Jennifer Hermoso

Jennifer Hermoso Fuentes (born on 9 May 1990) is a Spanish football player who plays for the CF Pachuca in the Mexican Liga MX Femenil and also represents the Spanish national women's team. She's scored the most goals ever for both Barcelona and Spain. Hermoso started her career in her local team Atlético Madrid's youth squads and spent eight years there before moving on to Rayo Vallecano. She won her first major title while playing for Rayo in 2011. In 2013, she made her first international move to Tyresö FF in Sweden. A few months later, she took part in the UEFA Women's Euro 2013 with Spain and scored her first competitive international goal in a match against England.

Jennifer Hermoso

Hermoso with Atlético Madrid in 2018
Personal information
Full name	Jennifer Hermoso Fuentes[1]
Date of birth	(1990-05-09) 9 May 1990 (age 34)[1]
Place of birth	Madrid, Spain[2]
Height	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[3]
Position(s)	False 9, attacking midfielder
Club information
Current team	Pachuca
Number	10
Youth career
2002–2005	Atlético Madrid
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2004–2010	Atlético Madrid	89+	(19+)
2010–2013	Rayo Vallecano	72	(42)
2013	Tyresö FF	20	(6)
2013–2017	FC Barcelona	90	(77)
2017–2018	Paris Saint-Germain	19	(6)
2018–2019	Atlético Madrid	28	(24)
2019–2022	FC Barcelona	68	(70)
2022–2023	Pachuca	32	(23)
National team‡
	Spain U19
2012–	Spain	101	(51)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 18 July 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 13:30, 5 August 2023 (UTC)

In 2014, Hermoso joined FC Barcelona and switched her playing position from a midfielder to a false 9, a forward position. This change led to her becoming a very successful goal scorer. She won two Pichichi titles as the top scorer in the Spanish league and secured two league titles and two Copa de la Reina trophies. She also represented Spain in the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup, which was Spain's first appearance in the tournament. After leaving Barcelona in 2017, Hermoso played for PSG in France and then returned to Spain in the 2018-19 season to play for her former club Atlético Madrid. She won her third Pichichi title and fourth league title there. She came back to Barcelona in 2019 after playing for Spain in the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup. She's a record holder for Pichichi trophies.

Club career

Atlético Madrid (2004–2010)

Hermoso started playing for Atlético Madrid's youth teams and then joined the senior team in 2004. She scored a goal in her debut game. In the 2005–06 season, she played 16 matches and scored an impressive 12 goals.^[4] One of her goals was really important and helped Atlético Madrid move up to a higher league. After 8 years with the club, she left in 2010.^[5]

Rayo Vallecano (2010–2013)

In 2010, Hermoso joined Rayo Vallecano. They did well in the Superliga and the UEFA Women's Champions League. Hermoso scored crucial goals in these competitions. She played a big role in helping Rayo Vallecano win the Superliga title.^[6] She also did well in the Champions League, even though Rayo got knocked out. Her strong performances and key goals against tough opponents were impressive. Due to money problems, she left Rayo in 2013.^[7]

Tyresö FF (2013)

In 2013, Hermoso went to Sweden to play for Tyresö FF. It was her first time playing professionally outside Spain. She played in the Champions League for Tyresö, scoring goals.^[8] She left Tyresö in December 2013, after scoring 6 goals in the league. Tyresö came second in both the league and the Champions League that season, and Hermoso played a big part in their success.^[9]

FC Barcelona Years (2014–2017)

After the 2013 Damallsvenskan season, Hermoso got in touch with coach Xavi Llorens and joined FC Barcelona Femení in January 2014. She played until the end of the 2013–14 season, helping Barcelona win their third league title.^[10] In June 2014, she played a penalty shootout in the Copa de la Reina final and won her first Copa de la Reina trophy. Hermoso had to wait to play in the Champions League due to past commitments. She made her debut for Barcelona in the 2014–15 season, playing against SK Slavia Prague. She also won her second league title with Barcelona. Hermoso changed her position to a false 9 and became a prolific scorer. She scored her first Champions League goal and played well in the Copa de la Reina final, though Barcelona didn't win. She finished the season as the top scorer in the league.^[11] In 2017, Hermoso got her first nomination for the FIFPro Women's World 11. She scored crucial goals in the Champions League and achieved a remarkable 6-goal match in May. She finished as the league's top scorer again, and her performance helped Barcelona win another Copa de la Reina title.

