Théo Hernandez

French association football player

Théo Bernard François Hernandez (born 6 October 1997) is a French footballer. He plays as a left-back for Serie A club AC Milan and the France national team. Known for his speed, runs, and goalscoring ability, he is regarded as one of the best left-backs in the world.[5] He is the brother of footballer Lucas Hernandez, and son of another footballer, Jean-François Hernandez.

Théo Hernandez
Hernandez with AC Milan in 2022
Personal information
Full name Théo Bernard François Hernandez[1]
Date of birth (1997-10-06) 6 October 1997 (age 27)[2]
Place of birth Marseille, France
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)[3]
Position(s) Left-back
Club information
Current team
AC Milan
Number 19
Youth career
2006–2007 Rayo Majadahonda[4]
2007–2015 Atlético Madrid
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2017 Atlético Madrid B 9 (0)
2016–2017Alavés (loan) 32 (1)
2017–2019 Real Madrid 13 (0)
2018–2019Real Sociedad (loan) 24 (1)
2019– AC Milan 159 (27)
National team
2015 France U18 4 (0)
2015–2016 France U19 9 (0)
2016 France U20 3 (1)
2021– France 25 (2)
Honours
Men's football
Representing  France
UEFA Nations League
Winner 2021 Italy
FIFA World Cup
Runner-up 2022 Qatar
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 22:59, 22 April 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 26 March 2024

Club career

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Atlético Madrid

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Born in Marseille, Hernandez joined Atlético Madrid's academy in 2007, at nine years old.[6] After progressing through the youth levels, he was promoted to the reservesin the Tercera División in the summer of 2015.[source?]

On 3 February 2016, Hernandez renewed his contract.[7] Two days later, he was called up to the first team for a La Liga match against Eibar because of some injured teammates.[8] He stayed as an unused substitute in the 3–1 home win.[9]

Career statistics

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As of match played 22 April 2024[10]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] Europe Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Atlético Madrid B 2015–16 Tercera División 9 0 1[b] 0 10 0
Alavés (loan) 2016–17 La Liga 32 1 6 1 38 2
Real Madrid 2017–18 La Liga 13 0 6 0 3[c] 0 1[d] 0 23 0
Real Sociedad (loan) 2018–19 La Liga 24 1 4 0 28 1
AC Milan 2019–20 Serie A 33 6 3 1 36 7
2020–21 Serie A 33 7 2 0 10[e] 1 45 8
2021–22 Serie A 32 5 4 0 5[c] 0 41 5
2022–23 Serie A 32 4 1 0 11[c] 0 1[f] 0 45 4
2023–24 Serie A 29 5 2 0 12[g] 0 43 5
Total 159 27 12 1 38 1 1 0 210 29
Career total 237 29 28 2 41 1 3 0 309 32
  1. Includes Copa del Rey, Coppa Italia
  2. Appearance(s) in Tercera División play-offs
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 Appearance(s) in UEFA Champions League
  4. Appearance(s) in Supercopa de España
  5. Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League
  6. Appearance in Supercoppa Italiana
  7. Six appearances in UEFA Champions League, six appearances in UEFA Europa League

International

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As of match played 26 March 2024[11]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
France 2021 4 1
2022 9 1
2023 10 0
2024 2 0
Total 25 2
As of match played 14 December 2022
Scores and results list France's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Hernandez goal.[11]
List of international goals scored by Théo Hernandez
No. Date Venue Cap Opponent Score Result Competition
1 7 October 2021 Juventus Stadium, Turin, Italy 2   Belgium 3–2 3–2 2021 UEFA Nations League Finals
2 14 December 2022 Al Bayt Stadium, Al Khor, Qatar 12   Morocco 1–0 2–0 2022 FIFA World Cup

