Eddie Hernández
Honduran footballer (born 1991)
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Eddie Gabriel Hernández Padilla (Latin American Spanish: [ˈeðjeɾˈnandes]; born 27 February 1991) is a Honduran professional footballer who plays as a forward for Liga Nacional club Municipal and the Honduras national team.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Eddie Gabriel Hernández Padilla | ||
| Date of birth | 27 February 1991 | ||
| Place of birth | Trujillo, Honduras | ||
| Height | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Municipal | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2007–2012 | Platense | 76 | (33) |
| 2012 | → BK Häcken (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 2013–2017 | Motagua | 61 | (23) |
| 2014 | → Vida (loan) | 32 | (22) |
| 2015 | → Correcaminos UAT (loan) | 16 | (4) |
| 2016 | → Qingdao Jonoon (loan) | 23 | (7) |
| 2017 | → Deportes Tolima (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| 2018 | Irtysh Pavlodar | 8 | (1) |
| 2018–2019 | Zob Ahan | 13 | (3) |
| 2019 | Vida | 16 | (5) |
| 2019–2022 | Olimpia | 64 | (25) |
| 2022 | Motagua | 32 | (9) |
| 2023 | Mohammedan | 21 | (13) |
| 2024–2025 | Olancho | 13 | (5) |
| 2025- | Municipal | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2010–2011 | Honduras U20 | 17 | (4) |
| 2012 | Honduras U23 | 5 | (2) |
| 2011– | Honduras | 29 | (8) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 6 April 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 21 March 2025 | |||
Club career
A tall striker, Hernández started his career at Platense and joined Swedish Allsvenskan side BK Häcken on loan for the 2012 season,[1] but in June 2012 El Cañonero del Aguán joined Motagua for the 2012 Apertura season.[2]
On 9 March 2018, Irtysh Pavlodar announced the signing of Hernández.[3] On 13 June 2018, Irtysh Pavlodar announced that Hernández had left the club by mutual consent.[4]
On 13 September 2023, it was announced by the Indian I-League club Mohammedan Sporting that they have signed Hernández on a season-long deal.[5]
International career
Hernández made his debut for Honduras in a May 2011 friendly match against El Salvador. He represented his country at the 2012 Summer Olympics and was a non-playing squad member at the 2011 CONCACAF Gold Cup.[6][7]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 15 September 2024[8]
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | Continental | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Vida | 2013–14 | Liga Nacional | 17 | 8 | – | 17 | 8 | |||
| 2014–15 | Liga Nacional | 15 | 14 | – | 15 | 14 | ||||
| Total | 32 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 22 | ||||
| Correcaminos UAT | 2014–15 | Ascenso MX | 16 | 4 | 4 | 2 | – | 20 | 6 | |
| Montagua | 2015–16 | Liga Nacional | 18 | 11 | – | 18 | 11 | |||
| Deportes Tolima | 2017 | Categoría Primera A | 1 | 0 | – | – | 1 | 0 | ||
| Montagua | 2017–18 | Liga Nacional | 9 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 5 | ||
| Irtysh | 2018 | Kazakhstan Premier League | 8 | 1 | 2 | 0 | – | 10 | 1 | |
| Zob Ahan | 2018–19 | Persian Gulf Pro League | 13 | 3 | – | 13 | 3 | |||
| Vida | 2018–19 | Liga Nacional | 16 | 5 | – | 16 | 5 | |||
| Olimpia | 2019–20 | Liga Nacional | 13 | 6 | 1[b] | 0 | 14 | 6 | ||
| 2020–21 | Liga Nacional | 21 | 11 | 5[c] | 0 | 26 | 11 | |||
| 2021–22 | Liga Nacional | 30 | 8 | 1[b] | 2 | 31 | 10 | |||
| Total | 64 | 25 | 7 | 2 | 71 | 27 | ||||
| Montagua | 2022–23 | Liga Nacional | 32 | 9 | 9[d] | 2 | 41 | 11 | ||
| Mohammedan | 2023–24 | I-League | 5 | 0 | 0 | – | 21 | 13 | ||
| Olancho | 2024–25 | Liga Nacional | 5 | 13 | – | 4 | 3 | |||
| Career total | 218 | 96 | 6 | 2 | 16 | 4 | 240 | 102 | ||
- Includes Copa MX, Kazakhstan Cup
- Appearance in CONCACAF League
- Three appearances in CONCACAF League, two appearances in CONCACAF Champions Cup
- Five appearances and one goal in CONCACAF League, four appearances and one goal in CONCACAF Champions Cup
International
- Scores and results list Honduras' goal tally first.[9]
| N. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 November 2016 | Estadio Olímpico Metropolitano, San Pedro Sula, Honduras |  Belize | 2–0 | 5–0 | Friendly |
| 2 | 3–0 | |||||
| 3 | 15 November 2016 | Estadio Olímpico Metropolitano, San Pedro Sula, Honduras |  Trinidad and Tobago | 3–1 | 3–1 | 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 4 | 13 January 2017 | Estadio Rommel Fernández, Panama City, Panama |  Nicaragua | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2017 Copa Centroamericana |
| 5 | 17 January 2017 | Estadio Rommel Fernández, Panama City, Panama |  Panama | 1–0 | 1–0 | |
| 6 | 22 January 2017 | Estadio Rommel Fernández, Panama City, Panama | Belize | 1–0 | 1–0 | |
| 7 | 7 October 2017 | Estadio Nacional de Costa Rica, San José, Costa Rica |  Costa Rica | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 8 | 16 March 2025 | Chase Stadium, Fort Lauderdale, United States |  Guatemala | 1–0 | 1–2 | Friendly |