José Hernández (soccer, born 2000)
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | March 19, 2000 | ||
| Place of birth | Edmonton, Alberta, Canada | ||
| Height | 1.64 m (5 ft 5 in) | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Edmonton Scottish | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Edmonton Internazionale | |||
| Edmonton Juventus | |||
| –2016 | FC Edmonton | ||
| 2016–2018 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2019 | Pacific FC | 19 | (1) |
| 2020–2021 | Cavalry FC | 20 | (0) |
| 2022 | Rivers FC | ||
| 2025– | Edmonton Scottish | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2016–2017 | Canada U17 | 3 | (0) |
| 2018 | Canada U20 | 3 | (1) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of April 29, 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 29 April 2019 | |||
José Hernández (born March 19, 2000) is a Canadian professional soccer player who plays for Edmonton Scottish in League1 Alberta.
The son of a Mexican father and El Salvadorean mother,[1] Hernández started his career at the age of five with Edmonton Internazionale.[2] He later joined the academy programme of FC Edmonton before switching to the academy of Vancouver Whitecaps FC in August 2016.[3] In the 2016–17 season, he played for Vancouver's U16 team in the USSDA and scored 19 goals in 26 appearances.[3] The following year he moved up to the U18 team, where he made 15 appearances and scored 13 goals.[4]
Club career
On 7 February 2019, Hernández signed his first professional contract with Canadian Premier League side Pacific FC.[5] He made his debut as a substitute on 28 April 2019 in the club's inaugural match.[4] He scored his first goal for the club, which was also his first professional goal, in their next game against Valour FC on May 1.[6] It would be his only goal for Pacific. After the conclusion of the 2019 season, Hernández did not resign with Pacific.[7]
On 11 December 2019, Hernández signed for Cavalry FC, becoming the first player to ever switch from one Canadian Premier League side to another.[8] In November 2020, Hernández would re-sign with the club for the 2021 season.[9] After the 2021 season, Cavalry announced that Hernandez would leave the club after two seasons.[10]
In April 2022, he joined League1 British Columbia club Rivers FC.[11]
International career
Hernández received his first Canada U17 call-up in October 2016 for an evaluation camp in Vaughan.[2] He was called up to two further camps, including a pair of friendlies against Jamaica U17, where he made his international debut on November 27, 2016.[12] and was then named to the roster for the 2017 CONCACAF U-17 Championship, where he made one appearance in a match against Cuba.[2]
In November 2018, Hernández was called up by the Canada U20 team for the 2018 CONCACAF U-20 Championship, where he made three appearances and scored a goal in the opening match against Dominica.[2] In February 2021, it was rumoured that the El Salvador national football team started talks with Hernández to play for the homeland of his mother.[1][13]