Juan Hernández (footballer, born 2007)

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Juan Hernández Torres (born 21 July 2007) is a Spanish footballer who plays as a winger or attacking midfielder for Barcelona Atlètic.

Juan Hernández
Personal information
Full name Juan Hernández Torres
Date of birth (2007-07-21) 21 July 2007 (age 17)
Place of birth Teruel, Spain
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Winger, attacking midfielder
Team information
Current team
Barcelona B
Number 30
Youth career
Las Viñas
Atlético Teruel
Zaragoza
2020– Barcelona
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2024– Barcelona B 5 (0)
International career
2021–2022 Spain U15 9 (3)
2022–2023 Spain U16 9 (1)
2023–2024 Spain U17 18 (2)
2024– Spain U19 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 25 February 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 03:09, 31 October 2024 (UTC)

Early career

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Born in Teruel, Aragon, Hernández started his youth career at local teams such Las Viñas and then Atlético Teruel, before signing for Real Zaragoza, where his grandfather Manuel Torres spent most of his playing career.[1] In 2020, he joined the prestigious La Masia Academy of FC Barcelona.[2]

International career

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In November 2023, Hernández was called up to the Spain U17 team for the 2023 FIFA U-17 World Cup. In the group stage game against Mali, he scored the only goal of the game to qualify his team to the round of 16.[3][4] Later, Spain was eliminated by Germany in the quarter-finals.

Playing style

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Hernández is considered as one of the most talented player in La Masia of his generation.[5] He is a player with good goalscoring abilities. His technical quality and vision also allowed him to play well in several positions at the midfield, at the winger or as a false 9.[1][6]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Juan Hernández, otro talento de La Masia" (in Spanish). Juvenil Division de Honor. 11 May 2023.
  2. ^ "Juan Hernández, nieto de un zaragocista campeón de Europa, rumbo a la Selección" (in Spanish). Aragon Digital. 25 October 2023.
  3. ^ "Juan Hernández leads to Spain and follows showing the big quarry of the Barça" (in Spanish). FC Barcelona Noticas. 13 November 2023.
  4. ^ "Juan Hernández se hace 'gigante' e impone su fútbol ante Mali" (in Spanish). Marca. 13 November 2023.
  5. ^ "Juan Hernández, el talento que necesita el Juvenil A para despegar" (in Spanish). Sport. 1 December 2023.
  6. ^ "Juan Hernández tira la puerta abajo" (in Spanish). Juvenil Division de Honor. 11 April 2024.
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