Jennifer Hermoso

Jennifer Hermoso Fuentes (born on 9 May 1990) is a Spanish football player who plays for the CF Pachuca in the Mexican Liga MX Femenil and also represents the Spanish national women's team. She's scored the most goals ever for both Barcelona and Spain. Hermoso started her career in her local team Atlético Madrid's youth squads and spent eight years there before moving on to Rayo Vallecano. She won her first major title while playing for Rayo in 2011. In 2013, she made her first international move to Tyresö FF in Sweden. A few months later, she took part in the UEFA Women's Euro 2013 with Spain and scored her first competitive international goal in a match against England. 

In 2014, Hermoso joined FC Barcelona and switched her playing position from a midfielder to a false 9, a forward position. This change led to her becoming a very successful goal scorer. She won two Pichichi titles as the top scorer in the Spanish league and secured two league titles and two Copa de la Reina trophies. She also represented Spain in the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup, which was Spain's first appearance in the tournament. After leaving Barcelona in 2017, Hermoso played for PSG in France and then returned to Spain in the 2018-19 season to play for her former club Atlético Madrid. She won her third Pichichi title and fourth league title there. She came back to Barcelona in 2019 after playing for Spain in the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup. She's a record holder for Pichichi trophies.

 Club career 

 Atlético Madrid (2004–2010) 
Hermoso started playing for Atlético Madrid's youth teams and then joined the senior team in 2004. She scored a goal in her debut game. In the 2005–06 season, she played 16 matches and scored an impressive 12 goals. One of her goals was really important and helped Atlético Madrid move up to a higher league. After 8 years with the club, she left in 2010.

 Rayo Vallecano (2010–2013) 
In 2010, Hermoso joined Rayo Vallecano. They did well in the Superliga and the UEFA Women's Champions League. Hermoso scored crucial goals in these competitions. She played a big role in helping Rayo Vallecano win the Superliga title. She also did well in the Champions League, even though Rayo got knocked out. Her strong performances and key goals against tough opponents were impressive. Due to money problems, she left Rayo in 2013.

 Tyresö FF (2013) 
In 2013, Hermoso went to Sweden to play for Tyresö FF. It was her first time playing professionally outside Spain. She played in the Champions League for Tyresö, scoring goals. She left Tyresö in December 2013, after scoring 6 goals in the league. Tyresö came second in both the league and the Champions League that season, and Hermoso played a big part in their success.

 FC Barcelona Years (2014–2017) 
After the 2013 Damallsvenskan season, Hermoso got in touch with coach Xavi Llorens and joined FC Barcelona Femení in January 2014. She played until the end of the 2013–14 season, helping Barcelona win their third league title. In June 2014, she played a penalty shootout in the Copa de la Reina final and won her first Copa de la Reina trophy. Hermoso had to wait to play in the Champions League due to past commitments. She made her debut for Barcelona in the 2014–15 season, playing against SK Slavia Prague. She also won her second league title with Barcelona. Hermoso changed her position to a false 9 and became a prolific scorer. She scored her first Champions League goal and played well in the Copa de la Reina final, though Barcelona didn't win. She finished the season as the top scorer in the league. In 2017, Hermoso got her first nomination for the FIFPro Women's World 11. She scored crucial goals in the Champions League and achieved a remarkable 6-goal match in May. She finished as the league's top scorer again, and her performance helped Barcelona win another Copa de la Reina title.

During her time at Barcelona, from 2014 to 2017, Hermoso scored an impressive 77 goals in 90 games.

 Career statistics 

 Club 

+Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueNational CupUWCLOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsRayo Vallecano2010–11Primera División——14—142011–12——76—76Total——810—810Tyreso2013–14Damallsvenskan2061230—248Barcelona2014–15Primera División——30—302015–163024—62—36262016–173035—85—3840Total6059—177—7766PSG2017–18Division 1 Féminine196———196Atlético Madrid2018–19Primera División28243040—3524Barcelona2019–20Primera División192332511028262020–21263120761036372021–2223162295203623Total68707421124010086Career total195165116532940263200

 International 

 Scores and results list Spain's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Hermoso goal.

+List of international goals scored by Jennifer HermosoNo.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition116 January 2013Pinatar Arena, Murcia, Spain2–12–1Friendly212 July 2013Linköping Arena, Linköping, Sweden2–23–2UEFA Women's Euro 2013322 July 2013Guldfågeln Arena, Kalmar, Sweden1–31–3427 October 2013Ciudad Deportiva, Collado Villalba, Spain3–06–02015 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification513 February 2014Estadio Las Gaunas, Logroño, Spain3–012–068–0710 April 2014FFM Training Centre, Skopje, Macedonia5–010–089–0910–0108 May 2014A. Le Coq Arena, Tallinn, Estonia5–05–0118 April 2015Mareo Stadium, Gijón, Spain1–01–0Friendly1226 November 2015Tallaght Stadium, Dublin, Ireland2–03–0UEFA Women's Euro 2017 qualifying1324 January 2016Stadion pod Malim brdom, Petrovac, Budva, Montenegro5–07–01412 April 2016La Ciudad del Fútbol, Las Rozas de Madrid, Spain3–03–01520 September 2016Estadio Butarque, Leganés, Spain5–05–0163 March 2017Estádio Algarve, Algarve, Portugal2–03–02017 Algarve Cup178 April 2017Pinatar Arena, Murcia, Spain3–14–1Friendly184–11923 October 2017Ramat Gan Stadium, Ramat Gan, Israel2–06–02019 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification205–02124 November 2017Voždovac Stadium, Belgrade, Serbia1–02–12210 April 2018BSFZ-Arena, Maria Enzersdorf, Austria1–01–02331 August 2018El Sardinero, Santander, Spain2–15–1244 September 2018Las Gaunas, Logroño, Spain1–03–0253–02627 February 2019Bela Vista Municipal Stadium, Parchal, Portugal1–02–02019 Algarve Cup272–0286 March 2019Albufeira Municipal Stadium, Albufeira, Portugal1–02–0292 June 2019Stade Gerard Houllier, Le Touquet, France1–11–1Friendly308 June 2019Stade Océane, Le Havre, France1–13–12019 FIFA Women's World Cup312–13224 June 2019Stade Auguste-Delaune, Reims, France1–11–2338 October 2019Ďolíček, Prague, Czech Republic5–05–1UEFA Women's Euro 2021 qualifying3419 September 2020Zimbru Stadium, Chișinău, Moldova7–09–03527 November 2020La Ciudad del Fútbol, Las Rozas de Madrid, Spain2–010–0363–03710–03818 February 2021ASK Arena, Baku, Azerbaijan5–013–0396–0408–04110–04213–04330 November 2021La Cartuja, Seville, Spain7–08–02023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification4412 April 2022Hampden Park, Glasgow, Scotland1–02–0452–0466 September 2022La Ciudad del Fútbol, Las Rozas de Madrid, Spain5–05–0476 April 2023Estadi Municipal de Can Misses, Ibiza, Spain1–04–2Friendly482–14926 July 2023Eden Park, Auckland, New Zealand2–05–02023 FIFA Women's World Cup504–0515 August 20235–15–1

 References 

Category:1990 births
Category:Living people
Category:Spanish footballers