Théo Hernandez

**Théo Bernard François Hernandez** (born 6 October 1997) is a French footballer. He plays as a left-back for Saudi Professional League club Al Hilal 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. He is the brother of footballer Lucas Hernandez, and son of another footballer, Jean-François Hernandez.

### Atlético Madrid

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

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

### Club

|rowspan="2"|Club|rowspan="2"|Season|colspan="3"|League|colspan="2"|National cup|colspan="2"|Europe|colspan="2"|Other|colspan="2"|Total|
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|Atlético Madrid B|2015–16|Tercera División|9|0|—|—|1|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|0|1|0|23|0||
|Real Sociedad (loan)|2018–19|La Liga|24|1|4|0|—|—|28|1||||
|rowspan="6"|AC Milan|2019–20|Serie A|33|6|3|1|—|—|36|7|||
|2020–21|Serie A|33|7|2|0|10|1|—|45|8||||
|2021–22|Serie A|32|5|4|0|5|0|—|41|5||||
|2022–23|Serie A|32|4|1|0|11|0|1|0|45|4|||
|2023–24|Serie A|29|5|2|0|12|0|—|43|5||||

### International

|National team|Year|Apps|Goals||
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|rowspan="4"|France|2021|4|1|
|2022|9|1|||
|2023|10|0|||
|2024|2|0|||

- _Scores and results list France's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Hernandez goal._

|scope="col"|No.|scope="col"|Date|scope="col"|Venue|scope="col"|Cap|scope="col"|Opponent|scope="col"|Score|scope="col"|Result|scope="col"|Competition|
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|align="center"|1|7 October 2021|Juventus Stadium, Turin, Italy|2||3–2|3–2|2021 UEFA Nations League Finals||||||||
|align="center"|2|14 December 2022|Al Bayt Stadium, Al Khor, Qatar|12||1–0|2–0|2022 FIFA World Cup||||||||

## Honours

**Alavés**
- Copa del Rey runner-up: 2016–17

**Real Madrid**
- Supercopa de España: 2017
- UEFA Champions League: 2017–18
- UEFA Super Cup: 2017
- FIFA Club World Cup: 2017

**AC Milan**
- Serie A: 2021–22

**France**
- UEFA Nations League: 2020–21
- FIFA World Cup runner-up: 2022

**Individual**
- Serie A Team of the Year: 2019–20, 2020–21, 2021–22, 2022–23
- Serie A Goal of the Month: May 2022, May 2023
- Serie A Goal of the Season: 2021–22
- ESM Team of the Season: 2022–23

## Infobox (football biography)

- **name**: Théo Hernandez
- **image**: FC_Salzburg_vs._AC_Mailand_(UEFA_Championsleague_2022-09-06)_Théo_Hernandez.jpg
- **caption**: Hernandez with AC Milan in 2022
- **full name**: Théo Bernard François Hernandez
- **birth place**: Marseille, France
- **height**: 1.84 m
- **position**: Left-back
- **currentclub**: Al Hilal SFC, Al Hilal
- **clubnumber**: 19
- **youthyears1**: 2006–2007
- **youthclubs1**: CF Rayo Majadahonda, Rayo Majadahonda
- **youthyears2**: 2007–2015
- **youthclubs2**: Atlético Madrid
- **years1**: 2015–2017
- **clubs1**: Atlético Madrid B
- **caps1**: 9
- **goals1**: 0
- **years2**: 2016–2017
- **clubs2**: → Deportivo Alavés, Alavés (loan)
- **caps2**: 32
- **goals2**: 1
- **years3**: 2017–2019
- **clubs3**: Real Madrid CF, Real Madrid
- **caps3**: 13
- **goals3**: 0
- **years4**: 2018–2019
- **clubs4**: → Real Sociedad (loan)
- **caps4**: 24
- **goals4**: 1
- **years5**: 2019–2025
- **clubs5**: AC Milan
- **caps5**: 159
- **goals5**: 27
- **nationalyears1**: 2015
- **nationalteam1**: France national under-18 football team, France U18
- **nationalcaps1**: 4
- **nationalgoals1**: 0
- **nationalyears2**: 2015–2016
- **nationalteam2**: France national under-19 football team, France U19
- **nationalcaps2**: 9
- **nationalgoals2**: 0
- **nationalyears3**: 2016
- **nationalteam3**: France national under-20 football team, France U20
- **nationalcaps3**: 3
- **nationalgoals3**: 1
- **nationalyears4**: 2021–
- **nationalteam4**: France national football team, France
- **nationalcaps4**: 25
- **nationalgoals4**: 2
- **club-update**: 22:59, 22 April 2024 (UTC)
- **nationalteam-update**: 26 March 2024
- **clubs6**: Al Hilal SFC, Al Hilal
- **caps6**: 0
- **goals6**: 0
- **years6**: 2025–