Cucho Hernández Explained
Cucho Hernández |
Fullname: | Juan Camilo Hernández Suárez[1] |
Birth Date: | 20 April 1999[2] |
Birth Place: | Pereira, Colombia |
Height: | 1.75 m |
Position: | Striker, winger |
Currentclub: | Columbus Crew |
Clubnumber: | 9 |
Youthyears1: | 2004-2015 |
Youthclubs1: | Indubolsas F.C. |
Years1: | 2015–2016 |
Clubs1: | Deportivo Pereira |
Caps1: | 55 |
Goals1: | 23 |
Years2: | 2017 |
Clubs2: | Granada |
Caps2: | 0 |
Goals2: | 0 |
Years3: | 2017 |
Clubs3: | → América de Cali (loan) |
Caps3: | 17 |
Goals3: | 1 |
Years4: | 2017–2022 |
Clubs4: | Watford |
Caps4: | 25 |
Goals4: | 5 |
Years5: | 2017–2019 |
Clubs5: | → Huesca (loan) |
Caps5: | 69 |
Goals5: | 20 |
Years6: | 2019–2020 |
Clubs6: | → Mallorca (loan) |
Caps6: | 22 |
Goals6: | 5 |
Years7: | 2020–2021 |
Clubs7: | → Getafe (loan) |
Caps7: | 23 |
Goals7: | 2 |
Years8: | 2022– |
Clubs8: | Columbus Crew |
Caps8: | 73 |
Goals8: | 45 |
Nationalyears1: | 2017–2019 |
Nationalteam1: | Colombia U20 |
Nationalcaps1: | 14 |
Nationalgoals1: | 5 |
Nationalyears2: | 2018– |
Nationalteam2: | Colombia |
Nationalcaps2: | 4 |
Nationalgoals2: | 2 |
Club-Update: | 04:05, 30 June 2024 (UTC) |
Nationalteam-Update: | 23:26, 16 December 2023 (UTC) |
Youthyears2: | 2015 |
Youthclubs2: | Deportivo Pereira |
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.
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 handed a four-match suspension for post-match statements that he made about the refereeing during the 25 October match against Granada.[27] [28] Hernandez would also miss two months of the season due to suffering a fifth metatarsal fracture during the match against Atletico Madrid on 13 March 2021.[29] He would return to play the final two matches of the 2020–21 La Liga season.[30]
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.[31] On 9 April 2022, he suffered a hamstring injury; sidelining him for six weeks.[32] [33] He made his return to play in the final match of the season. At the conclusion of the season, Watford would be relegated.[34] [35]
Columbus Crew
2022
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.[36] [37] [38] Hernández made his debut on 9 July 2022, coming off the bench to score the game winning goal against Chicago Fire.[39] In the following two matches, both as second half substitutions, Hernández added three additional goals, becoming the first player in MLS history to score four goals in under 90 minutes.[40] 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.[41] Hernández would end his first season in Major League Soccer with nine goals in 16 total appearances for his new club.[42]
2023
At the beginning of the 2023 season, Hernández started in his side's first three games. After missing the following six games with a knee injury, Hernández would make his return to the team in a U.S. Open Cup match against Indy Eleven, playing in the first half.[43] He scored his first goal in the 2023 season the following league match against Inter Miami.[44] 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.[45] Hernández scored his second hat-trick for Columbus in a 3–0 victory over Chicago Fire. just two matches later.[46] On 9 December, he scored the first goal of the match as Columbus beat LAFC 2–1 in MLS Cup, with this title also being the Colombian's first in his career.[47] He was later selected as the MLS Cup MVP and included in the Best XI.
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.[48] 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.[49] [50] [51]
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.[52]
He is a fan of Real Madrid.[53]
Career statistics
Club
International
Appearances and goals by national team and yearNational team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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Colombia | 2018 | 1 | 2 |
2019 | 0 | 0 |
2020 | 0 | 0 |
2021 | 0 | 0 |
2022 | 1 | 0 |
2023 | 2 | 0 |
Total | 4 | 2 | |
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Scores and results list Colombia's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Hernández goal.
