Abel Hernández
Uruguayan footballer (born 1990) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Abel Mathías Hernández Platero (born 8 August 1990) is a Uruguayan professional footballer who plays as a forward for Argentine Primera División club Rosario Central.
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Full name | Abel Mathías Hernández Platero[1][2] | ||||||||||||||||
Date of birth | (1990-08-08) 8 August 1990 (age 33)[3] | ||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Pando, Uruguay | ||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[1] | ||||||||||||||||
Position(s) | Forward | ||||||||||||||||
Team information | |||||||||||||||||
Current team | Peñarol | ||||||||||||||||
Number | 23 | ||||||||||||||||
Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
2000–2001 | Peñarol | ||||||||||||||||
2001–2006 | Central Español | ||||||||||||||||
Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
2006–2008 | Central Español | 30 | (9) | ||||||||||||||
2008–2009 | Peñarol | 8 | (3) | ||||||||||||||
2009–2014 | Palermo | 111 | (31) | ||||||||||||||
2014–2018 | Hull City | 99 | (36) | ||||||||||||||
2018–2019 | CSKA Moscow | 14 | (3) | ||||||||||||||
2019–2020 | Al Ahli | 17 | (7) | ||||||||||||||
2020–2021 | Internacional | 25 | (4) | ||||||||||||||
2021–2022 | Fluminense | 28 | (6) | ||||||||||||||
2022 | Atlético San Luis | 35 | (11) | ||||||||||||||
2023 | Peñarol | 22 | (12) | ||||||||||||||
2024- | Rosario Central | 4 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
International career | |||||||||||||||||
2008–2010 | Uruguay U20 | 11 | (9) | ||||||||||||||
2012 | Uruguay Olympic | 3 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
2010–2017 | Uruguay | 29 | (11) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 06:43, 21 August 2023 (UTC) |
Hernández began his career with Central Español and Peñarol, and spent five-and-a-half seasons in Italy with Palermo before joining Hull City for a club record £10 million in September 2014. Four years later, he joined CSKA Moscow, and upon his release signed for Al Ahli in 2019. After was released by the Qatari club a year later, he moved to Brazil, first joining Internacional and later on Fluminense. Now he joined CR Vasco da Gama.
A full international since 2010, Hernández has competed at various international tournaments with Uruguay, including their victory at the 2011 Copa América.