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Javier Hernández, in his Mexico national team uniform, holds the team's crest on his chest
Hernández, playing for Mexico against South Korea at the 2018 FIFA World Cup

Javier Hernández, also known by his nickname Chicharito ( [tʃitʃaˈɾito]; Mexican Spanish: little pea), [1] is a professional association football player who has represented Mexico (nicknamed "El Tri") in international competition since 2009. He is the country's all-time top scorer with 52 goals in 109 appearances for El Tri, as of 6 September 2019. [2] [3] Hernández plays primarily as a " goal poacher", with most of his goals from close-range and within the penalty area, and is Mexico's star player. [4] [5]

Hernández found club success with C.D. Guadalajara in Liga MX, where his grandfather played and his father coached. [6] He was called up to the national team and made his debut alongside four other players on 30 September 2009 in a friendly match against Colombia, assisting on Mexico's sole goal during the 2–1 loss in Dallas, Texas, United States. [7] [8] He scored his first two goals in his second appearance, a 5–0 friendly win over Bolivia on 24 February 2010 in San Francisco, California, United States. [9] Hernández was called into Mexico's squad for the 2010 FIFA World Cup, where he scored two goals against France and Argentina. [10] His first goal against France mirrored his grandfather Tomás Balcázar's debut at the 1954 FIFA World Cup, also against France and at the same age of 22. [11] He scored his first international hat-trick against El Salvador during the 2011 CONCACAF Gold Cup in the United States and finished the tournament as the top goalscorer, with seven goals, and was named the most valuable player after Mexico's victory. [12] [13]

Hernández went on to score three goals at the 2013 FIFA Confederations Cup against Italy and Japan, [14] but struggled to score in subsequent friendlies and World Cup qualification matches. He was not chosen to start at the 2014 FIFA World Cup, but did score one goal as a substitute against Croatia to help Mexico qualify for the knockout rounds. [15] [16] By the following spring, Hernández had scored goals during several friendlies, [7] but was ruled out of the 2015 CONCACAF Gold Cup due to a shoulder injury. [17] He returned to the national team for the 2015 CONCACAF Cup, a special one-match tournament against the United States to determine qualification for 2017 FIFA Confederations Cup; Mexico won the match 3–2, with Hernández scoring the first goal of the match and his first against the United States. [18] [19]

Hernández scored one goal for Mexico at the Copa América Centenario in 2016, during a group stage match against Jamaica, and came within one goal of tying the all-time goal-scoring record for Mexico. [20] He tied Jared Borgetti's record of 46 goals on 24 March 2017, during a 2–0 victory over Costa Rica in World Cup qualification. [21] Both players reached 46 goals in 89 appearances, but Hernández had reached earlier milestones of 20, 30, and 40 goals faster than any other Mexican player. [22] He surpassed Borgetti's record on 27 May 2017, during a friendly against Croatia in Los Angeles that Mexico lost 2–1. [23] Hernández became the first Mexican player to score 50 international goals on 23 June 2018, during a group stage match at the 2018 FIFA World Cup against South Korea. [24] He also became the third Mexican player to score in three different World Cups, after Cuauhtémoc Blanco and Rafael Márquez, and tied Luis Hernández's record for most total goals at the World Cup. [25] [26]

