Cucho Hernández

Juan Camilo Hernández Suárez (born 20 April 1999), known simply as Cucho Hernández, is a Colombian professional footballer who plays as a striker or winger for Major League Soccer club Columbus Crew and the Colombia national team.

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Hernández and the second or maternal family name is Suárez.
Cucho Hernández
Hernández with the Columbus Crew in 2023
Personal information
Full name Juan Camilo Hernández Suárez[1]
Date of birth (1999-04-20) 20 April 1999[2]
Place of birth Pereira, Colombia
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Striker, winger
Team information
Current team
 Columbus Crew
Number 9
Youth career
2004-2015 Indubolsas F.C.
2015 Deportivo Pereira
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2016 Deportivo Pereira 55 (23)
2017 Granada 0 (0)
2017 → América de Cali (loan) 17 (1)
2017–2022 Watford 25 (5)
2017–2019 → Huesca (loan) 69 (20)
2019–2020 → Mallorca (loan) 22 (5)
2020–2021 → Getafe (loan) 23 (2)
2022– Columbus Crew 43 (25)
International career‡
2017–2019 Colombia U20 14 (5)
2018– Colombia 3 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 01:45, 22 October 2023 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23:26, 12 February 2023 (UTC)

Club career

Early career

Born in Pereira, Hernández played youth football for Indubolsas F.C. and was part of the Risaralda team that won the Pereira City Cup in 2014.[3] He joined Deportivo Pereira in 2015 at the age of 15, catching the attention of the club after delivering impressive performances at the Pereira City Cup.[4][5] He made his first team debut on 6 April 2015 at 15 years old, starting in a 2–1 home win against Deportes Quindío for the Categoría Primera B championship.[6]

Hernández scored his first senior goal on 5 September 2015, netting his team's first in a 3–2 away win against Real Santander. After finishing his first season with three goals, he was named captain of the team the following year at just 17 years old. He would end up scoring 20 times during the regular season, being the tournament's top goalscorer; despite playing more as an attacking midfielder than a centre-forward.[7][8][9] Highlights included a hat-trick in a 3–0 home victory over Tigres F.C. on 3 July 2016.[10]

Granada and loan to América de Cali

On 22 December 2016 Hernández joined América de Cali on loan from Granada CF, after signing for the latter side in September.[11] He made his Categoría Primera A debut on 23 February 2017, coming on as a second-half substitute in a 2–0 home loss against Jaguares de Córdoba.[12]

Hernández scored his first goal in the top flight of Colombian football on 3 June 2017, netting the game's only goal in an away win over Deportivo Pasto.[13]

Watford

After Granada was sold to Jiang Lizhang, former owner Gino Pozzo assigned his federative rights to Watford ahead of the 2017–18 season.[14]

Loans to Huesca, Mallorca and Getafe

On 8 July 2017, Hernández moved to Segunda División side SD Huesca on loan for one year.[15] During the 2017-2018 season, he scored 16 goals and was named the league's player of the month in November,[16] while his team achieved their first-ever promotion to La Liga. On 4 June 2018, his loan was extended for a further season,[17] and he made his top tier debut on 19 August by starting in a 2–1 away win against SD Eibar.[18]

Hernández scored his first goal in the main category of Spanish football on 2 September 2018, netting the opener in an 8–2 loss at FC Barcelona.[19] He finished 2018–19 with four goals in 34 appearances, as his side was immediately relegated back.

On 26 August 2019, Hernández signed a new long term contract with Watford[20] and joined RCD Mallorca on a season-long loan.[21] Having arrived at Mallorca with a hamstring injury, Hernández made his debut with the club on 7 December 2019, coming on as a substitute versus Barcelona.[22][23] He scored his first goal for the club on 15 February 2020 in a 1–0 victory against Alavés.[24] At the end of the 2019–20 season, Mallorca were relegated to the Segunda División.[25]

On 14 August 2020, Hernández remained in Spain and its first division, after joining Getafe CF on a season-long loan.[26] On 28 December 2020, Hernández was suspended four matches for post-match statements that he made about the refereeing during the 25 October match against Granada.[27] Hernandez would also miss two months of the season due to suffering a fifth metatarsal fracture during the match on 13 March 2021.[28] He would return to play the final two matches of the 2020–21 La Liga season.[29]

Return to Watford

On 14 August 2021, Hernández scored on his Watford debut in their league opener against Aston Villa, where Watford won 3–2.[30] On 9 April 2022, he suffered a hamstring injury; sidelining him for six weeks.[31][32] He made his return to play in the final match of the season. At the conclusion of the season, Watford would be relegated.[33][34]

Columbus Crew

On 21 June 2022, Hernández agreed to join Major League Soccer club Columbus Crew for a club-record fee of USD $10 million, joining as a Young Designated Player when the secondary transfer window would open on 7 July 2022.[35][36][37] Hernández made his debut on 9 July 2022, coming off the bench in the 62nd minute to score the game winning goal against Chicago Fire FC.[38][37] The following two matches, both coming off the bench as second half substitutions, Hernández added three additional goals, becoming the first player in MLS history to score four goals in under 90 minutes.[39] On 29 September 2022, it was announced that Hernández had been suspended one match for the use of offensive language in Columbus' match against the Portland Timbers on 18 September.[40] Hernández would end his first season in Major League Soccer with nine goals in 16 total appearances for his new club.[41]

On 2 September 2023, Hernández scored a hat-trick in a 4–2 victory over CF Montréal, his first since his time at Deportivo Pereira.[42]

On 20 September 2023, Hernández scored another hat-trick in a 3–0 victory over Chicago Fire FC.[43]

International career

Hernández has represented Colombia at under-20 level, playing in the 2017 South American U-20 Championship, as well as the 2019 FIFA U-20 World Cup, where he scored a hat-trick against Tahiti.[44] Hernández received his first call up to the senior side on 29 September 2018, and made his full international debut on 17 October, coming on in the 72nd minute, replacing Carlos Bacca and scoring a brace in a 3–1 friendly win over Costa Rica at Red Bull Arena in Harrison, New Jersey.[45][46][47]

Personal life

Hernández acquired his nickname "Cucho" at a young age, when his father shaved his head, leading him to bear a resemblance to Esteban "Cuchu" Cambiasso, a prominent Argentine soccer player at the time.[48]

He is a fan of Real Madrid.[49]

Career statistics

Club
As of 28 September 2023[50]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup League cup Continental Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Deportivo Pereira 2015 Categoría Primera B 22310——233
2016 332010——3420
Total 55232000—5723
América de Cali (loan) 2017 Categoría Primera A 17143——214
Watford 2017–18 Premier League 000000—00
2018–19 000000—00
2019–20 000000—00
2020–21 Championship 000000—00
2021–22 Premier League 255—21—276
Total 2550021—276
Huesca (loan) 2017–18 Segunda División 351610——3616
2018–19 La Liga 344———344
Mallorca (loan) 2019–20 22520——245
Getafe (loan) 2020–21 232———232
Columbus Crew 2022 MLS 169———169
2023 231310—332716
Career total 25078103213326585

International
As of 12 February 2023[51]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Colombia 201812
202210
202310
Total32
Scores and results list Colombia's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Hernández goal.
List of international goals scored by Cucho Hernández
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
116 October 2018Red Bull Arena, Harrison, United States Costa Rica2–13–1Friendly
23–1

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