Luis Jose Hernández Paniagua (born 7 February 1998) is a Costa Rican professional

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who plays for Pérez Zeledón in the

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Career

When he was captain of the Costa Rica under-17 team Hernández trained with the

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team and was strongly rumoured to be signed by

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for the English side however the transfer didn’t materialise. He made his professional debut on loan at Municipal Grecia before returning to

Deportivo Saprissa Deportivo Saprissa is a Costa Rican sports club, mostly known for its Association football, football team. The club is based in San Juan de Tibás, San José, Costa Rica, San José, and play their home games at the Estadio Ricardo Saprissa Aym ...

with whom he won four league titles before leaving to join

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in 2021. He joined

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in May 2024.

International career

He made his debut for the

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appearing as a second-half substitute for Bryan Oviedo on 11 September 2018 against

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at the

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References

1998 births People from Santa Bárbara (canton) Footballers from Heredia Province Living people 21st-century Costa Rican sportsmen Men's association football defenders Costa Rican men's footballers Costa Rica men's youth international footballers Costa Rica men's under-20 international footballers Costa Rica men's international footballers Deportivo Saprissa players Municipal Grecia players Santos de Guápiles F.C. footballers A.D. Municipal Pérez Zeledón footballers Liga FPD players {{CostaRica-footy-bio-stub