International goals

"Score" represents the score in the match after Hernández's goal. "Score" and "Result" list Mexico's goal tally first.
As of 6 September 2019. [7]
List of international goals scored by Javier Hernández
No. Date Cap Venue Opponent Score Result Competition Ref.
1 24 February 2010 2 Candlestick Park, San Francisco, United States   Bolivia 2–0 5–0 Friendly [9]
2 4–0
3 3 March 2010 3 Rose Bowl, Pasadena, United States   New Zealand 1–0 2–0 [27]
4 17 March 2010 4 Estadio Corona, Torreón, Mexico   North Korea 2–1 2–1 [28]
5 26 May 2010 10 Schwarzwald-Stadion, Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany   Netherlands 1–2 1–2 [29]
6 30 May 2010 11 Hans-Walter-Wild-Stadion, Bayreuth, Germany   Gambia 1–0 5–1 [30]
7 2–0
8 17 June 2010 14 Peter Mokaba Stadium, Polokwane, South Africa   France 2–0 2–0 2010 FIFA World Cup [31]
9 27 June 2010 16 Soccer City, Johannesburg, South Africa   Argentina 1–3 1–3 [32]
10 11 August 2010 17 Estadio Azteca, Mexico City, Mexico   Spain 1–0 1–1 Friendly [33]
11 12 October 2010 20 Estadio Olímpico Benito Juárez, Ciudad Juárez, Mexico   Venezuela 1–1 2–2 [34]
12 9 February 2011 21 Georgia Dome, Atlanta, United States   Bosnia and Herzegovina 1–0 2–0 [35]
13 26 March 2011 22 Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum, Oakland, United States   Paraguay 1–0 3–1 [36]
14 3–1
15 5 June 2011 24 Cowboys Stadium, Arlington, United States   El Salvador 3–0 5–0 2011 CONCACAF Gold Cup [12]
16 4–0
17 5–0
18 9 June 2011 25 Bank of America Stadium, Charlotte, United States   Cuba 1–0 5–0 [37]
19 5–0
20 18 June 2011 27 New Meadowlands Stadium, East Rutherford, United States   Guatemala 2–1 2–1 [38]
21 22 June 2011 28 Reliant Stadium, Houston, United States   Honduras 2–0 2–0 [39]
22 2 September 2011 30 Pepsi Arena, Warsaw, Poland   Poland 1–1 1–1 Friendly [40]
23 11 November 2011 33 Estadio Corregidora, Querétaro, Mexico   Serbia 2–0 2–0 [41]
24 31 May 2012 35 Soldier Field, Chicago, United States   Bosnia and Herzegovina 2–1 2–1 [42]
25 3 June 2012 36 Cowboys Stadium, Arlington, United States   Brazil 2–0 2–0 [43]
26 11 September 2012 41 Estadio Azteca, Mexico City, Mexico   Costa Rica 1–0 1–0 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification [44]
27 12 October 2012 42 BBVA Compass Stadium, Houston, United States   Guyana 4–0 5–0 [45]
28 16 October 2012 43 Estadio Corona, Torreón, Mexico   El Salvador 2–0 2–0 [46]
29 22 March 2013 45 Estadio Olímpico Metropolitano, San Pedro Sula, Honduras   Honduras 1–0 2–2 [47]
30 2–0
31 31 May 2013 47 Reliant Stadium, Houston, United States   Nigeria 1–0 2–2 Friendly [48]
32 2–2
33 16 June 2013 51 Maracanã Stadium, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil   Italy 1–1 1–2 2013 FIFA Confederations Cup [49]
34 22 June 2013 53 Estádio Mineirão, Belo Horizonte, Brazil   Japan 1–0 2–1 [14]
35 2–0
36 23 June 2014 65 Arena Pernambuco, São Lourenço da Mata, Brazil   Croatia 3–0 3–1 2014 FIFA World Cup [16]
37 9 October 2014 67 Estadio Víctor Manuel Reyna, Tuxtla Gutiérrez, Mexico   Honduras 1–0 2–0 Friendly [50]
38 12 November 2014 69 Amsterdam Arena, Amsterdam, Netherlands   Netherlands 3–1 3–2 [51]
39 28 March 2015 71 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, United States   Ecuador 1–0 1–0 [52]
40 27 June 2015 73 Citrus Bowl, Orlando, United States   Costa Rica 2–2 2–2 [53]
41 8 September 2015 75 AT&T Stadium, Arlington, United States   Argentina 1–0 2–2 [54]
42 10 October 2015 76 Rose Bowl, Pasadena, United States   United States 1–0 3–2 CONCACAF Cup [18]
43 25 March 2016 79 BC Place, Vancouver, Canada   Canada 1–0 3–0 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification [55]
44 1 June 2016 82 Qualcomm Stadium, San Diego, United States   Chile 1–0 1–0 Friendly [56]
45 9 June 2016 84 Rose Bowl, Pasadena, United States   Jamaica 1–0 2–0 Copa América Centenario [20]
46 24 March 2017 89 Estadio Azteca, Mexico City, Mexico   Costa Rica 1–0 2–0 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification [57]
47 27 May 2017 91 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, United States   Croatia 1–2 1–2 Friendly [23]
48 18 June 2017 93 Kazan Arena, Kazan, Russia   Portugal 1–1 2–2 2017 FIFA Confederations Cup [58]
49 6 October 2017 98 Estadio Alfonso Lastras, San Luis Potosí, Mexico   Trinidad and Tobago 2–1 3–1 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification [59]
50 23 June 2018 104 Rostov Arena, Rostov-on-Don, Russia   South Korea 2–0 2–1 2018 FIFA World Cup [24]
51 26 March 2019 108 Levi's Stadium, Santa Clara, United States   Paraguay 3–0 4–2 Friendly [60]
52 6 September 2019 109 MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford, United States   United States 1–0 3–0 [2]

Statistics

As of 6 September 2019 (Source: RSSSF) [7]

By year

Year Caps Goals
2009 1 0
2010 19 11
2011 13 12
2012 10 5
2013 13 7
2014 12 3
2015 8 4
2016 10 3
2017 11 4
2018 7 1
2019 3 2
Total 109 52

By competition

Competition Caps Goals
Friendlies 49 27
FIFA World Cup qualification 27 8
CONCACAF Gold Cup 8 7
FIFA Confederations Cup 7 4
FIFA World Cup tournaments 12 4
Copa América 4 1
CONCACAF Cup 1 1
Total 109 52

See also

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