Sergey Hernandez | |
Birth Date: | 17 June 1995 |
Birth Place: | Kropotkin, Russia |
Nationality: | Spanish |
Height: | 1.98 m[1] |
Position: | Goalkeeper |
Currentclub: | SC Magdeburg |
Clubnumber: | 1 |
Youthyears1: | 2008–2013 |
Youthclubs1: | KIF Kolding |
Years1: | 2013–2018 |
Clubs1: | BM Helvetia Anaitasuna |
Years2: | 2018–2020 |
Clubs2: | CB Ciudad de Logroño |
Years3: | 2020–2023 |
Clubs3: | S.L. Benfica |
Years4: | 2023– |
Clubs4: | SC Magdeburg |
Nationalyears1: | 2017- |
Nationalteam1: | Spain |
Nationalcaps1: | 54 |
Nationalgoals1: | 10 |
Sergey Hernandez (born 17 June 1995) is a Russian-born Spanish handball player for SC Magdeburg and the Spanish national team.
He won a bronze medal with Spain at the 2021 World Men's Handball Championship and silver at the 2022 European Men's Handball Championship. At club-level, he was a key player when SL Benfica won the 2021–22 EHF European League, defeating SC Magdeburg in the final.[2] He was later named MVP in the FINAL4.[3] He joined Magdeburg in 2023.[4] At the 2024 European Men's Handball Championship, he was part of the Spanish team's unsuccessful tournament, where they finished 13th.[5]