Javi Hernández (footballer, born 1989)

For another Spanish footballer with the same name, see Javi Chino. For people with a similar name, see Javier Hernández (disambiguation).

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Hernández and the second or maternal family name is González.

Francisco Javier "Javi" Hernández González (born 6 June 1989) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Indian Super League club Jamshedpur.

Javi Hernández

Hernández with Cracovia in 2018
Personal information
Full name	Francisco Javier Hernández González
Date of birth	(1989-06-06) 6 June 1989 (age 35)
Place of birth	Salamanca, Spain
Height	1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s)	Attacking midfielder
Team information
Current team	Jamshedpur
Number	10
Youth career
1999–2002	CDF Pizarrales
2002–2005	Salamanca
2005–2008	Real Madrid
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2008–2011	Real Madrid B	34	(3)
2011	→ Halmstad (loan)	8	(1)
2011–2013	Salamanca	56	(13)
2013–2014	Ourense	32	(5)
2014–2015	Burgos	35	(5)
2015–2016	Poli Timișoara	34	(5)
2016–2017	Górnik Łęczna	28	(4)
2017	Gabala	0	(0)
2017–2019	Cracovia	65	(15)
2019–2020	ATK	20	(2)
2020–2021	ATK Mohun Bagan	17	(1)
2021–2022	Odisha	19	(6)
2022–2024	Bengaluru	43	(12)
2024–	Jamshedpur	26	(9)
International career
2007	Spain U19	4	(1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22:00, 11 May 2025 (UTC)

Club career

Born in Salamanca, Castile and León, Hernández reached Real Madrid's youth academy in 2005 at the age of 16, signing from local UD Salamanca.^[1] He made his senior debut in the 2008–09 season with Real Madrid Castilla in Segunda División B, appearing in 24 games but only starting in three of those.

On 1 February 2011, after having totalled only ten league matches in one and a half seasons, Hernández was loaned to Halmstads BK in Sweden, alongside Castilla teammates Raúl and José Zamora.^[2] He returned to his country in the summer, going on to continue competing in the third tier the following years with Salamanca, CD Ourense and Burgos CF.^[3]

On 31 August 2016, Hernández joined Górnik Łęczna.^[4] On 15 June 2017, he moved to Azerbaijan Premier League club Gabala FK on a one-year contract with an optional second year,^[5] but left shortly after and returned to the Polish Ekstraklasa with KS Cracovia.^[6]

In August 2019, Hernández signed a deal at ATK of the Indian Super League.^[7][8] He scored twice in his debut campaign to win the national championship, with both of his goals coming in the 3–1 final win over Chennaiyin FC.^[9]

After a merger, Hernández agreed to a one-year contract with the newly formed ATK Mohun Bagan FC on 30 September 2020.^[10] The following 30 July, he moved to Odisha FC of the same league on a one-year deal.^[11][12] He scored in the latter's first match of the season against Bengaluru FC (3–1 home victory),^[13] repeating the feat the following round – through a direct corner kick – as the hosts defeated SC East Bengal 6–4.^[14]

Hernández continued in the Indian top division in June 2022, on a two-year contract at Bengaluru.^[15][16] Once it expired, he signed for Jamshedpur FC also in that league.^[17]

Personal life

Guti, who spent the majority of his professional career with Real Madrid, is Hernández's cousin.^[18]

Career statistics

As of match played 3 April 2025^[19]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National cup[a]		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Real Madrid Castilla	2008–09	Segunda División B	24	2	—		—		—		24	2
	2009–10	Segunda División B	4	0	—		—		—		4	0
	2010–11	Segunda División B	6	1	—		—		—		6	1
	Total		34	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	34	3
Halmstad (loan)	2011	Allsvenskan	8	1	1	1	—		—		9	2
Salamanca	2011–12	Segunda División B	34	7	1	0	—		—		35	7
	2012–13	Segunda División B	22	6	0	0	—		—		22	6
	Total		56	13	1	0	0	0	0	0	57	13
Ourense	2013–14	Segunda División B	32	5	0	0	—		—		32	5
Burgos	2014–15	Segunda División B	35	5	0	0	—		—		35	5
Poli Timișoara	2015–16	Liga I	34	5	2	1	—		2[b]	0	38	6
Górnik Łęczna	2016–17	Ekstraklasa	28	4	0	0	—		—		28	4
Gabala	2017–18	Azerbaijan Premier League	0	0	0	0	1[c]	0	—		1	0
Cracovia	2017–18	Ekstraklasa	32	5	1	0	—		—		33	5
	2018–19	Ekstraklasa	33	10	2	0	—		—		35	10
	Total		65	15	3	0	0	0	0	0	68	15
ATK	2019–20	Indian Super League	20	2	—		—		—		20	2
ATK Mohun Bagan	2020–21	Indian Super League	17	1	—		—		—		17	1
Odisha	2021–22	Indian Super League	19	6	—		—		—		19	6
Bengaluru	2022–23	Indian Super League	22	7	4	2	—		3[d]	0	29	9
	2023–24	Indian Super League	21	5	3	1	—		0	0	24	6
	Total		43	12	7	3	—		3	0	53	15
Jamshedpur	2024–25	Indian Super League	25	9	0	0	—		0	0	25	9
Career total			416	81	14	5	1	0	5	0	436	86

1. Includes Svenska Cupen, Copa del Rey, Cupa României, Polish Cup, Super Cup
2. Appearances in Cupa Ligii
3. Appearance in UEFA Europa League
4. Appearances in Durand Cup

Honours

ATK

• Indian Super League: 2019–20^[20]

Bengaluru

• Durand Cup: 2022^[21]