Aridane Hernández Umpiérrez (born 23 March 1989), commonly known as just Aridane, is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for La Liga club Rayo Vallecano.

Aridane Hernández
Aridane with Osasuna in 2018
Personal information
Full name Aridane Hernández Umpiérrez
Date of birth (1989-03-23) 23 March 1989 (age 35)
Place of birth Tuineje, Spain
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Centre-back
Team information
Current team
Rayo Vallecano
Number 5
Youth career
Gran Tarajal
2003–2006 Valladolid
2006–2007 Real Madrid
2007–2008 Fuerteventura
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2008–2010 Valladolid B 48 (1)
2010–2011 Ceuta 16 (0)
2011–2012 Alavés 14 (2)
2012 Corralejo 9 (0)
2013–2015 Eldense 84 (5)
2015–2016 Granada 0 (0)
2015–2016Cádiz (loan) 27 (0)
2016–2017 Cádiz 37 (2)
2017–2023 Osasuna 141 (4)
2023– Rayo Vallecano 19 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 5 June 2024

Career

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Born in Tuineje, Las Palmas, Canary Islands, Aridane joined Real Madrid's youth setup in 2006, aged 17, after stints at UD Gran Tarajal and Real Valladolid.[1] On 31 August 2007, he joined Liverpool, but appearing with UD Fuerteventura.[2]

In July 2008 Aridane returned to Valladolid, being assigned to the reserves in Tercera División.[3] He was first summoned to a La Liga match on 23 May 2009, but remained on the bench in a 2–1 home loss against Sporting de Gijón.

On 5 August 2010, Aridane moved to AD Ceuta in Segunda División B;[4] after appearing sparingly he moved to fellow league team Deportivo Alavés roughly a year later.[5] In the 2012 summer he signed for CD Corralejo in the fourth tier, but moved to CD Eldense in the same division on 27 December.[6]

On 9 July 2015, after nearly signing for UE Olot,[7] Aridane signed a two-year deal with La Liga side Granada CF,[8] and was loaned to Cádiz CF also in the third tier on 19 July.[9] After contributing with 33 appearances in the latter's promotion campaign, he signed a permanent three-year deal with the club on 18 July 2016.[10]

Aridane made his professional debut on 19 August 2016, starting in a 1–1 away draw against UD Almería.[11] He scored his first professional goal on 23 October, netting the first in a 2–2 home draw against UCAM Murcia CF.

On 17 July 2017, Aridane signed a four-year contract with fellow second tier club CA Osasuna, for a transfer fee of 1.5 million.[12] In his first season with the new club he played 29 matches in Segunda División, among them 26 as a starter.[13] He also scored one goal in the match against Rayo Vallecano in the Campo de Fútbol de Vallecas when Osasuna won 3–0. It took place on 10 September 2017.[14]

On 5 July 2023, Aridane signed a two-year contract with Rayo also in the top tier.[15]

Career statistics

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As of match played 27 January 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Ceuta 2010–11[16] Segunda División B 16 0 2 0 18 0
Alavés 2011–12[16] Segunda División B 14 2 1 0 15 2
Eldense 2012–13[17] Tercera División 19 2 0 19 2
2013–14[17] Tercera División 29 2 0 0 2[a] 0 31 2
2014–15[16] Segunda División B 36 1 2 0 2[b] 0 40 1
Total 84 5 2 0 4 0 90 5
Cádiz (loan) 2015–16[16] Segunda División B 27 0 5 0 6[a] 0 38 0
Cádiz 2016–17[16] Segunda División 37 2 0 0 2[a] 0 39 2
Total 64 2 5 0 8 0 77 2
Osasuna 2017–18[16] Segunda División 29 1 0 0 29 1
2018–19[16] Segunda División 21 0 0 0 21 0
2019–20[16] La Liga 29 3 2 0 31 3
2020–21[16] La Liga 24 0 0 0 24 0
2021–22[16] La Liga 15 0 1 0 16 0
2022–23[16] La Liga 23 0 8 0 31 0
Total 141 4 11 0 0 0 152 4
Rayo Vallecano 2023–24[16] La Liga 12 0 2 0 14 0
Career total 331 11 23 0 12 0 366 11
  1. ^ a b c Appearance(s) in Promotion Playoffs
  2. ^ Appearance(s) in Relegation Playoffs

