Cristhian Hernández (born October 30, 1993) is a Mexican

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Career

High school, youth and amateur

Hernández attended Saint Benedict's Preparatory School in

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. In 2011, he led Saint Benedict's Prep to a 24-0 record, a number one ranking and the school's seventh national championship in 2011. He was named to the NJ

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’s All-Prep First Team, ESPN High School All-New Jersey State and a top 10 soccer recruit in the nation. Hernández also spent some time in the U.S. Soccer Development Academy. In 2008–09, he made 24 appearances for the

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U15/U16 squad and scored five goals. In 2010, Hernández joined the Players Development Academy (PDA), a Youth Development Affiliate of the

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, and scored 16 goals in 26 appearances for the club on his way to winning USDA U-18 Academy Player of The Year. Hernández also made one appearance for

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club Central Jersey Spartans in 2011.

Professional

On March 5, 2012, Hernández signed with the

as the club's third homegrown player. He made his debut for the club about a couple weeks later, coming on as a sub in a 2-1 home loss to the

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. After failing to make the 2012 MLS Cup Playoffs, Hernández joined

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side Real Sociedad for a training stint during the MLS off-season. On 15 April 2014, Hernández signed for

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Career statistics

Club

Updated June 23, 2013

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Hernandez, Cristhian 1993 births Living people Mexican expatriate men's footballers Mexican men's footballers Central Jersey Spartans players Philadelphia Union players Penn FC players New York Cosmos B players Las Vegas Lights FC players Men's association football forwards Expatriate men's soccer players in the United States USL League Two players Major League Soccer players USL Championship players Mexican expatriate sportspeople in the United States Philadelphia Fury players Homegrown Players (MLS) 21st-century Mexican sportsmen