth setup. He made his senior debuts in 2013

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. On 22 August 2013, Hernani was loaned to Série B side

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until December. He made his professional debut on 3 September, coming on as a second half substitute in a 1–1 home draw against

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. Hernani returned to ''Furacão'' in January 2014 and made his Série A debut on 10 September, replacing Marcos Guilherme in a 0–1 away loss against Grêmio. Four days later he was handed his first start, and scored the last goal of a 2–0 home win against Vitória.

Zenit

On 16 December 2016, Hernani signed a five-year contract with

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side

Zenit St. Petersburg Football Club Zenit (russian: link=no, Футбольный клуб «Зенит» ), also known as Zenit Saint Petersburg or simply Zenit, is a Russian professional football club based in Saint Petersburg. Founded in 1925 (or in 1914, acco ...

Saint-Étienne (loan)

On 8 August 2017, he joined

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on loan until the end of the 2017–18 season.

Parma

On 12 July 2019, Hernani joined

on loan until the end of the 2019–20 season, with Parma holding an obligation to buy. At the same time he signed a contract with Parma until 30 June 2023.

Loans to Genoa and Reggina

On 7 August 2021, Hernani joined

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on loan with an obligation to buy. The obligation was not fulfilled and the rights reverted to Parma. On 1 September 2022, Hernani moved to

on loan.

Career statistics

Notes

Honours

Brazil U-17 *

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Zenit Saint Petersburg *

: 2018–19

References

External links

Atlético Paranaense profile
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Hernani 1994 births Living people Sportspeople from Minas Gerais Brazilian footballers Brazil youth international footballers Association football midfielders Campeonato Brasileiro Série A players Campeonato Brasileiro Série B players Russian Premier League players Ligue 1 players Serie A players Club Athletico Paranaense players Joinville Esporte Clube players FC Zenit Saint Petersburg players AS Saint-Étienne players Parma Calcio 1913 players Genoa C.F.C. players Reggina 1914 players Brazilian expatriate footballers Expatriate footballers in Russia Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Russia Expatriate footballers in France Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in France Expatriate footballers in Italy Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Italy