Honours

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Alavés

Real Madrid

AC Milan

France

Individual

References

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  1. "Squad List: FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022: France (FRA)" (PDF). FIFA. 15 November 2022. p. 12. Retrieved 15 November 2022.
  2. "FIFA Club World Cup UAE 2017: List of players: Real Madrid CF" (PDF). FIFA. 30 November 2017. p. 5. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 May 2018. Retrieved 23 December 2017.
  3. "Theo Hernandez: Biography". A.C. Milan. Archived from the original on 6 November 2021. Retrieved 1 July 2022.
  4. Guerra, Axel (25 October 2018). ""Desde críos se veía que Lucas y Theo Hernández tenían condiciones"" [«One could see Lucas and Theo Hernández were skilled since when they were kids»]. El Diario Vasco (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 7 November 2018. Retrieved 1 August 2020.
  5. Agyei, Miguel (15 October 2021). "Theo Hernandez is the best left-back in the World - Football Italia". Football Italia. Retrieved 9 February 2023.
  6. G. Fuente, Chema (17 September 2014). "Lucas y Theo Hernández, sociedad defensora ilimitada" [Lucas and Theo Hernández, defensive company unlimited]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). Retrieved 21 July 2016.
  7. "Theo ficha por el primer equipo" [Theo signs for the first team]. Marca (in Spanish). 3 February 2016. Retrieved 21 July 2016.
  8. Díaz, Francisco Javier (5 February 2016). "Simeone forced into rookie back line for Eibar visit". Diario AS. Archived from the original on 15 May 2021. Retrieved 21 July 2016.
  9. Malagón, Manuel (6 February 2016). "Fiesta completa en el Calderón" [Complete party at the Calderón]. Marca (in Spanish). Retrieved 21 July 2016.
  10. "T. Hernández". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 22 May 2022.
  11. 11.0 11.1 "Theo Hernández". EU-Football.info. Retrieved 7 September 2021.
  12. "Acta del partido celebrado el 27 de mayo de 2017, en Madrid" [Minutes of the match held on 27 May 2017, in Madrid] (in Spanish). Royal Spanish Football Federation. Archived from the original on 22 June 2020. Retrieved 7 July 2020.
  13. "Acta del partido celebrado el 13 de agosto de 2017, en Barcelona" [Minutes of the match held on 13 August 2017, in Barcelona] (in Spanish). Royal Spanish Football Federation. Archived from the original on 6 July 2020. Retrieved 7 July 2020.
    "Acta del partido celebrado el 16 de agosto de 2017, en Madrid" [Minutes of the match held on 16 August 2017, in Madrid] (in Spanish). Royal Spanish Football Federation. Archived from the original on 15 June 2020. Retrieved 7 July 2020.
  14. "2017/18, Final: Real Madrid 3–1 Liverpool: Overview". UEFA. Retrieved 7 July 2020.
  15. "Final: Real Madrid 2–1 Man. United: Line-ups". UEFA. Retrieved 7 July 2020.
  16. "Match report: Real Madrid Club de Fútbol – Grêmio Foot-Ball Porto Alegrense". FIFA. Archived from the original on 18 July 2018. Retrieved 7 July 2020.
  17. "Milan Secure 1st Serie A Title in 11 Years". news18.com. 23 May 2022. Retrieved 23 May 2022.
  18. "France beat Spain to win Nations League". UEFA. 10 October 2021. Retrieved 10 October 2021.
  19. McNulty, Phil (18 December 2022). "Argentina 3–3 France". BBC Sport. Retrieved 18 December 2022.
  20. "Gran Galà del Calcio: The winners". Football Italia. 19 March 2021. Retrieved 19 March 2021.
  21. "Lukaku, Ronaldo and Conte win Serie A awards for 2020-21". Football Italia. 21 March 2022. Retrieved 21 March 2022.
  22. "Milan pigliatutto, premiati Pioli, Maldini e 4 giocatori. Leao il migliore: "Qui sono maturato"". La Gazzetta dello Sport (in Italian). 17 October 2022. Retrieved 17 October 2022.
  23. "Gran Galà del Calcio: tutti i vincitori della serata LIVE". Sky Sport (in Italian). 4 December 2023. Retrieved 5 December 2023.
  24. "Theo Hernandez Wins May's Goal of the Month Presented by Crypto.com". Serie A. 31 May 2022. Archived from the original on 11 August 2022. Retrieved 31 May 2022.
  25. "Theo Hernandez Wins May's Goal of the Month Presented by Crypto.com". Serie A. 9 June 2023. Retrieved 9 June 2023.
  26. Lega Serie A [@SerieA_EN] (25 June 2022). "Goal of the Season #SerieA 2021/2022 goes to...@TheoHernandez" (Tweet). Retrieved 25 June 2022 – via Twitter.
  27. Evans, Jamie (1 August 2023). "ESM Team of the 2022-23 Season". World Soccer. Retrieved 9 September 2023.