Anthony Hernandez (footballer)

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Anthony Hernandez
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Personal information
Full name Anthony Alland Hernandez [1]
Date of birth (1995-02-03) 3 February 1995 (age 29) [2]
Place of birth Gibraltar [1]
Height1.82 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in)
Position(s) Forward, Winger, Attacking Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 FCB Magpies
Number 44
Youth career
Cádiz
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2013–2014 Cádiz B 10 (2)
2014–2016 Manchester 62 11 (4)
2016–2017 Gibraltar United 24 (4)
2017–2021 Lincoln Red Imps 50 (16)
2021–2023 Europa 32 (10)
2023– FCB Magpies 21 (4)
International career‡
2011 Gibraltar unofficial 1 (1)
2013 Gibraltar U19 4 (1)
2015 Gibraltar development squad 3 (0)
2014– Gibraltar 28 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19 October 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 12 June 2022

Anthony Alland Hernandez (born 3 February 1995) is a Gibraltarian footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for FCB Magpies. He is also a member of the Gibraltar national team. His younger brother, Andrew "Pishu" Hernandez, has also played for the national team.

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International career

Hernandez made his international debut for Gibraltar in a unofficial match against the Faroe Islands on 11 March 2011, two years before their first official international match, entering as a substitute and scoring in a 3–0 win, [3] and in doing so at the age of 16 years and 36 days, he became the third youngest goalscorer in the history of European international football, official or otherwise, only behind Samuel Johnston (15 years and 160 days) and József Horváth (16 years and 12 days). [4]

Hernandez was first called up to the official Gibraltar senior team in February 2014 for friendlies against Faroe Islands and Estonia on 1 and 5 March 2014. [5] He made his international début for Gibraltar on 1 March 2014 in a 4–1 home loss against the Faroe Islands as a 71-minute substitute.[ citation needed ] He was called up to the Gibraltar development squad for the 2015 Island Games in June 2015. He scored his first senior international goal on June 9, 2017 against Cyprus.

International goals

Score and result list Gibraltar's goal tally first.

#DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1
9 June 2017 Estádio Algarve, Faro, PortugalFlag of Cyprus.svg  Cyprus 1–11–2 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification
Last updated 9 June 2017

Personal life

Hernandez's younger brother Andrew is also a footballer, playing with the Gibraltar national team. [6]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Gibraltar - Anthony Hernandez - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 11 October 2020.
  2. ↑ UEFA.com. "Anthony Hernandez - Gibraltar - UEFA Nations League". UEFA.com. Retrieved 11 October 2020.
  3. ↑ "Gibraltar vs. Faroe Islands". www.national-football-teams.com. Retrieved 4 February 2024.
  4. ↑ "Oldest and youngest players and goal-scorers in international football - Youngest Men Goal-scorers". RSSSF. 27 August 2020. Retrieved 4 February 2024.
  5. ↑ "GFA reveals squads for upcoming friendlies". GBC. Archived from the original on 22 February 2014. Retrieved 4 March 2014.
  6. ↑ "Gibraltar frustrate Irish once again, this time on grass". chronicle.gi. 10 June 2019. Retrieved 29 October 2022.


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