Juan Hernández (footballer, born 2007)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Juan Hernández Torres | ||
| Date of birth | 21 July 2007 | ||
| Place of birth | Teruel, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Winger, attacking midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Barcelona Atlètic | ||
| Number | 33 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Las Viñas | |||
| Atlético Teruel | |||
| –2020 | Real Zaragoza | ||
| 2020– | Barcelona | ||
| International career‡ | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2021–2022 | Spain U15 | 9 | (3) |
| 2022–2023 | Spain U16 | 9 | (1) |
| 2023– | Spain U17 | 18 | (2) |
| ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 04:13, 31 May 2024 (UTC) | |||
Juan Hernández Torres (born 21 July 2007) is a Spanish footballer who plays as a winger or attacking midfielder for Barcelona Atlètic.
Early career[edit]
Born in Teruel, Hernández started his youth career at local teams such Las Viñas and then Atlético Teruel, before signing for Real Zaragoza, where his grandfather Manuel Torres spent most of his playing career.[1] In 2020, he joined the prestigious La Masia Academy of FC Barcelona.[2]
International career[edit]
In November 2023, Hernández was called up to the Spain U17 team for the 2023 FIFA U-17 World Cup. In the group stage game against Mali, he scored the only goal of the game to qualify his team to the round of 16.[3][4] Later, Spain was eliminated by Germany in the quarter-finals.
Playing style[edit]
Hernández is considered as one of the most talented player in La Masia of his generation.[5] He is a player with good goalscoring abilities. His technical quality and vision also allowed him to play well in several positions at the midfield, at the winger or as a false 9.[1][6]
References[edit]
- ^ a b "Juan Hernández, otro talento de La Masia" (in Spanish). Juvenil Division de Honor. 11 May 2023.
- ^ "Juan Hernández, nieto de un zaragocista campeón de Europa, rumbo a la Selección" (in Spanish). Aragon Digital. 25 October 2023.
- ^ "Juan Hernández leads to Spain and follows showing the big quarry of the Barça" (in Spanish). FC Barcelona Noticas. 13 November 2023.
- ^ "Juan Hernández se hace 'gigante' e impone su fútbol ante Mali" (in Spanish). Marca. 13 November 2023.
- ^ "Juan Hernández, el talento que necesita el Juvenil A para despegar" (in Spanish). Sport. 1 December 2023.
- ^ "Juan Hernández tira la puerta abajo" (in Spanish). Juvenil Division de Honor. 11 April 2024.
External links[edit]
- Juan Hernández at Soccerway