Joaquín Alonso Hernández García (born March 1, 1994) is an American professional
soccer
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player who plays as a
forward for
Guanacasteca.
Club career
Hernandez began his youth career in the city of
El Paso, Texas
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. His rising talent increased his chances of professional football, so he relocated to
Ciudad Juarez, Mexico
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to pursue this goal, where he made his start in the
Indios youth system. Hernandez moved up the ranks at Indios and made two brief appearances with the first team in the Liga de Ascenso during the
2010–11 season.
In December 2011, however, Indios was disbanded, and Hernandez, out of a club, found a home with
C.F. Monterrey
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, where he joined the Rayados' U-17 team.
Hernandez moved up to Monterrey's U-20 team for his first full season with the club. On April 19, 2013, he was called up to the first team and made his
Liga MX
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debut.
Hernandez went on loan to
Juárez in
Ascenso MX
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Formerly known as Primera División A de México (1994–2009 ...
in 2015–2016. He then played for
Monterrey Premier for 2016–2017 and led the league in goals with 15.
Honors
Atlante
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Liga de Expansión MX
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:
Apertura 2021
References
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1994 births
Living people
American men's soccer players
American expatriate men's soccer players
Indios de Ciudad Juárez footballers
C.F. Monterrey players
FC Juárez footballers
Correcaminos UAT footballers
Cimarrones de Sonora players
American sportspeople of Mexican descent
Soccer players from El Paso, Texas
Liga MX players
Ascenso MX players
Expatriate men's footballers in Mexico
United States men's under-20 international soccer players
United States men's under-23 international soccer players
American expatriate sportspeople in Mexico
Men's association football forwards
A.D. Guanacasteca players
Liga FPD players
21st-century American sportsmen
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