Unai Hernández Lorenzo (born 14 December 2004) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a

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for

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club

Al-Ittihad Al-Ittihad may refer to: Sports Football Men Teams * Al-Ittihad Club (Jeddah), Jeddah, Saudi Arabia * Al Ittihad SCSC (Tripoli), Tripoli, Libya * Al Ittihad Gheryan, Gharyan, Libya * Al Ittihad Misurata SC, Misurata, Libya * Al Ittihad SC ...

Early life

Born in

Badalona Badalona (, , , ) is a municipality in Barcelonès county, in Catalonia (Spain). It is located to the north east of Barcelona, on the left bank of the Besòs River and on the Mediterranean Sea, in the Barcelona metropolitan area. By population, ...

Barcelona Barcelona ( ; ; ) is a city on the northeastern coast of Spain. It is the capital and largest city of the autonomous community of Catalonia, as well as the second-most populous municipality of Spain. With a population of 1.6 million within c ...

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, Hernández started his footballing career at

Girona Girona (; ) is the capital city of the Province of Girona in the autonomous community of Catalonia, Spain, at the confluence of the Ter, Onyar, Galligants, and Güell rivers. The city had an official population of 106,476 in 2024, but the p ...

Style of play

Hernández has been described as "handles himself very well when he has to move to the left side, with very quick and different changes of pace".

Personal life

Hernández is the older brother of Unax Hernández. He is the son of Josep Hernández and Raquel Lorenzo.

Career statistics

Club

Honours

Al-Ittihad *

: 2024–25 *

King's Cup King's Cup (incl. translations), may refer to: Sports Football * Copa del Rey, Spanish for "King's Cup," the main national knockout tournament in men's football * King's Cup (Bahrain), the premier national knockout football tournament * King's ...

: 2024–25

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Hernández, Unai 2004 births Living people Footballers from Badalona Spanish men's footballers Men's association football midfielders Primera Federación players Tercera Federación players Girona FC B players FC Barcelona Atlètic players Al-Ittihad Club (Jeddah) players Spanish expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Saudi Arabia Spanish expatriate sportspeople in Saudi Arabia 21st-century Spanish sportsmen