Juan Hernández Torres (born 21 July 2007) is a Spanish footballer who plays as a winger or attacking midfielder for Barcelona Atlètic.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Juan Hernández Torres | ||
| Date of birth | 21 July 2007 | ||
| 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 | |||
| –2020 | Real Zaragoza | ||
| 2020– | Barcelona | ||
| International career‡ | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2021–2022 | Spain U15 | 9 | (3) |
| 2022–2023 | Spain U16 | 9 | (1) |
| 2023–2024 | Spain U17 | 18 | (2) |
| 2024– | Spain U19 | 3 | (0) |
| ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 03:09, 16 October 2024 (UTC) | |||
Early career
editBorn in Teruel, 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
editIn 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
editHernández 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
edit- ^ a b "Juan Hernández, otro talento de La Masia" (in Spanish). Juvenil Division de Honor. 11 May 2023.
- ^ "Juan Hernández, nieto de un zaragocista campeón de Europa, rumbo a la Selección" (in Spanish). Aragon Digital. 25 October 2023.
- ^ "Juan Hernández leads to Spain and follows showing the big quarry of the Barça" (in Spanish). FC Barcelona Noticas. 13 November 2023.
- ^ "Juan Hernández se hace 'gigante' e impone su fútbol ante Mali" (in Spanish). Marca. 13 November 2023.
- ^ "Juan Hernández, el talento que necesita el Juvenil A para despegar" (in Spanish). Sport. 1 December 2023.
- ^ "Juan Hernández tira la puerta abajo" (in Spanish). Juvenil Division de Honor. 11 April 2024.
External links
edit- Juan Hernández at Soccerway