Eddie Gabriel Hernández Padilla (; born 27 February 1991) is a Honduran professional

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who plays as a

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for Liga Nacional club

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and the Honduras national team.

Club career

A tall striker, Hernández started his career at Platense and joined Swedish

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side

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on loan for the 2012 season, but in June 2012 ''El Cañonero del Aguán'' joined Motagua for the 2012 Apertura season. On 9 March 2018,

Irtysh Pavlodar FC Irtysh () is a Kazakh professional football club based at the Central Stadium in Pavlodar. Irtysh won the Kazakhstan Premier league in 1993 (as ''Ansat''), 1997, 1999, 2002 and 2003. The club was also founding members of the top league an ...

announced the signing of Hernández. On 13 June 2018, Irtysh Pavlodar announced that Hernández had left the club by mutual consent. On 13 September 2023, it was announced by the Indian

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club Mohammedan Sporting that they have signed Hernández on a season-long deal.

International career

Hernández made his debut for

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in a May 2011

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against

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. He represented his country at the

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and was a non-playing squad member at the

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Career statistics

Club

International

:''Scores and results list Honduras' goal tally first.''

Honours

Mohammedan *

: 2023–24

References

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Hernandez, Eddie 1991 births Living people Footballers from Colón Department (Honduras) Men's association football forwards Honduran men's footballers 21st-century Honduran sportsmen Honduras men's international footballers Honduran expatriate men's footballers Olympic footballers for Honduras Footballers at the 2012 Summer Olympics 2011 CONCACAF Gold Cup players 2015 CONCACAF Gold Cup players Platense F.C. players F.C. Motagua players BK Häcken players Qingdao Hainiu F.C. players Zob Ahan Esfahan F.C. players Correcaminos UAT footballers Deportes Tolima footballers FC Irtysh Pavlodar players C.D.S. Vida players Al-Tai FC players China League One players Liga Nacional de Fútbol Profesional de Honduras players Ascenso MX players Categoría Primera A players Kazakhstan Premier League players Persian Gulf Pro League players Saudi First Division League players Expatriate men's footballers in Sweden Expatriate men's footballers in China Honduran expatriate sportspeople in China Expatriate men's footballers in Colombia Honduran expatriate sportspeople in Colombia Expatriate men's footballers in Iran Honduran expatriate sportspeople in Iran Expatriate men's footballers in Kazakhstan Expatriate men's footballers in Saudi Arabia Honduran expatriate sportspeople in Saudi Arabia Expatriate men's footballers in India C.D. Olimpia players Mohammedan SC (Kolkata) players I-League players