Uruguayan footballer (born 1990)
In this
Spanish name
, the first or paternal
surname
is
Hernandez
and the second or maternal family name is
Platero
.
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Abel Mathias Hernandez Platero
(born 8 August 1990) is a Uruguayan professional
footballer
who plays as a
forward
for
Argentine Primera Division
club
Rosario Central
.
Hernandez began his career with
Central Espanol
and
Penarol
, and spent five-and-a-half seasons in Italy with
Palermo
before joining
Hull City
for a club record £10 million in September 2014. Four years later, he joined
CSKA Moscow
, and upon his release signed for
Al Ahli
in 2019. After was released by the Qatari club a year later, he moved to Brazil, first joining
Internacional
and later on
Fluminense
. Now he joined
CR Vasco da Gama
.
A full international since 2010, Hernandez has competed at various international tournaments with Uruguay, including their victory at the
2011 Copa America
.
Club career
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Early career
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Nicknamed
La Joya
,
[2]
he started his professional career with Uruguayan side
Central Espanol
, immediately scoring five goals in his first four games. He was subsequently acquired by
Penarol
, where he played a handful of games and also gained a spot into the Under-20
Uruguayan
side.
Palermo
[
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On 2 February 2009, Italian
Serie A
club
Palermo
completed the signing of Hernandez, where he joined fellow Uruguayan
Edinson Cavani
. He was presented by Palermo only one month later, due to some health concerns regarding a
cardiac arrhythmia
that led to a small surgical intervention.
[4]
[5]
He made his first team debut on 15 March, replacing
Edinson Cavani
in the final minutes of a 5?2 home win to
Lecce
.
[6]
He then won the
Trofeo Giacinto Facchetti
with the
Primavera
under-19 team in June 2009.
[7]
After missing the initial weeks of the
2009?10 Serie A
due to injury and his participation in the
2009 FIFA U-20 World Cup
. Hernandez played his first game on 29 October 2009. Coming on as a half-time substitute for
Cristian Melinte
, he scored in the 5?3 loss to league leaders
Internazionale
.
[8]
In
2012?13
, Hernandez scored only 1 goal in 14 league matches as Palermo suffered relegation. He equalised as a substitute against
Udinese
in the 81st minute of a home match on 8 May, only for
Medhi Benatia
to score a winner for the visitors two minutes later.
[9]
The
following campaign
, he struck 14 times in 28
Serie B
games as the
Sicilians
returned to the top flight, netting braces in away victories over
Padova
and
Siena
, both of which included a penalty kick.
[10]
[11]
Hull City
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Hernandez signed for English club
Hull City
on 1 September 2014 for a club record £10 million on a three-year contract, with the club having an option for a fourth year.
[12]
Two weeks later he made his debut at the
KC Stadium
, and scored the first goal of a 2?2 draw with
West Ham United
.
[13]
In his next home game against
Manchester City
on the 27th, he won a penalty after being fouled in the area by
Eliaquim Mangala
, and scored it in an eventual 2?4 defeat.
[14]
His next goal came when he put his team into the lead during a 2?2 away draw against
Arsenal
.
[15]
Hull were relegated on 24 May 2015 after a goalless draw with
Manchester United
on the final day of the season. During the match, Hernandez punched United defender
Phil Jones
in an off-the-ball incident, not seen by match officials. Two days later, he was charged with violent conduct by
The Football Association
[16]
and subsequently given a three-match ban.
[17]
On 16 January 2016, in a Championship match against
Charlton Athletic
, Hernandez scored his first club career hat-trick in a game that finished 6?0, taking his league tally to 14 goals for the season.
[18]
With six goals in four matches, he won January's
Football League Championship Player of the Month
, and his manager
Steve Bruce
won
the equivalent
.
[19]
At the club's annual awards, held on 3 May 2016, Hernandez was named Player of the Year and Players' Player of the Year.
[20]
In January 2017, Hernandez missed two penalties in the space of two minutes in a
FA Cup
fourth round match verses
Fulham
. His first spot kick was saved by Fulham goalkeeper
Marcus Bettinelli
before Bettinelli brought-down Hernandez while he attempted to reach the rebound. Hernandez stepped up once more and was again denied by Bettinelli.
[21]
[22]
During the 2017?18 season, Hernandez ruptured his
Achilles tendon
against
Wolverhampton Wanderers
, the injury would keep Hernandez out for several months.
[23]
He returned from injury on 6 March 2018 against
Millwall
, scoring in a 2?1 defeat. He finished the season with eight goals in just ten appearances.
[24]
Hernandez was offered a new contract by Hull at the end of the 2017?18 season.
[25]
However, on 4 June, Hernandez and Hull City announced he would be leaving the club upon his contract expiry after failing to reach an agreement on signing a new contract offer.
[26]
He then held discussions with
Leeds United
over a potential move.
[27]
CSKA Moscow
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On 1 August 2018,
Russian Premier League
club
CSKA Moscow
announced the signing of Hernandez on a three-year contract.
[28]
He scored his first goal in Russia on 11 August 2018 in his second match in the league, converting the penalty kick to secure an away 1?1 draw against
Yenisey Krasnoyarsk
. In his next match, on 18 August, he scored again and provided an assist in a 3?0 victory over
Arsenal Tula
. He played as a 2nd half substitute in CSKA's shock 3?0 win against
Real Madrid
at the
Santiago Bernabeu
in the
Champions League
.