During her time at Barcelona, from 2014 to 2017, Hermoso scored an impressive 77 goals in 90 games.^[12]

Career statistics

Club

As of matches played 12 January 2022^[13]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National Cup		UWCL		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Rayo Vallecano	2010–11	Primera División	—		—		1	4	—		1	4
	2011–12		—		—		7	6	—		7	6
	Total		—		—		8	10	—		8	10
Tyreso	2013–14	Damallsvenskan	20	6	1	2	3	0	—		24	8
Barcelona	2014–15	Primera División	—		—		3	0	—		3	0
	2015–16		30	24	—		6	2	—		36	26
	2016–17		30	35	—		8	5	—		38	40
	Total		60	59	—		17	7	—		77	66
PSG	2017–18	Division 1 Féminine	19	6	—		—		—		19	6
Atlético Madrid	2018–19	Primera División	28	24	3	0	4	0	—		35	24
Barcelona	2019–20	Primera División	19	23	3	2	5	1	1	0	28	26
	2020–21		26	31	2	0	7	6	1	0	36	37
	2021–22		23	16	2	2	9	5	2	0	36	23
	Total		68	70	7	4	21	12	4	0	100	86
Career total			195	165	11	6	53	29	4	0	263	200

International

Scores and results list Spain's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Hermoso goal.

List of international goals scored by Jennifer Hermoso

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	16 January 2013	Pinatar Arena, Murcia, Spain	Russia	2–1	2–1	Friendly
2	12 July 2013	Linköping Arena, Linköping, Sweden	England	2–2	3–2	UEFA Women's Euro 2013
3	22 July 2013	Guldfågeln Arena, Kalmar, Sweden	Norway	1–3	1–3
4	27 October 2013	Ciudad Deportiva, Collado Villalba, Spain	Estonia	3–0	6–0	2015 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification
5	13 February 2014	Estadio Las Gaunas, Logroño, Spain	Macedonia	3–0	12–0
6				8–0
7	10 April 2014	FFM Training Centre, Skopje, Macedonia	Macedonia	5–0	10–0
8				9–0
9				10–0
10	8 May 2014	A. Le Coq Arena, Tallinn, Estonia	Estonia	5–0	5–0
11	8 April 2015	Mareo Stadium, Gijón, Spain	Republic of Ireland	1–0	1–0	Friendly
12	26 November 2015	Tallaght Stadium, Dublin, Ireland	Republic of Ireland	2–0	3–0	UEFA Women's Euro 2017 qualifying
13	24 January 2016	Stadion pod Malim brdom, Petrovac, Budva, Montenegro	Montenegro	5–0	7–0
14	12 April 2016	La Ciudad del Fútbol, Las Rozas de Madrid, Spain	Republic of Ireland	3–0	3–0
15	20 September 2016	Estadio Butarque, Leganés, Spain	Finland	5–0	5–0
16	3 March 2017	Estádio Algarve, Algarve, Portugal	Norway	2–0	3–0	2017 Algarve Cup
17	8 April 2017	Pinatar Arena, Murcia, Spain	Belgium	3–1	4–1	Friendly
18				4–1
19	23 October 2017	Ramat Gan Stadium, Ramat Gan, Israel	Israel	2–0	6–0	2019 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification
20				5–0
21	24 November 2017	Voždovac Stadium, Belgrade, Serbia	Serbia	1–0	2–1
22	10 April 2018	BSFZ-Arena, Maria Enzersdorf, Austria	Austria	1–0	1–0
23	31 August 2018	El Sardinero, Santander, Spain	Finland	2–1	5–1
24	4 September 2018	Las Gaunas, Logroño, Spain	Serbia	1–0	3–0
25				3–0
26	27 February 2019	Bela Vista Municipal Stadium, Parchal, Portugal	Netherlands	1–0	2–0	2019 Algarve Cup
27				2–0
28	6 March 2019	Albufeira Municipal Stadium, Albufeira, Portugal	Switzerland	1–0	2–0
29	2 June 2019	Stade Gerard Houllier, Le Touquet, France	Japan	1–1	1–1	Friendly
30	8 June 2019	Stade Océane, Le Havre, France	South Africa	1–1	3–1	2019 FIFA Women's World Cup
31				2–1
32	24 June 2019	Stade Auguste-Delaune, Reims, France	United States	1–1	1–2
33	8 October 2019	Ďolíček, Prague, Czech Republic	Czech Republic	5–0	5–1	UEFA Women's Euro 2021 qualifying
34	19 September 2020	Zimbru Stadium, Chișinău, Moldova	Moldova	7–0	9–0
35	27 November 2020	La Ciudad del Fútbol, Las Rozas de Madrid, Spain	Moldova	2–0	10–0
36				3–0
37				10–0
38	18 February 2021	ASK Arena, Baku, Azerbaijan	Azerbaijan	5–0	13–0
39				6–0
40				8–0
41				10–0
42				13–0
43	30 November 2021	La Cartuja, Seville, Spain	Scotland	7–0	8–0	2023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification
44	12 April 2022	Hampden Park, Glasgow, Scotland	Scotland	1–0	2–0
45				2–0
46	6 September 2022	La Ciudad del Fútbol, Las Rozas de Madrid, Spain	Ukraine	5–0	5–0
47	6 April 2023	Estadi Municipal de Can Misses, Ibiza, Spain	Norway	1–0	4–2	Friendly
48				2–1
49	26 July 2023	Eden Park, Auckland, New Zealand	Zambia	2–0	5–0	2023 FIFA Women's World Cup
50				4–0
51	5 August 2023		Switzerland	5–1	5–1

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