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| Full name | Abel Mathías Hernández Platero[1][2] | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | (1990-08-08)8 August 1990 (age 35)[3] | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Pando, Uruguay | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[1] | ||||||||||||||||
| Position | Forward | ||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Liverpool Montevideo | ||||||||||||||||
| Number | 10 | ||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
| 2000–2001 | Peñarol | ||||||||||||||||
| 2001–2006 | Central Español | ||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 2006–2008 | Central Español | 30 | (9) | ||||||||||||||
| 2008–2009 | Peñarol | 8 | (3) | ||||||||||||||
| 2009–2014 | Palermo | 111 | (31) | ||||||||||||||
| 2014–2018 | Hull City | 99 | (36) | ||||||||||||||
| 2018–2019 | CSKA Moscow | 14 | (3) | ||||||||||||||
| 2019–2020 | Al Ahli | 17 | (7) | ||||||||||||||
| 2020–2021 | Internacional | 25 | (4) | ||||||||||||||
| 2021–2022 | Fluminense | 28 | (6) | ||||||||||||||
| 2022 | Atlético San Luis | 35 | (11) | ||||||||||||||
| 2023 | Peñarol | 22 | (12) | ||||||||||||||
| 2024 | Rosario Central | 4 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2024– | Liverpool Montevideo | 42 | (27) | ||||||||||||||
| International career | |||||||||||||||||
| 2008–2010 | Uruguay U20 | 11 | (9) | ||||||||||||||
| 2012 | Uruguay Olympic | 3 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| 2010–2017 | Uruguay | 29 | (11) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 20:19, 17 November 2025 (UTC) | |||||||||||||||||
Abel Mathías Hernández Platero (born 8 August 1990) is a Uruguayan professionalfootballer who plays as aforward forUruguayan Primera División clubLiverpool Montevideo.
Hernández began his career withCentral Español andPeñarol, and spent five and a half seasons in Italy withPalermo before joiningHull City for a club record £10 million in September 2014. Four years later, he joinedCSKA Moscow, and upon his release signed forAl Ahli in 2019. After was released by the Qatari club a year later, he moved to Brazil, first joiningInternacional and later onFluminense. Now he joinedCR Vasco da Gama.
A full international since 2010, Hernández has competed at various international tournaments with Uruguay, including their victory at the2011 Copa América.
NicknamedLa Joya,[2] he started his professional career with Uruguayan sideCentral Español, immediately scoring five goals in his first four games. He was subsequently acquired byPeñarol, where he played a handful of games and also gained a spot into the Under-20Uruguayan side.
On 2 February 2009, ItalianSerie A clubPalermo completed the signing of Hernández, where he joined fellow UruguayanEdinson Cavani. He was presented by Palermo only one month later, due to some health concerns regarding acardiac arrhythmia that led to a small surgical intervention.[4][5] He made his first team debut on 15 March, replacingEdinson Cavani in the final minutes of a 5–2 home win toLecce.[6] He then won theTrofeo Giacinto Facchetti with thePrimavera under-19 team in June 2009.[7]
After missing the initial weeks of the2009–10 Serie A due to injury and his participation in the2009 FIFA U-20 World Cup. Hernández played his first game on 29 October 2009. Coming on as a half-time substitute forCristian Melinte, he scored in the 5–3 loss to league leadersInternazionale.[8]
In2012–13, Hernández scored only 1 goal in 14 league matches as Palermo suffered relegation. He equalised as a substitute againstUdinese in the 81st minute of a home match on 8 May, only forMedhi Benatia to score a winner for the visitors two minutes later.[9] Thefollowing campaign, he struck 14 times in 28Serie B games as theSicilians returned to the top flight, netting braces in away victories overPadova andSiena, both of which included a penalty kick.[10][11]
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Hernández signed for English clubHull City on 1 September 2014 for a club record £10 million on a three-year contract, with the club having an option for a fourth year.[12] Two weeks later he made his debut at theKC Stadium, and scored the first goal of a 2–2 draw withWest Ham United.[13] In his next home game againstManchester City on the 27th, he won a penalty after being fouled in the area byEliaquim Mangala, and scored it in an eventual 2–4 defeat.[14] His next goal came when he put his team into the lead during a 2–2 away draw againstArsenal.[15]
