Luis Hernández (Costa Rican footballer)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Luis Jose Hernández Paniagua | ||
| Date of birth | 7 February 1998 | ||
| Place of birth | Santa Bárbara | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Pérez Zeledón | ||
| Number | 6 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2016 | Deportivo Saprissa | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2016–2021 | Deportivo Saprissa | 130 | (2) |
| 2017 | → Municipal Grecia (loan) | 21 | (3) |
| 2022–2024 | Santos de Guápiles | 93 | (8) |
| 2024– | Pérez Zeledón | 43 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2015 | Costa Rica U17 | 6 | (1) |
| 2016–2017 | Costa Rica U20 | 9 | (0) |
| 2018 | Costa Rica U21 | 3 | (0) |
| 2019–2021 | Costa Rica U23 | 3 | (0) |
| 2018 | Costa Rica | 1 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 7 May 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 25 March 2021 | |||
Luis Jose Hernández Paniagua (born 7 February 1998) is a Costa Rican professional footballer who plays for Pérez Zeledón in the Liga FPD.[1]
Career
When he was captain of the Costa Rica under-17 team Hernández trained with the Manchester United team and was strongly rumoured to be signed by Louis Van Gaal for the English side however the transfer didn’t materialise.[2] He made his professional debut on loan at Municipal Grecia before returning to Deportivo Saprissa with whom he won four league titles before leaving to join Santos de Guapiles in 2021.[3][4] He joined A.D. Municipal Pérez Zeledón in May 2024.[5]
International career
He made his debut for the Costa Rica national football team appearing as a second-half substitute for Bryan Oviedo on 11 September 2018 against Japan at the Panasonic Stadium Suita.[6]
References
- ^ Luis Hernández at Soccerway
- ^ "Manchester United sign Costa Rican wonderkid Luis Hernandez". sportsjoe.ie.
- ^ "Luis Hernández will not continue in Saprissa". saprissa.com.
- ^ "Luis José Hernández becomes the fourth casualty of Saprissa". everardoherrera.
- ^ "Former Deportivo Saprissa player is Pérez Zeledón's surprise signing". lateja.com. 21 May 2024. Retrieved 27 November 2024.
- ^ "Japan vs. Costa Rica - 11 September 2018 - Soccerway". us.soccerway.com.