Francisco 'Xisco' Hernández Marcos (born 31 July 1989) is a Spanish
footballer
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who last played as a
winger for
Bengaluru FC
Bengaluru Football Club () (Kannada: ಬೆಂಗಳೂರು.ಎಫ್.ಸಿ) is an Indian professional football club based in Bengaluru, Karnataka. The club competes in the Indian Super League, the top flight of Indian football. The club w ...
in
Indian Super League
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.
Club career
Born in
Palma, Majorca
Palma (, ; ), also known as Palma de Mallorca (officially between 1983 and 1988, 2006–2008, and 2012–2016), is the capital and largest city of the autonomous community of the Balearic Islands in Spain. It is situated on the south coast of M ...
,
Balearic Islands
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, Hernández grew in the youth ranks of local giants
RCD Mallorca
Real Club Deportivo Mallorca, Sociedad Anónima Deportiva, S.A.D. (, , ''Royal Sporting Club Mallorca''), commonly known as Real Mallorca or RCD Mallorca, is a Spanish professional association football, football club based in Palma de Mallorca, ...
. He made his senior debut with
the reserves in the
2008–09 season, in
Tercera División
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.
On 4 July 2010, Hernández signed with
Elche CF
Elche Club de Fútbol, S.A.D. () is a Spanish professional football club based in Elche, Province of Alicante, in the Valencian Community, Spain. Founded in 1923, the club will compete in La Liga for the 2025–26 season, holding home matches at ...
of
Segunda División
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. A month later, however, he terminated his contract, moving to
CD Puertollano
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in early September.
On 27 July 2011, Hernández returned to Mallorca B, now in
Segunda División B
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. On 14 December he made his maiden appearance with the first team, starting in a 0–1 home loss against
Sporting de Gijón
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for
the campaign's
Copa del Rey
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.
In August 2012, Hernández joined
Lleida Esportiu. He moved clubs again the following year, signing with
CD Atlético Baleares
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also of the third level.
On 18 July 2014, Hernández signed for
CF Reus Deportiu
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, still in
Catalonia
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and in the third tier. On 26 May of the following year he moved to neighbouring club
Gimnàstic de Tarragona
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The club was founded in 1886 an ...
which had just
been promoted to the second division, with the deal being effective in July.
On 13 January 2016, after being rarely used, Hernández returned to Atlético Baleares on loan until June. On 4 April, he terminated his contract with ''Nàstic''.
On 6 July 2018, 29-year-old Hernández moved abroad for the first time in his career and joined
Indian Super League
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franchise
Bengaluru FC
Bengaluru Football Club () (Kannada: ಬೆಂಗಳೂರು.ಎಫ್.ಸಿ) is an Indian professional football club based in Bengaluru, Karnataka. The club competes in the Indian Super League, the top flight of Indian football. The club w ...
on a one-year contract. In June 2019, he signed a one-year deal with
Odisha FC
Odisha Football Club () is an Indian professional football club based in Bhubaneswar, Odisha, that competes in the Indian Super League, the top flight of Indian football. Prior to the inaugural Indian Super League season, the club was founded ...
in the same competition.
Career statistics
Honours
Bengaluru
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Indian Super League
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:
2018–19
References
External links
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1989 births
Living people
Spanish men's footballers
Footballers from Palma de Mallorca
Men's association football wingers
Segunda División players
Segunda División B players
Tercera División players
RCD Mallorca B players
Elche CF players
CD Puertollano footballers
RCD Mallorca players
Lleida CF players
CD Atlético Baleares footballers
CF Reus Deportiu players
Gimnàstic de Tarragona footballers
Indian Super League players
Bengaluru FC players
Odisha FC players
Spanish expatriate men's footballers
Expatriate men's footballers in India
Spanish expatriate sportspeople in India
21st-century Spanish sportsmen