Hull were relegated on 24 May 2015 after a goalless draw withManchester United on the final day of the season. During the match, Hérnandez punched United defenderPhil Jones in an off-the-ball incident, not seen by match officials. Two days later, he was charged with violent conduct byThe Football Association[16] and subsequently given a three-match ban.[17]
On 16 January 2016, in a Championship match againstCharlton Athletic, Hernández scored his first club career hat-trick in a game that finished 6–0, taking his league tally to 14 goals for the season.[18] With six goals in four matches, he won January'sFootball League Championship Player of the Month, and his managerSteve Bruce wonthe equivalent.[19] At the club's annual awards, held on 3 May 2016, Hernández was named Player of the Year and Players' Player of the Year.[20]
In January 2017, Hernández missed two penalties in the space of two minutes in aFA Cup fourth round match versesFulham. His first spot kick was saved by Fulham goalkeeperMarcus Bettinelli before Bettinelli brought-down Hernández while he attempted to reach the rebound. Hernández stepped up once more and was again denied by Bettinelli.[21][22]
During the 2017–18 season, Hernández ruptured hisAchilles tendon againstWolverhampton Wanderers, the injury would keep Hernandez out for several months.[23] He returned from injury on 6 March 2018 againstMillwall, scoring in a 2–1 defeat. He finished the season with eight goals in just ten appearances.[24]
Hernández was offered a new contract by Hull at the end of the 2017–18 season.[25] However, on 4 June, Hernández and Hull City announced he would be leaving the club upon his contract expiry after failing to reach an agreement on signing a new contract offer.[26] He then held discussions withLeeds United over a potential move.[27]
On 1 August 2018,Russian Premier League clubCSKA Moscow announced the signing of Hernández on a three-year contract.[28] He scored his first goal in Russia on 11 August 2018 in his second match in the league, converting the penalty kick to secure an away 1–1 draw againstYenisey Krasnoyarsk. In his next match, on 18 August, he scored again and provided an assist in a 3–0 victory overArsenal Tula. He played as a 2nd half substitute in CSKA's shock 3–0 win againstReal Madrid at theSantiago Bernabeu in theChampions League.[29] The defeat wasReal Madrid's heaviest defeat in Europe at home in their history.[30]
After making only 15 appearances due to injuries, he was released from his contract by mutual consent on 27 May 2019.[31]
Hernández was linked withNottingham Forest after his release from the Russian capital, but instead signed forAl Ahli SC of theQatar Stars League, believing that the move would help him back into the national team.[32]
On 28 August 2020, Hernández joinedCampeonato Brasileiro clubInternacional on a free transfer, signing a one-year contract.[33]
On 27 July 2010, Hernández was called up for his debut withUruguay, a friendly againstAngola inLisbon. The game, which was played on 11 August, ended in a 2–0 win for Uruguay, with Hernández being fouled for the penalty, which was scored byEdinson Cavani. Hernández then scored the second goal for theCeleste during injury time.[34] He was part of the Uruguayan team which won the2011 Copa América in Argentina, making substitute appearances in their opening match and their semi-final victory, both againstPeru. He was chosen byÓscar Tabárez for theLondon 2012 OlympicUruguay squad, making a half-time substitute appearance in the 0–2 defeat toSenegal atWembley Stadium, in an eventualgroup stage exit.
The following year, Hernández was selected for Uruguay's squad at the2013 FIFA Confederations Cup. In his only appearance, the final group stage match againstTahiti, Hernández scored a first-half hat-trick and went on to becomethe fourth player in Confederations Cup history to score four goals in one match after converting a second-half penalty goal in Uruguay's 8–0 victory.[35] He was namedman of the match for this performance.[36] Hernández was also included in the Uruguayan squad for the2014 FIFA World Cup, making substitute appearances in their opener againstCosta Rica and round of 16 match againstColombia, both defeats. At the2015 Copa América, he made one start and two substitute appearances as Uruguay reached the quarter-finals.
