Javier Hernández

**Javier Hernández Balcázar ** (born June 1, 1988 in Guadalajara, Mexico), also known as **Chicharito**, is a Mexican footballer. He plays for Liga MX club Guadalajara. He also plays Esports for Complexity Gaming's Call of Duty team.

## Biography

Hernández was born in 1988 in Guadalajara, Mexico. His father Javier Hernández Gutiérrez is a retired footballer.

### Club

|rowspan=2|Club|rowspan=2|Season|colspan=3|League|colspan=2|National cup|colspan=2|League cup|colspan=2|Continental|colspan=2|Other|colspan=2|Total|
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|rowspan=5|Guadalajara|2006–07|Primera División de México|8|1|—|—|1|0|—|9|1||||
|2007–08|Primera División de México|6|0|—|—|4|0|—|10|0||||||
|2008–09|Primera División de México|22|4|3|0|—|7|3|—|32|7|||||
|2009–10|Primera División de México|28|21|—|—|—|—|28|21|||||||
|rowspan=7|Manchester United|2010–11|Premier League|27|13|5|1|3|1|9|4|1|1|45|20|
|2011–12|Premier League|28|10|1|0|—|7|2|—|36|12|||||
|2012–13|Premier League|22|10|6|4|2|1|6|3|—|36|18||||
|2013–14|Premier League|24|4|1|1|5|4|5|0|—|35|9||||
|2014–15|Premier League|1|0|—|1|0|—|—|2|0||||||
|2015–16|Premier League|1|0|—|—|2|0|—|3|0||||||
|Real Madrid (loan)|2014–15|La Liga|23|7|2|1|—|8|1|—|33|9||||
|rowspan=3|Bayer Leverkusen|2015–16|Bundesliga|28|17|3|4|—|9|5|—|40|26|||
|2016–17|Bundesliga|26|11|2|1|—|8|1|—|36|13|||||
|rowspan=4|West Ham United|2017–18|Premier League|28|8|2|0|3|0|—|—|33|8|||
|2018–19|Premier League|25|7|1|0|2|1|—|—|28|8|||||
|2019–20|Premier League|2|1|—|—|—|—|2|1|||||||
|Sevilla|2019–20|La Liga|9|1|2|0|—|4|2|—|15|3||||
|rowspan=5|LA Galaxy|2020|Major League Soccer|12|2|—|—|—|—|12|2|||||
|2021|Major League Soccer|21|17|—|—|—|—|21|17|||||||
|2022|Major League Soccer|32|18|3|1|2|0|—|—|37|19|||||
|2023|Major League Soccer|9|1|3|0|—|—|—|12|1||||||

### International

|National team|Year|Apps|Goals||
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|rowspan=11|Mexico|2009|1|0|
|2010|19|11|||
|2011|13|12|||
|2012|10|5|||
|2013|14|7|||
|2014|13|3|||
|2015|8|4|||
|2016|10|3|||
|2017|11|4|||
|2018|7|1|||
|2019|3|2|||

## Honours

**Guadalajara**
- Mexican Primera División: Apertura 2006

**Manchester United**
- Premier League: 2010–11, 2012–13
- FA Community Shield: 2010
- UEFA Champions League runner-up: 2010–11

**Real Madrid**
- FIFA Club World Cup: 2014

**Sevilla**
- UEFA Europa League: 2019–20

**Mexico**
- CONCACAF Gold Cup: 2011
- CONCACAF Cup: 2015

**Individual**
- Mexican Primera División Forward of the Season: Bicentenario 2010
- Mexican Primera División Golden Boot (Shared): Bicentenario 2010
- Sir Matt Busby Player of the Year: 2010–11
- Bundesliga Idol: 2015
- Bundesliga Team of the Season: 2015–16
- MLS Player of the Month: April/May 2021
- CONCACAF Men's Player of the Year: 2015
- CONCACAF Best XI: 2015
- CONCACAF Gold Cup Golden Boot: 2011
- CONCACAF Gold Cup MVP: 2011
- IFFHS World Goalgetter: 2011
- IFFHS Most Popular Player of the CONCACAF: 2011
- IFFHS CONCACAF Men's Team of the Decade: 2011–2020

## Infobox (video game player)

- **embed**: yes
- **id**: CH14
- **name**: Javier Hernández Balcázar
- **nationality**: Mexican
- **games**: _Call of Duty_ series
- **years1**: 2022
- **team1**: Complexity Gaming


## Infobox (football biography)

- **name**: Javier Hernández
- **image**: Hertha BSC vs. West Ham United 20190731 (139).jpg
- **caption**: Hernández playing for West Ham United F.C., West Ham United in 2019
- **full name**: Javier Hernández Balcázar
- **birth place**: Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico
- **height**: 1.75 m
- **position**: Striker (association football), Striker
- **currentclub**: C.D. Guadalajara, Guadalajara
- **clubnumber**: 14
- **youthyears1**: 1997–2005
- **youthclubs1**: C.D. Guadalajara, Guadalajara
- **youthyears2**: 2005–2006
- **youthclubs2**: Coras FC, Chivas Coras Tepic
- **youthyears3**: 2006–2009
- **youthclubs3**: C.D. Tapatío, Tapatío
- **years1**: 2006–2010
- **clubs1**: C.D. Guadalajara, Guadalajara
- **caps1**: 64
- **goals1**: 26
- **years2**: 2010–2015
- **clubs2**: Manchester United F.C., Manchester United
- **caps2**: 103
- **goals2**: 37
- **years3**: 2014–2015
- **clubs3**: → Real Madrid CF, Real Madrid (loan)
- **caps3**: 23
- **goals3**: 7
- **years4**: 2015–2017
- **clubs4**: Bayer 04 Leverkusen, Bayer Leverkusen
- **caps4**: 54
- **goals4**: 28
- **years5**: 2017–2019
- **clubs5**: West Ham United F.C., West Ham United
- **caps5**: 55
- **goals5**: 16
- **years6**: 2019–2020
- **clubs6**: Sevilla FC, Sevilla
- **caps6**: 9
- **goals6**: 1
- **years7**: 2020–2023
- **clubs7**: LA Galaxy
- **caps7**: 74
- **goals7**: 38
- **years8**: 2024–
- **clubs8**: C.D. Guadalajara, Guadalajara
- **caps8**: 28
- **goals8**: 2
- **nationalyears1**: 2007
- **nationalteam1**: Mexico national under-20 football team, Mexico U20
- **nationalcaps1**: 2
- **nationalgoals1**: 1
- **nationalyears2**: 2009–2019
- **nationalteam2**: Mexico national football team, Mexico
- **nationalcaps2**: 109
- **nationalgoals2**: List of international goals scored by Javier Hernández, 52
- **club-update**: 15 April 2025
- **nationalteam-update**: 7 November 2019