Luis Hernández (footballer, born 1968)

**Luis Arturo Hernández Carreón** (born 22 December 1968) is a Mexican former professional footballer who played as a striker and is the fourth all-time leading scorer of the Mexico national team with 35 goals being tied with Carlos Hermosillo, and one of the highest goalscorers in World Cups. He is widely known as one of Mexico's most talented strikers.

### Club

|colspan=3|Club performance|colspan=2|League||
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|1990–91|Cruz Azul|Primera División|18|1|
|1991–92|Querétaro|Primera División|28|11|
|1992–93|Monterrey|Primera División|26|6|
|1993–94|32|8|||
|1994–95|Necaxa|Primera División|30|8|
|1995–96|31|10|||
|1996–97|39|14|||
|1997–98|Boca Juniors|Primera División|4|2|
|1997–98|Necaxa|Primera División|12|9|
|1998–99|Tigres UANL|Primera División|33|19|
|1999–2000|31|19|||
|2000|LA Galaxy|Major League Soccer|16|5|
|2001|14|8|||
|2001–02|América|Primera División|14|2|
|2002–03|2|0|||
|2002–03|Veracruz|Primera División|18|5|
|2003–04|Chiapas|Primera División|5|1|
|2004–05|BUAP|Primera División A|9|4|

### International

|colspan=3|Mexico national team||
| --- | --- | --- |
|1995|5|2|
|1996|6|0|
|1997|21|10|
|1998|16|14|
|1999|18|6|
|2000|9|2|
|2001|4|1|
|2002|6|0|

### International goals

|Goal|Date|Venue|Opponent|Score|Result|Competition|
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|1.|November 16, 1995|Estadio Tecnológico, Monterrey, Mexico||**1**–2|1–4|Friendly|
|2.|December 6, 1995|Estadio Héroe de Nacozari, Hermosillo, Mexico||**1**–0|1–2|Friendly|
|3.|January 17, 1997|Jack Murphy Stadium, San Diego, United States||**2**–0|3–1|1997 U.S. Cup|
|4.|April 13, 1997|Estadio Azteca, Mexico City, Mexico||**6**–0|6–0|1998 FIFA World Cup qualification|
|5.|April 20, 1997|Foxboro Stadium, Foxborough, United States||**2**–0|2–2|1998 FIFA World Cup qualification|
|6.|June 13, 1997|Estadio Ramón Tahuichi Aguilera, Santa Cruz, Bolivia||**1**–0|2–1|1997 Copa América|
|7.|**2**–0||||||
|8.|June 16, 1997|Estadio Ramón Tahuichi Aguilera, Santa Cruz, Bolivia||**1**–0|2–3|1997 Copa América|
|9.|**2**–0||||||
|10.|June 19, 1997|Estadio Ramón Tahuichi Aguilera, Santa Cruz, Bolivia||**1**–0|1–1|1997 Copa América|
|11.|June 28, 1997|Estadio Jesús Bermúdez, Oruro, Bolivia||**1**–0|1–0|1997 Copa América|
|12.|December 12, 1997|King Fahd II Stadium, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia||**1**–2|1–3|1997 FIFA Confederations Cup|
|13.|February 8, 1998|Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum, Oakland, United States||**2**–1|4–2|1998 CONCACAF Gold Cup|
|14.|**4**–2||||||
|15.|February 12, 1998|Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, United States||**1**–0|1–0|1998 CONCACAF Gold Cup|
|16.|February 15, 1998|Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, United States||**1**–0|1–0|1998 CONCACAF Gold Cup|
|17.|April 15, 1998|Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, United States||**1**–0|1–0|Friendly|
|18.|May 9, 1998|Stadio Enzo Mazotti, Montecatini, Italy||**2**–0|6–0|Friendly|
|19.|**4**–0||||||
|20.|**6**–0||||||
|21.|June 13, 1998|Stade de Gerland, Lyon, France||**2**–1|3–1|1998 FIFA World Cup|
|22.|**3**–1||||||
|23.|June 25, 1998|Stade Geoffroy-Guichard, Saint-Étienne, France||**2**–2|2–2|1998 FIFA World Cup|
|24.|June 29, 1998|Stade de la Mosson, Montpellier, France||**1**–0|1–2|1998 FIFA World Cup|
|25.|November 17, 1998|Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, United States||**1**–0|2–0|Friendly|
|26.|November 18, 1998|Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, United States||**1**–0|2–2|Friendly|
|27.|February 19, 1999|Hong Kong Stadium, Wan Chai, Hong Kong||**3**–0|3–0|1999 Carlsberg Cup|
|28.|June 9, 1999|Soldier Field, Chicago, United States||**1**–0|2–2|Friendly|
|29.|June 16, 1999|Dongdaemun Stadium, Seoul, South Korea||**1**–0|1–2|1999 Korea Cup|
|30.|June 30, 1999|Estadio Antonio Oddone Sarubbi, Ciudad del Este, Paraguay||**1**–0|1–0|1999 Copa América|
|31.|July 10, 1999|Estadio Defensores del Chaco, Asunción, Paraguay||**1**–2|3–3 (p.s.o)|1999 Copa América|
|32.|**2**–2||||||
|33.|January 9, 2000|McAfee Coliseum, Oakland, United States||**1**–0|2–1|Friendly|
|34.|February 13, 2000|Qualcomm Stadium, San Diego, United States||**2**–0|4–0|2000 CONCACAF Gold Cup|
|35.|January 31, 2001|Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, United States||**2**–0|2–3|Friendly|

