Iker Hernández

Iker Hernández
Personal information
Full name Iker Hernández Ezkerro
Date of birth (1994-04-08) 8 April 1994 (age 30)
Place of birth Urnieta, Spain
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in)
Position(s) Striker
Team information
Current team
 Izarra
Number 9
Youth career
2004–2008 Antiguoko
2008–2011 Real Sociedad
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011–2015 Real Sociedad B 107 (25)
2014–2016 Real Sociedad 1 (0)
2015–2016 → Barakaldo (loan) 35 (5)
2016–2017 Bilbao Athletic 15 (0)
2017–2018 Burgos 38 (5)
2018 Den Bosch 4 (0)
2019 Bolívar 0 (0)
2019 → San José (loan) 39 (9)
2020–2021 Royal Pari 25 (6)
2021–2022 Melilla 47 (10)
2022 Santiago Wanderers 10 (1)
2023 Ibiza Islas Pitiusas 17 (1)
2023 Vestri 11 (2)
2024 Calahorra 16 (5)
2024– Izarra 7 (2)
International career
2009–2010 Spain U17 8 (6)
2012 Spain U18 2 (1)
2013 Spain U19 6 (2)
2012 Spain U20 5 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13 October 2024
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Hernández and the second or maternal family name is Ezkerro.

Iker Hernández Ezkerro (born 8 April 1994) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for Izarra as a striker.[1] Besides Spain, he has played in the Netherlands, Bolivia, Chile and Iceland.[2]

Club career

Born in Urnieta, Gipuzkoa, Basque Country, Hernández graduated from Real Sociedad's youth system. On 30 June 2011 he signed his first professional deal, running until 2016.[3]

Hernández made his debut as a senior on 26 November 2011, appearing with the reserves in a 0–3 home loss against SD Ponferradina in the Segunda División B championship.[4] On 10 June of the following year he was definitely promoted to the B-team,[5] and went on to appear regularly for the side in the following campaigns.

On 17 December Hernández made his first team debut, replacing Alfreð Finnbogason in a 2–0 home win against Real Oviedo, for the campaign's Copa del Rey.[6] He made his La Liga debut four days later, again from the bench in a 1–1 away draw against Levante UD.[7]

On 14 August 2015 Hernández was loaned to Barakaldo CF, in a season-long deal.[8] On 1 July of the following year he signed for another reserve team, Bilbao Athletic also in the third division.[9]

On 31 August 2018, after a one-season spell at Burgos CF, Hernández moved abroad for the first time in his career and joined Eerste Divisie side FC Den Bosch.[10]

Hernández signed with Bolivian club Bolívar on 31 January 2018.[11] After only one month in his new club, he was loaned out to San José because he didn't impress the coach at Bolívar.[12] In January 2020, he moved to fellow league club Royal Pari.[13]

On 28 January 2021. Hernández returned to Spain and joined to UD Melilla on Segunda División B.[14]

On 23 June 2022, Hernández joined Santiago Wanderers in the Primera B de Chile, his fourth experience playing for a South American club after Bolívar, San José and Royal Pari in Bolivia.[15]

References

  1. ^ Iker Hernández at Soccerway
  2. ^ Así es la vida de Iker Hernández en Bolivia mundodeportivo.com
  3. ^ "La Real blinda al delantero del futuro" [Real shields their forward of the future] (in Spanish). El Diario Vasco. 30 June 2011. Retrieved 17 December 2014.
  4. ^ "El Sanse cae ante la Ponferradina (0–3)" [Sanse loses against Ponferradina (0–3)] (in Spanish). Real Sociedad. 29 November 2011. Retrieved 17 December 2014.
  5. ^ "Iker Hernández, Alain Oyarzun y Alejandro Sanz suben al Sanse" [Iker Hernández, Alain Oyarzun and Alejandro Sanz are promoted to Sanse] (in Spanish). Errealla. 10 June 2012. Retrieved 17 December 2014.
  6. ^ "¡Por Fin-nbogason!" [By Fin-nbogason!] (in Spanish). Marca. 17 December 2014. Retrieved 17 December 2014.
  7. ^ "Empate con polémica" [Draw with controversy] (in Spanish). Marca. 21 December 2014. Retrieved 21 December 2014.
  8. ^ "Iker Hernández loaned to Barakaldo CF". Real Sociedad. 14 August 2015. Retrieved 20 August 2015.
  9. ^ "Iker Hernández drafted". Athletic Bilbao. 1 July 2016. Retrieved 5 July 2016.
  10. ^ "FC Den Bosch versterkt zich op 'deadline day' met twee spelers" [FC Den Bosch bolster in 'deadline day' with two players] (in Dutch). FC Den Bosch. 31 August 2018. Archived from the original on 11 September 2018. Retrieved 11 September 2018.
  11. ^ Iker Hernández jugará en el Bolívar, mundodeportivo.com, 31 December 2018
  12. ^ San José contrata al español Hernández, la-razon.com, 31 January 2019
  13. ^ Club Royal Pari - ¡Bienvenido al Club, Iker Hernández (Ex ..., facebook.com, 5 January 2020
  14. ^ "Iker Hernández, nuevo delantero de la U.D. Melilla" [Iker Hernández, new U. D. Melilla forward]. UD Melilla (in Spanish). 28 January 2021. Retrieved 12 April 2021.
  15. ^ "Santiago Wanderers sorprende con el fichaje de delantero español Iker Hernández" (in Spanish). ADN Radio Chile. 23 June 2022. Retrieved 25 June 2022.