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 Atletico 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 Tyreso 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 Atletico 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
Atletico Madrid (2004-2010)
Hermoso started playing for Atletico 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 Atletico 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.
Tyreso FF (2013)
In 2013, Hermoso went to Sweden to play for Tyreso FF. It was her first time playing professionally outside Spain. She played in the Champions League for Tyreso, scoring goals. She left Tyreso in December 2013, after scoring 6 goals in the league. Tyreso 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 Femeni 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
International
Scores and results list Spain's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Hermoso goal.
References
1990 births
Living people
Spanish footballers