Lucas Hernandez
French footballer (born 1996) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Lucas François Bernard Hernandez (French pronunciation: [lukas ɛʁnɑ̃dɛz, - ɛʁnandɛs];[4][5] born 14 February 1996) is a French professional footballer who plays as a centre-back or left-back for Ligue 1 club Paris Saint-Germain and the France national team.[6] He is known for his versatility and defensive prowess.[7][8][9][10] He is the older brother of fellow professional footballer Théo Hernandez, and the son of Jean-François Hernandez, a retired footballer.
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Full name | Lucas François Bernard Hernandez[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Date of birth | (1996-02-14) 14 February 1996 (age 28)[2] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Marseille, France | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)[3] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Position(s) | Defender | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Paris Saint-Germain | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Number | 21 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Youth career | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2002–2007 | Rayo Majadahonda | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
2007–2014 | Atlético Madrid | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Senior career* | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
2014–2015 | Atlético Madrid B | 21 | (1) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
2014–2019 | Atlético Madrid | 67 | (1) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
2019–2023 | Bayern Munich | 74 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
2023– | Paris Saint-Germain | 27 | (1) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
International career‡ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2012 | France U16 | 1 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
2014 | France U18 | 2 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
2014–2015 | France U19 | 13 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
2015 | France U20 | 3 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
2016–2017 | France U21 | 9 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
2018– | France | 37 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:24, 24 April 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23:24, 23 March 2024 (UTC) |
Hernandez started his career with Atlético Madrid, where he made more than 100 competitive appearances, reaching the 2016 UEFA Champions League final. He also won the 2018 Europa League and the Super Cup in the same year. He signed for Bayern in 2019, winning the Bundesliga, DFB-Pokal, and Champions League in his first season as part of a treble. Hernandez joined Paris Saint-Germain in 2023.
A French international since 2018, Hernandez was part of the winning squad at the 2018 FIFA World Cup, and also participated at UEFA Euro 2020 and the 2022 FIFA World Cup.