Illian Gerardo Hernández Vargas (born 12 April 2000) is a Mexican professional footballer who plays as a forward for Liga MX club América.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Illian Gerardo Hernández Vargas | ||
| Date of birth | 12 April 2000 | ||
| Place of birth | Fresnillo, Zacatecas, Mexico | ||
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team |
América (on loan from Pachuca) | ||
| Number | 19 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2016–2017 | Fresnillo | ||
| 2020–2021 | Pachuca | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017–2018 | Fresnillo | 51 | (40) |
| 2019–2020 | Zacatecas | 0 | (0) |
| 2019–2020 | → Zacatecas Premier (loan) | 23 | (22) |
| 2021– | Pachuca | 45 | (6) |
| 2024– | → América (loan) | 15 | (1) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21 February 2024 | |||
Club career
editMineros de Fresnillo
editHe started his career playing for Mineros de Fresnillo in the Liga Premier de México, as a forward, scoring 15 goals in his first season.
Mineros de Zacatecas
editIn the Liga de Expansión MX, he scored 32 goals and became the top goal scorer, which made Mineros de Zacatecas to sign him for their reserves team. He made his debut in Copa MX on 4 September 2019, against Xolos, coming in as a late substitute. In the 2019-2020 season, he was the top goal scorer with a 10-goal advantage over his closest opponent, but due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the tournament was cancelled and there was no top goal scorer award.
Pachuca
editIn June 2020 he was signed by first division team Pachuca. He signed a permanent deal for 3 years.
He made his debut on 23 September 2021, coming in as a substitute for Nicolás Ibáñez in a 1-0 victory over Club Necaxa.
On 28 August 2022 he scored his first and second Liga MX goals, after scoring his first two goals in which Pachuca defeated Toluca with a 4-1 score. Hernandez became the Liga MX champions during that season.
Loan to América
editOn 10 January 2024, Hernández joined América on a season-long loan.[1]
Career statistics
editClub
edit- As of 21 February 2024[2]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Zacatecas | 2019–20 | Ascenso MX | – | 2 | 0 | – | – | 2 | 0 | |||
| Pachuca | 2021–22 | Liga MX | 5 | 0 | – | – | – | 5 | 0 | |||
| 2022–23 | 26 | 4 | – | 2[a] | 1 | 1[b] | 0 | 29 | 5 | |||
| 2023–24 | 14 | 2 | – | – | 1[c] | 0 | 15 | 2 | ||||
| Total | 45 | 6 | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 49 | 7 | |||
| América (loan) | 2023–24 | Liga MX | 10 | 0 | – | 1[a] | 0 | – | 11 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 55 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 62 | 7 | ||
- ^ a b Appearances in CONCACAF Champions Cup
- ^ Appearance in Campeón de Campeones
- ^ Appearance in Leagues Cup
Honours
editPachuca
América
References
edit- ^ "América suma oficialmente a Illian Hernández como su tercer refuerzo". TUDN (in Mexican Spanish). Retrieved 2024-01-11.
- ^ Illian Hernández at Soccerway. Retrieved 14 September 2022.
- ^ Hernandez, Cesar (27 May 2024). "América secure back-to-back Liga MX titles with win over Cruz Azul". ESPN. Retrieved 28 May 2024.
External links
edit- Illian Hernández at Liga MX (archive) (in Spanish)
- Illian Hernández at WorldFootball.net
- Illian Hernández at Soccerway
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