Hernández who was a regular in his national team squads, had just recovered from injury towards the end of the 2017–18 season, missed out on a2018 World Cup squad place on 16 May 2018, withEdinson Cavani,Luis Suárez,Cristhian Stuani andMaxi Gómez favoured ahead of him.[37]
| Club | Season | League | National cup | League cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Central Español | 2006–07 | Uruguayan Primera División | 6 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 6 | 0 | ||||
| 2007–08 | Uruguayan Primera División | 24 | 9 | — | — | — | — | 24 | 9 | |||||
| Total | 30 | 9 | — | — | — | — | 30 | 9 | ||||||
| Peñarol | 2008–09 | Uruguayan Primera División | 8 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 8 | 3 | ||||
| Palermo | 2008–09 | Serie A | 6 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 6 | 0 | ||||
| 2009–10 | Serie A | 21 | 7 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 22 | 7 | ||||
| 2010–11 | Serie A | 22 | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | 4[a] | 4 | — | 29 | 8 | |||
| 2011–12 | Serie A | 20 | 6 | — | — | — | — | 20 | 6 | |||||
| 2012–13 | Serie A | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 15 | 1 | ||||
| 2013–14 | Serie B | 28 | 14 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 30 | 14 | ||||
| Total | 111 | 31 | 7 | 1 | — | 4 | 4 | — | 122 | 36 | ||||
| Hull City | 2014–15 | Premier League | 25 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 26 | 4 | ||
| 2015–16 | Championship | 39 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | — | 3[b] | 1 | 45 | 22 | ||
| 2016–17 | Premier League | 24 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 29 | 5 | |||
| 2017–18 | Championship | 10 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 10 | 8 | |||
| Total | 98 | 36 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 1 | — | 3 | 1 | 110 | 39 | |||
| CSKA Moscow | 2018–19 | Russian Premier League | 14 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | 1[c] | 0 | — | 15 | 3 | ||
| Al Ahli | 2019–20 | Qatar Stars League | 17 | 7 | — | — | — | 5[d] | 6 | 22 | 13 | |||
| Internacional | 2020 | Série A | 23 | 3 | 3 | 0 | — | 3[e] | 2 | 2[f] | 1 | 31 | 6 | |
| Fluminense | 2021 | Série A | 23 | 3 | 5 | 2 | — | 7[e] | 1 | 5[g] | 3 | 40 | 9 | |
| Atlético San Luis | 2021–22 | Liga MX | 18 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 18 | 3 | ||||
| 2022–23 | Liga MX | 17 | 8 | — | — | — | — | 17 | 8 | |||||
| Total | 35 | 11 | — | — | — | — | 35 | 11 | ||||||
| Peñarol | 2023 | Uruguayan Primera División | 22 | 12 | 0 | 0 | — | 4[h] | 0 | — | 26 | 12 | ||
| Rosario Central | 2024 | Argentine Primera División | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 5 | 0 | ||
| Liverpool | 2024 | Uruguayan Primera División | 5 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 5 | 2 | ||||
| 2025 | Uruguayan Primera División | 37 | 25 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 39 | 26 | ||||
| Total | 42 | 27 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 44 | 28 | |||||
| Career total | 427 | 145 | 21 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 19 | 7 | 15 | 11 | 488 | 169 | ||
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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| Uruguay | 2010 | 1 | 1 |
| 2011 | 7 | 2 | |
| 2013 | 3 | 4 | |
| 2014 | 7 | 1 | |
| 2015 | 7 | 2 | |
| 2016 | 3 | 1 | |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 29 | 11 | |
| No. | Date | Venue | Cap | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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| 1 | 11 August 2010 | Estádio do Restelo,Lisbon, Portugal | 1 |  Angola | 2–0 | 2–0 | Friendly |
| 2 | 29 March 2011 | Aviva Stadium,Dublin, Ireland | 3 |  Republic of Ireland | 3–1 | 3–2 | Friendly |
| 3 | 2 September 2011 | Metalist Oblast Sports Complex,Kharkiv, Ukraine | 8 |  Ukraine | 3–2 | 3–2 | Friendly |
| 4 | 23 June 2013 | Itaipava Arena Pernambuco,Recife, Brazil | 10 |  Tahiti | 1–0 | 8–0 | 2013 FIFA Confederations Cup |
| 5 | 2–0 | ||||||
| 6 | 4–0 | ||||||
| 7 | 6–0 | ||||||
| 8 | 5 September 2014 | Sapporo Dome,Sapporo, Japan | 15 |  Japan | 2–0 | 2–0 | Friendly |
| 9 | 6 June 2015 | Estadio Centenario,Montevideo, Uruguay | 19 |  Guatemala | 5–0 | 5–1 | Friendly |
| 10 | 13 October 2015 | Estadio Centenario, Montevideo, Uruguay | 24 |  Colombia | 3–0 | 3–0 | 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 11 | 13 June 2016 | Levi's Stadium,Santa Clara, United States | 27 |  Jamaica | 1–0 | 3–0 | Copa América Centenario |
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