Pablo Hernandez is a Spanish professional footballer who currently plays both as an attacking midfielder as well as a winger for Castellon and he has also played for the Spanish national team.
He began his senior football career with the Spanish La Liga side Valencia B in 2004. Throughout his career, he has also played for clubs such as Getafe, Swansea City, and Rayo Vallecano. In the Spanish national colors, he only made 4 appearances.
- Full name: Pablo Hernandez Dominguez
- Date of birth: 11 April 1985
- Age: 40 years old
- Zodiac Sign: Aries
- Place of birth: Castellon de la plana, Spain
- Parents: Alfonso Hernández
- Nationality: Spanish
- Marital Status: Married
- Spouse: Mar García Fernández
- Children: Eric Hernandez, Luca Hernandez, and Nia
Pablo Hernandez Biography
He was born Pablo Hernandez Dominguez on the 11th day of April 1985 in Castellon de la Plana, province of Castellon, a Valencian community in Spain. Hernandez grew up and became very zealous and passionate about the game of football that he began playing at the very tender age of 12.
In 1997, he joined a Spanish football club and was in action for 6 seasons. Over the course of his career, he has played for clubs such as Valencia, Swansea city, Al-Arabi, Leeds United and recently Castellon.
Family: Wife and Children
Pablo Hernandez is currently married to his wife Mar Garcia who is a sister to the famous Spanish Pro-golfer Sergio Garcia. The couple started dating in 2011 and they continue seeing each other. To tell just how much two lovers jell, Garcia always makes up a time to visit her boyfriend on his training days.
Details regarding the exact date the wedding was held are not yet available. However, their marriage has been blessed with two lovely boys Eric and Luca, and recent a beautiful baby girl Nia.
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Pablo Hernandez Salary/Net worth
With Hernandez’s magnitude of skill, talent, devotion, dedication, and creativity to the game of football, he has come to be loved by fans.
His ability and style of play saw him feature for several popular clubs around the world and this means money.
Pablo Hernandez current market value is €800 thousand and his highest market value was €16 million in 2010. His current salary at CD Castellon is not available at the moment but it was reported that he was transferred to the club free. Hernandez is a co-owner of the club.
Pablo Hernandez professional Career
Pablo Hernandez began to play professional football when he joined the Spanish club Valencia in 2007as a striker. He made his first appearance for the side in a 1-2 away loss to Osasuna on the last matchday of the 2005/06 season. Halfway through the 2006/07 season, Hernandez was loaned to Segunda division side Cadiz.
He got his first-ever goal for Valencia in a 4-0 thumping of Rosenborg on November 27th, 2008 for the UEFA Cup campaign. He scored his second goal for the club and first in the league in a 1-1 all draw home game against Recreativo in March 2009.
He didn’t stop there, he netted his third in a 3-1 home win against Sevilla in April 2009. And scored against Barcelona in a 2-2 all draw where he was included in the starting line-up. He has established himself as a very fine attacker and a threat to defenders, especially on the wings. He continued to produce fine displays in subsequent seasons.
Hernandez decided to make a move to England by joining the English Premier League side Swansea City in a 3 years club-record contract of £5.55 million on 31st August 2012.
After spending two years, he moved again to Qatar’s Al-Arabi football club in July 2014 for an undisclosed fee which credible sources said might be less than what Swansea paid when the club acquired him.
However, he was loaned again to Al-Nasr Dubai and after a year, he returned to top-level football after signing another loan deal with Rayo Vallecano on August 31st, 2015. Despite his presence, the club still ended the season with relegation.
And on the 2nd of August 2016, he made another move to England again but this time around it was a 6 months loan deal with an option of a permanent contract to the English Championship side Leeds United in January 2016. He eventually signed a one-year deal with the club in May 2017.
Pablo Hernandez has also featured for his home country Spain in the 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup in South Africa. He netted his first international goal for his country in a 5-1 win against Austria on 18th August 2009.
In 2017, he joined the host of football club owners by co-owning a Spanish football club CD Castellon with his former Valencia teammate Angel Dealbert and others.
Hernandez currently plays for Castellon as a winger a d also attacking midfielder.
Height
To his height, Pablo Hernandez has what could easily go for a very good height for a footballer standing at 5 feet 8 inches.
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- Source of Wealth: Football career
- Years Active: 2004- Present (21) Years
- Playing position: Attacking midfielder, winger
- Current Team: Castellón
- Number: 19
- Honors:
- GetafeCopa del Rey runner-up: 2007–08
- Swansea CityFootball League Cup: 2012–13
- Leeds UnitedEFL Championship: 2019–20
- SpainFIFA Confederations Cup third place: 2009
- IndividualLeeds United Player of the Year/Players Player of the Year: 2017–18, 2018–19, 2019–20
Professional Footballers’ Association Championship Player Of The Month: August 2018
PFA Team of the Year: 2018–19 Championship
- Senior club career: 2004–2007 Valencia B, 2004–2005 → Onda (loan), 2006–2007 Valencia, 2007 → Cádiz (loan), 2007–2008 Getafe, 2008–2012 Valencia, 2012–2014 Swansea City, 2014–2017 Al-Arabi, 2015 → Al-Nasr (loan), 2015–2016 → Rayo Vallecano (loan), 2016–2017 → Leeds United (loan) , 2017–2021 Leeds United, 2021– Castellón
- National team career: 2009–2010 Spain
- Sexuality: Straight
- Height: 5 ft 8 in (1.73m)
- Body Weight: 64kg
- Social Media: Twitter, Instagram
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