Honours

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Osasuna

References

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  1. ^ "Aridane Hernández: una incógnita por resolver" [Aridane Hernández: a mystery to solve] (in Spanish). Vavel. 10 July 2015. Retrieved 17 July 2015.
  2. ^ "El juvenil Aridane ficha por el Liverpool" [Juvenil Aridane signs for Liverpool] (in Spanish). Marca. 31 August 2007. Retrieved 17 July 2015.
  3. ^ "Capdevila, Alexis y Cifu no viajan a Mierlo" [Capdevila, Alexis and Cifu do not travel to Mierlo] (in Spanish). Real Valladolid. 29 July 2008. Retrieved 17 July 2015.
  4. ^ "Aridane y Valter, dos sub'23 que buscan protagonismo" [Aridane and Valter, two under-23 who search for prominence] (in Spanish). El Pueblo de Ceuta. 5 August 2010. Retrieved 17 July 2015.[permanent dead link]
  5. ^ "El Alavés contrata al central Aridane Hernández" [Alavés signs stopper Aridane Hernández] (in Spanish). Noticias de Ávala. 3 August 2011. Archived from the original on 16 June 2013. Retrieved 17 July 2015.
  6. ^ "El Eldense ficha el central canario Aridane" [Eldense signs Canarian stopper Aridane] (in Spanish). CD Eldense. 27 December 2012. Archived from the original on 2 February 2013. Retrieved 17 July 2015.
  7. ^ "L'Olot fa oficial el fitxatge del central Aridane Hernández" [Olot turns official the signing of stopper Aridane Hernández] (in Catalan). Radio Olot. 4 June 2015. Retrieved 17 July 2015.
  8. ^ "El Granada CF firma a Aridane Hernández por dos años" [Granada CF signs Aridane Hernández for two years] (in Spanish). Granada CF. 9 July 2015. Archived from the original on 12 July 2015. Retrieved 17 July 2015.
  9. ^ "Aridane se marcha cedido al Cádiz por una temporada" [Aridane goes out on loan at Cádiz for one season] (in Spanish). Granada CF. 19 July 2015. Retrieved 19 July 2016.
  10. ^ "Aridane vuelve al Cádiz para las tres próximas temporadas" [Aridane returns to Cádiz for the three following seasons] (in Spanish). Cádiz CF. 18 July 2016. Retrieved 19 July 2016.
  11. ^ "Azeez estropea el estreno goleador de Ortuño" [Azeez ruins Ortuño's goalscoring debut] (in Spanish). Marca. 19 August 2016. Retrieved 20 August 2016.
  12. ^ "El Club Atlético Osasuna se refuerza con Aridane" [Club Atlético Osasuna bolster with Aridane] (in Spanish). CA Osasuna. 18 July 2017. Archived from the original on 28 July 2017. Retrieved 18 July 2017.
  13. ^ "Aridane Hernández Stats". FBref.com. Retrieved 12 October 2019.
  14. ^ "Rayo Vallecano vs C.A. Osasuna - LaLiga SmartBank". Página web oficial de LaLiga | Liga de Fútbol Profesional. Retrieved 12 October 2019.
  15. ^ "Aridane nuevo jugador del Rayo Vallecano" [Aridane new player of Rayo Vallecano] (in Spanish). Rayo Vallecano. 5 July 2023. Retrieved 5 July 2023.
  16. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l Aridane Hernández at Soccerway
  17. ^ a b Aridane Hernández at LaPreferente.com (in Spanish)
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