nationalcaps birth_date currentclub pcupdate years youthyears caps goals image_size nationalyears image name caption fullname ntupdate birth_place nationalteam height clubnumber nationalgoals youthclubs clubs position article_title
2 74 1 june 1988 bayer leverkusen 13:05 , 22 august 2015 -lrb- utc -rrb- 1997 2015 -- -- 2006 2010 -- 2015 2014 -- 2015 1997 -- 2006 64 103 23 0 26 37 7 0 215 2007 2009 -- javier `` chicharito '' hernandez vs mls all stars.jpg javier hernández hernández playing for manchester united in 2010 javier hernández balcázar 1 july 2015 guadalajara , mexico mexico u20 mexico 1.75 m on 7 1 40 guadalajara guadalajara bayer leverkusen manchester united → real madrid -lrb- loan -rrb- striker javier hernández

javier hernández

javier hernández balcázar -lrb- spanish ; born 1 june 1988 -rrb- is a mexican professional footballer who plays as a forward for german club bayer leverkusen and the mexico national team .
hernández is commonly known by his nickname , chicharito -lrb- mexican spanish : `` little pea '' -rrb- , which he wears on his shirt .
he began his career in 2006 , playing for the mexican club guadalajara , before becoming the first mexican player to join manchester united in july 2010 .
after falling out of favour under managers david moyes and louis van gaal , he spent the 2014 -- 15 season on loan to real madrid .
hernández made his debut for mexico in september 2009 in a match against colombia .
he has represented mexico at the 2010 fifa world cup , the 2011 concacaf gold cup , the 2013 fifa confederations cup , and the 2014 fifa world cup .
he was the gold cup 's top scorer with seven goals and was named the most valuable player of the tournament .
he is the second highest goalscorer of all-time for the mexico national team .