[29]
The defeat was
Real Madrid
's heaviest defeat in Europe at home in their history.
[30]
After making only 15 appearances due to injuries, he was released from his contract by mutual consent on 27 May 2019.
[31]
Al Ahli
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Hernandez was linked with
Nottingham Forest
after his release from the Russian capital, but instead signed for
Al Ahli SC
of the
Qatar Stars League
, believing that the move would help him back into the national team.
[32]
Internacional
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On 28 August 2020, Hernandez joined
Campeonato Brasileiro
club
Internacional
on a free transfer, signing a one-year contract.
[33]
International career
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On 27 July 2010, Hernandez was called up for his debut with
Uruguay
, a friendly against
Angola
in
Lisbon
. The game, which was played on 11 August, ended in a 2?0 win for Uruguay, with Hernandez being fouled for the penalty, which was scored by
Edinson Cavani
. Hernandez then scored the second goal for the
Celeste
during injury time.
[34]
He was part of the Uruguayan team which won the
2011 Copa America
in Argentina, making substitute appearances in their opening match and their semi-final victory, both against
Peru
. He was chosen by
Oscar Tabarez
for the
London 2012 Olympic
Uruguay
squad, making a half-time substitute appearance in the 0?2 defeat to
Senegal
at
Wembley Stadium
, in an eventual
group stage exit
.
The following year, Hernandez was selected for Uruguay's squad at the
2013 FIFA Confederations Cup
. In his only appearance, the final group stage match against
Tahiti
, Hernandez scored a first-half hat-trick and went on to become
the fourth player in Confederations Cup history
to score four goals in one match after converting a second-half penalty goal in Uruguay's 8?0 victory.
[35]
He was named
man of the match
for this performance.
[36]
Hernandez was also included in the Uruguayan squad for the
2014 FIFA World Cup
, making substitute appearances in their opener against
Costa Rica
and round of 16 match against
Colombia
, both defeats. At the
2015 Copa America
, he made one start and two substitute appearances as Uruguay reached the quarter-finals.
Hernandez who was a regular in his national team squads, had just recovered from injury towards the end of the 2017?18 season, missed out on a
2018 World Cup
squad place on 16 May 2018, with
Edinson Cavani
,
Luis Suarez
,
Cristhian Stuani
and
Maxi Gomez
favoured ahead of him.
[37]
Career statistics
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Club
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- As of 9 November 2021
[38]
International
[
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- As of match played 13 June 2016
[39]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team
|
Year
|
Apps
|
Goals
|
Uruguay
|
2010
|
1
|
1
|
2011
|
7
|
2
|
2013
|
3
|
4
|
2014
|
7
|
1
|
2015
|
7
|
2
|
2016
|
3
|
1
|
2017
|
1
|
0
|
Total
|
29
|
11
|
- As of match played 13 June 2016
[38]
- Scores and results list Uruguay's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Hernandez goal.
List of international goals scored by Abel Hernandez
No.
|
Date
|
Venue
|
Cap
|
Opponent
|
Score
|
Result
|
Competition
|
1
|
11 August 2010
|
Estadio do Restelo
,
Lisbon
, Portugal
|
1
|
Angola
|
2?0
|
2?0
|
Friendly
|
2
|
29 March 2011
|
Aviva Stadium
,
Dublin
, Ireland
|
3
|
Republic of Ireland
|
3?1
|
3?2
|
Friendly
|
3
|
2 September 2011
|
Metalist Oblast Sports Complex
,
Kharkiv
, Ukraine
|
8
|
Ukraine
|
3?2
|
3?2
|
Friendly
|
4
|
23 June 2013
|
Itaipava Arena Pernambuco
,
Recife
, Brazil
|
10
|
Tahiti
|
1?0
|
8?0
|
2013 FIFA Confederations Cup
|
5
|
2?0
|
6
|
4?0
|
7
|
6?0
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8
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5 September 2014
|
Sapporo Dome
,
Sapporo
, Japan
|
15
|
Japan
|
2?0
|
2?0
|
Friendly
|
9
|
6 June 2015
|
Estadio Centenario
,
Montevideo
, Uruguay
|
19
|
Guatemala
|
5?0
|
5?1
|
Friendly
|
10
|
13 October 2015
|
Estadio Centenario, Montevideo, Uruguay
|
24
|
Colombia
|
3?0
|
3?0
|
2018 FIFA World Cup qualification
|
11
|
13 June 2016
|
Levi's Stadium
,
Santa Clara
, United States
|
27
|
Jamaica
|
1?0
|
3?0
|
Copa America Centenario
|
Honours
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Palermo
Hull City
Uruguay
Individual
References
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]
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b
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b
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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. Retrieved
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.
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.
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.
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. Retrieved
18 May
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.
- ^
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.
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. Retrieved
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2018
.
- ^
"Leeds United cool Vydra interest after balking at fresh wage demands"
.
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. Retrieved
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2018
.
- ^
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(in Russian).
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- ^
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.
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. 28 May 2019.
- ^
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.
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. 28 May 2019.
- ^
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[Abel Hernandez leaves PFC CSKA Moscow] (in Russian).
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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