Lucas Hernández
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Lucas François Bernard Hernández Pi | ||
Date of birth | 14 February 1996 | ||
Place of birth | Marseille, France | ||
Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
Playing position | Centre back | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Atlético Madrid | ||
Number | 19 | ||
Youth career | |||
Rayo Majadahonda | |||
2007–2014 | Atlético Madrid | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2014–2015 | Atlético Madrid B | 21 | (1) |
2014– | Atlético Madrid | 15 | (0) |
National team‡ | |||
2012 | France U16 | 1 | (0) |
2014 | France U18 | 2 | (0) |
2014–2015 | France U19 | 13 | (0) |
2015– | France U20 | 3 | (0) |
2016– | France U21 | 5 | (0) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 27 November 2016. |
Lucas François Bernard Hernández Pi (born 14 February 1996), known simply as Lucas, is a French professional footballer who plays for Spanish club Atlético Madrid as a central defender.
Club career
Lucas Hernandez was born in Marseille, France, while his father was playing for Olympique de Marseille. Lucas started his career at Rayo Majadahonda, where he was an academy player till 2007, when he joined Atlético Madrid's youth setup, aged 11.[1] On 9 November 2013, while still a junior, he was called up by manager Diego Simeone for a La Liga match against Villarreal CF,[2] but remained unused in the 1–1 away draw on the following day.[3]
Lucas made his senior debut on 26 April 2014, starting for the reserves in a 0–1 away loss against Real Sociedad B for the Segunda División B championship.[4] He appeared in three further matches during the season, as his team narrowly avoided relegation; he also signed a new deal with the club in June, running until 2018.[5]
Lucas made first-team debut on 3 December 2014, playing the full 90 minutes in a 3–0 away success over CE L'Hospitalet for the campaign's Copa del Rey.[6] He made his debut in the main category of Spanish football on the 21st, coming on as a late substitute for Guilherme Siqueira in a 4–1 away win against Athletic Bilbao.[7]
On 10 August 2015, Lucas renewed his contract until 2019 and was definitely promoted to the main squad.[8] His maiden appearance in the UEFA Champions League took place on 15 March 2016, as he replaced injured Diego Godín for extra time of the round-of-16 tie against PSV Eindhoven (0–0 after 120 minutes, 8–7 penalty shootout win);[9] he entered at the same point in the final, a shootout loss to neighbours Real Madrid in the San Siro on 28 May.[10]
International career
Lucas gained his first cap on 6 March 2012, playing the full 90 minutes for the French under-16 team in 1–1 friendly draw against Italy at Coverciano. In 2014, he also appeared with the under-18 and under-19 sides.
Personal life
Lucas' father, Jean-François, was also a footballer and a centre back. He too played for Atlético Madrid.[11]
His younger brother, Theo, was also groomed at the club.[12]
Honours
- Atlético Madrid
- UEFA Champions League: Runner-up 2015–16[10]
References
- ↑ "Lucas Hernández: el 'jefazo' de la cantera" [Lucas Hernández: the 'big boss' of the defence] (in Spanish). Mundo Deportivo. 14 June 2013. Retrieved 6 December 2014.
- ↑ "Lucas Hernández: "Es un sueño poder estar en la convocatoria del primer equipo"" [Lucas Hernández: "It is a dream to be in the first team's list] (in Spanish). Vavel. 9 November 2013. Retrieved 6 December 2014.
- ↑ "El Atlético saca provecho de su manual de supervivencia" [Atlético takes advantage of their survival guide] (in Spanish). Marca. 10 November 2013. Retrieved 6 December 2014.
- ↑ "El Atlético B cayó de penalti en Zubieta" [Atlético B fell from the penalty spot at Zubieta] (in Spanish). Atlético Madrid. 26 April 2014. Retrieved 6 December 2014.
- ↑ "Lucas, primer 'fichaje'" [Lucas, first 'signing'] (in Spanish). Marca. 11 October 2014. Retrieved 6 December 2014.
- ↑ "L'Hospitalet 0–3 Atletico Madrid: Griezmann and Gabi grind out the win". Goal.com. 3 December 2014. Retrieved 6 December 2014.
- ↑ "Griezmann fue Diego Costa" [Griezmann was Diego Costa] (in Spanish). Marca. 21 December 2014. Retrieved 21 December 2014.
- ↑ "Lucas Hernández renueva hasta el 2019" [Lucas Hernández renews until 2019] (in Spanish). Atlético Madrid. 10 August 2015. Retrieved 10 August 2015.
- ↑ "Atlético Madrid overcome PSV in lengthy shoot-out". UEFA.com. 15 March 2016. Retrieved 15 March 2016.
- 1 2 "Spot-on Real Madrid defeat Atlético in final again". UEFA.com. 28 May 2016. Retrieved 30 May 2016.
- ↑ "Lucas, el futuro jefe de la defensa" [Lucas, the future boss of the defence] (in Spanish). ABC. 5 December 2014. Retrieved 6 December 2014.
- ↑ "Theo y Lucas, dos hermanos del Atlético sobre el campo 60 años después" [Theo and Lucas, two brothers from Atlético on the field 60 years later] (in Spanish). Mundo Deportivo. 6 February 2016. Retrieved 21 July 2016.
External links
- Atlético Madrid official profile
- Lucas Hernández profile at BDFutbol
- Lucas Hernández profile at Futbolme (Spanish)
- French Football Federation profile (French)
- Lucas Hernández profile at Soccerway