List of international goals scored by Cucho HernándezNo. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1 | 16 October 2018 | Red Bull Arena, Harrison, United States | | 2–1 | 3–1 | Friendly |
2 | 3–1 | |
Honours
Columbus Crew
2023
Individual
September 2023,[54] July 2024[55]
2023[56]
2023
2024
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- Web site: Juan Camilo Hernández, el 'niño' que es goleador del Pereira en la B. Juan Camilo Hernández, the 'kid' who is the goalscorer of Pereira in the B. Futbol Red. es. 26 March 2016. 9 July 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20180118073102/http://www.futbolred.com/torneo-aguila/juan-camilo-hernandez-el-nino-que-es-goleador-del-pereira-en-la-b+16545770. 18 January 2018. dead.
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- Web site: 2017-12-15 . 'Cucho' Hernández, Mejor Jugador de LaLiga 1l2l3 en noviembre . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20230702080451/https://www.laliga.com/noticias/cucho-hernandez-mejor-jugador-de-laliga-1l2l3-en-noviembre . 2023-07-02 . 2023-07-02 . Página web oficial de LaLiga LaLiga . es.
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- Web site: Cucho Hernández, cedido. Cucho Hernández, on loan. Getafe CF. es. 14 August 2020. 19 August 2020.
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- Web site: 2020-12-28 . Cuatro partidos al Cucho Hernández por criticar a los árbitros y ninguno a Koeman . 2023-12-14 . MARCA . es.
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- Web site: ColumbusCrew.com . Columbus Crew acquires 23-year-old forward Juan Camilo "Cucho" Hernandez in record transaction Columbus Crew . 2022-10-09 . ColumbusCrew.com . en.
- Web site: Cucho Hernandez transfer: Columbus Crew sign Watford's Colombian striker, paying club-record $10 million fee . 2022-10-09 . CBSSports.com . 21 June 2022 . en.
- Web site: mlssoccer . Cucho Hernandez dazzles with game-winner in Columbus Crew debut MLSSoccer.com . 2022-10-09 . mlssoccer . en.
- Web site: Chicago Fire FC vs Columbus Crew, MLS on Sun, Jul 10, 2022, 24:10 UTC . 2022-10-09 . FotMob . en.
- Web site: mlssoccer . Josef 2.0? Cucho Hernandez wants "to make my own history" with Columbus Crew MLSSoccer.com . 2022-07-19 . mlssoccer . en.
- Web site: mlssoccer . Columbus Crew forward Cucho Hernández suspended one game MLSSoccer.com . 2022-10-09 . mlssoccer . en.
- Web site: Cucho Hernández Columbus Crew . 2023-05-12 . ColumbusCrew.com . en.
- Web site: Gay . Colin . April 26, 2023 . Cucho Hernandez returns, Columbus Crew offense struggles in 1-0 win vs. Indy Eleven . 2024-07-25 . The Columbus Dispatch . en-US.
- Web site: Miami 2-1 Columbus (Apr 29, 2023) Final Score . 2024-07-25 . ESPN . en.
- News: Jardy . Adam . 2023-09-02 . Cucho Hernandez hat trick leads Columbus Crew to road win against CF Montreal . . 2023-09-03.
- Web site: Gay . Colin . 2023-09-20 . Cucho Hernandez hat trick clinches Crew postseason berth, beats Chicago Fire FC . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20230922011141/https://www.dispatch.com/story/sports/mls/columbus-crew/2023/09/20/cucho-hernandez-hat-trick-secures-crew-win-vs-chicago-fire-mls-postseason-berth/70914842007/ . 2023-09-22 . 2023-09-22 . The Columbus Dispatch . en-US.
- Web site: 2023-12-10 . Columbus Crew tops LAFC to win MLS Cup with the exquisite soccer they trademarked all season . 2023-12-14 . Yahoo Sports . en-US.
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- Web site: Debutant 'Cucho' Hernandez fires brace as Colombia strolls past Costa Rica. Colombia Reports. 16 October 2018. 18 July 2020.
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- Web site: 17 October 2018 . Les contamos por qué le dicen 'Cucho' a Juan Camilo Hernández . We will tell you why they call Juan Camilo Hernández 'Cucho' . 18 July 2020 . Futbol Red . es.
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- News: 4 October 2023 . Columbus Crew forward Cucho Hernández named MLS Player of the Month . 30 June 2024 . Major League Soccer.
- News: 26 July 2024 . Columbus Crew star Cucho Hernández named MLS Player of the Month . 27 July 2024 . Major League Soccer.
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