Javier Hernández

Javier Hernández

Personal information
Full name	Javier Hernández Balcazar
Height	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s)	Forward
Team information
Current team	Guadalajara
Number	14
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2006–	Guadalajara
International career‡
2007-2009	Mexico U20	05 0(1)
2009-	Mexico	02 0(3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 31 January 2010 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 31 January 2010

Javier Hernández Balcazar (born on June 1, 1988 in Guadalajara, Jalisco) also known as El Chicharito, is a Mexican footballer currently playing with Chivas de Guadalajara in Primera División as a Forward.

Career

Hernández began playing with Chivas' lower division team, Chivas Coras in Tepic, Nayarit in the 2005-2006 season. He debuted for Chivas in the 2006 Apertura in a win over Necaxa, scoring the fourth goal of the game in Estadio Jalisco. Hernández led Chivas with an impressive 11 goals in 17 games in the 2009 Apertura.

In the first game of the Torneo Bicentenario he scored 2 goals against Toluca. On January 23, Hernández scored two more goals against Tigres. Against Estudiantes Tecos he scored two more goals bringing him to six goals in three matches. Hernández scored one more goal bringing him to seven goals in four matches against Gallos Blancos de Querétaro. In the following fixture, against Atlante, Hernández scored his eighth goal of the season leaving him as the current leading goal scorer of the tournament.

Personal life

His nickname Chicharito comes from his father el Chicharo who was also a footballer for C.D. Guadalajara and the Mexico national team. Both his grandfather and father played for Chivas, making Hernández the third generation to play with the All-Mexican club.

International career

Mexico national under-20 football team

One of the 21 players called up to the Mexican National Team for the 2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup being held in Canada—he wore the number 11 shirt. Upon playing his first game against the National Team of Gambia, he scored a goal by making the goalkeeper come out and play the ball around him and easily pushing the ball into the back of the net; Mexico won 3 to 0.

Mexico National Football Team

He made his appearance with Mexico on 30 September, 2009 against Colombia where he had an assist. On February 24, 2010, Chicharito scored two goals against Bolivia and had an assist for Braulio Luna's goal.

Copa Libertadores 2009

His outstanding performance, when he scored 2 goals against Everton helped the team qualify to the knockout round. Due to the scare of H1N1 virus, Mexican clubs had to drop-out of the tournament.He scored two goals for Mexico in the first half, against Bolivia[1]

Statistics

Club	Season	League		Libertadores		Sudamericana		Interliga		Superliga		Total
		GP	Goals	GP	Goals	GP	Goals	GP	Goals	GP	Goals	GP	Goals
Guadalajara	2006-2007	8	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8	1
	2007-2008	6	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6	0
	2008-2009	22	4	5	3	-	-	-	-	-	-	27	7
	2009-2010	22	19	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	22	19
	Total	58	26	5	3							63	27

International Goals

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition	Ref.
1.	February 25, 2010	San Francisco, California	Bolivia	5–0	Win	Friendly
2.	February 25, 2010	San Francisco, California	Bolivia	5–0	Win	Friendly

External links

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