## Honours

**Monterrey**
- CONCACAF Cup Winners Cup: 1993

**Necaxa**
- Mexican Primera División: 1994–95, 1995–96
- Copa México: 1994–95
- Campeón de Campeones: 1995
- CONCACAF Cup Winners Cup: 1994

**LA Galaxy**
- Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup: 2001

**América**
- Mexican Primera División: Verano 2002

**Mexico**
- FIFA Confederation Cup: 1999
- CONCACAF Gold Cup: 1996, 1998

**Individual**
- Copa América top scorer: 1997
- CONCACAF Gold Cup Golden Boot: 1998

## Other websites

- International statistics at rsssf
- Official Website - Luis Hernandez

## Infobox (football biography)

- **name**: Luis Hernández
- **image**: Luis Hernández.png
- **caption**: Hernández in 2017
- **fullname**: Luis Arturo Hernández Carreón
- **birth place**: Poza Rica, Veracruz, Mexico
- **height**: 1.75 m
- **position**: Forward (association football)#Striker, Striker
- **years1**: 1990–1991
- **clubs1**: Cruz Azul
- **caps1**: 18
- **goals1**: 1
- **years2**: 1991–1992
- **clubs2**: Querétaro F.C., Querétaro
- **caps2**: 28
- **goals2**: 11
- **years3**: 1992–1994
- **clubs3**: C.F. Monterrey, Monterrey
- **caps3**: 62
- **goals3**: 15
- **years4**: 1994–1998
- **clubs4**: Club Necaxa, Necaxa
- **caps4**: 125
- **goals4**: 37
- **years5**: 1997
- **clubs5**: → Boca Juniors (loan)
- **caps5**: 4
- **goals5**: 2
- **years6**: 1998–2000
- **clubs6**: Tigres UANL
- **caps6**: 64
- **goals6**: 39
- **years7**: 2000–2003
- **clubs7**: LA Galaxy
- **caps7**: 40
- **goals7**: 15
- **years8**: 2001–2003
- **clubs8**: → Club América, América (loan)
- **caps8**: 43
- **goals8**: 9
- **years9**: 2003
- **clubs9**: C.D. Veracruz, Veracruz
- **caps9**: 18
- **goals9**: 5
- **years10**: 2004
- **clubs10**: Chiapas F.C., Chiapas
- **caps10**: 5
- **goals10**: 1
- **years11**: 2004–2005
- **clubs11**: Lobos BUAP, BUAP
- **caps11**: 9
- **goals11**: 4
- **totalcaps**: 362
- **totalgoals**: 132
- **nationalyears1**: 1995–2002
- **nationalteam1**: Mexico national football team, Mexico
- **nationalcaps1**: 85
- **nationalgoals1**: 35