Chicharito

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Chicharito
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Chicharito (2019)
Personnel
Surname Javier Hernández Balcázar
birthday June 1, 1988
place of birth Guadalajara ,  Mexico
size 175 cm
position Storm
Juniors
Years station
1997-2006 Deportivo Guadalajara
Men's
Years station Games (goals) 1
2005-2006 Chivas Coras
2006-2010 Deportivo Guadalajara 64 (26)
2010-2015 Manchester United 103 (37)
2014-2015 →  Real Madrid  (loan) 23 0(7)
2015-2017 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 54 (28)
2017-2019 West Ham United 55 (16)
2019-2020 Sevilla FC 9 0(1)
2020– LA Galaxy 2 0(0)
National team
Years selection Games (goals) 2
2007-2009 Mexico U20 5 0(1)
2009– Mexico 109 (52)
1 Only league games are given.
As of March 8, 2020

2 As of September 7, 2019

Chicharito [ tʃitʃaˈɾito ] (born June 1, 1988 in Guadalajara ), real name Javier Hernández Balcázar and also known as Javier Hernández , is a Mexican football player who is used as a striker . He has been under contract with LA Galaxy in Major League Soccer since January 2020 and plays for the Mexican national team , of which he is the record scorer.

family

Javier Hernández got his nickname Chicharito ([ tʃitʃaɾito ]; German  small pea or Erb ) with reference to the former nickname of his father Javier (* 1961), the chícharo (pea) was called and cadres of the Mexican national team was one that the 1986 World Cup denied in his own country; his father was also a striker. The same goes for his maternal grandfather, Tomás Balcázar , who played in the 1954 World Cup and scored a goal in the game against France.

Club career

Beginnings in Mexico

Chicharito emerged from the youth department of Chivas Guadalajara , to which he had belonged since he was nine years old. His first season as a professional (2005/06) Chicharito played for the reserve team Chivas Coras playing in the second division . He made his first division debut on September 9, 2006 against Necaxa when he was substituted on five minutes from time. It was a made-to-measure debut, as he crowned his short stint with a goal to make it 4-0. Overall, Chicharito scored a total of 26 league goals between 2006 and 2010 in 63 or 64 games, depending on the source; While some sources say that Chicharito came on for Sergio Amaury Ponce in the 67th minute of the game against UANL Tigres (0-1) on March 22, 2009 , other sources say that team-mate and goalkeeper Víctor Hugo was used instead Hernández in the statistics.

Manchester United

Chicharito in the Manchester United shirt, 2010

For the 2010/11 season Chicharito moved to the Premier League for Manchester United . In the first year he won the English championship with the Red Devils and also reached the final of the Champions League , which they lost 3-1 to FC Barcelona . The fact that Manchester were able to reach the final at all was largely thanks to Chicharitos: In the round of 16, after a goalless first leg in the second leg, he scored both goals for the Red Devils ' 2-1 home win over Olympique Marseille . Across all competitions, he scored a total of 20 goals for his new employer in the 2010/11 season and, with 13 goals in the Premier League, played a decisive role in his team's championship title. Also in the 2011/12 season Chicharito was mostly in the starting line-up and scored ten goals in 28 Premier League games. He contributed the same number of hits to his second championship in the 2012/13 season , but mostly as a joker. The 2013/14 season went for Chicharito - as for the entire team in the first year after Alex Ferguson - worse. Under the new coach David Moyes , he made only 24 league appearances (six of them in the starting line-up) and scored four goals. For the 2014/15 season , the Dutchman Louis van Gaal took over the team from Manchester United. Under him he only came to a starting eleven on the first day of the game.

real Madrid

On September 1, 2014 Chicharito moved to the Spanish Primera División at Real Madrid on loan with an option to buy until the end of the 2014/15 season . There he was the "back-up player" for Karim Benzema in the storm center . In 23 league appearances, he usually scored seven goals as a joker. In the Champions League, Chicharito hit a goal that secured his team a place in the semi-finals against city rivals Atlético Madrid shortly before the end of the game.

Bayer 04 Leverkusen

After a season in Madrid, Chicharito was no longer signed. Instead, he initially returned to Manchester, but as in the previous year under Louis van Gaal only came on for a substitution against Newcastle United on Matchday 3. On August 31, 2015, the last day of the summer transfer period, Chicharito moved to the Bundesliga for Bayer 04 Leverkusen . He signed a contract with the Werkself until June 30, 2018. Chicharito made his competitive debut for Leverkusen on September 12, 2015 in the Bundesliga in the 0-1 home defeat against SV Darmstadt 98 , when he played for Hakan in the 58th minute Çalhanoğlu was substituted on. He scored his first competitive goal for Leverkusen on September 16, 2015 in the Champions League match against BATE Baryssau , when he scored the third goal for Leverkusen in a 4-1 home win. Chicharito scored his first Bundesliga goal on September 23, 2015 (6th matchday) in the 1-0 home win of Leverkusen against 1. FSV Mainz 05 .

West Ham United

On July 20, 2017, Bayer 04 Leverkusen and English first division side West Ham United announced that Chicharitos would move to London . Chicharito has signed a contract that is subject to completion of a medical examination. He successfully completed this examination four days later. According to West Ham United, the club have the equivalent of about 17.9 million euros paid to Chicharito under the contract with Bayer 04 Leverkusen buy out.

Sevilla FC

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LA Galaxy

On January 21, 2020, Chicharito moved to Major League Soccer for LA Galaxy . He signed the franchise from Carson , California a contract as a Designated Player .

National team career

Chicharito at the 2018 World Cup
Chicharito at the 2018 World Cup

His first international match completed Chicharito in a friendly against Colombia (1: 2) on September 30, 2009. His first two international goals he scored in a friendly against Bolivia (5: 0) on February 24, 2010. On June 17, 2010 he achieved international fame when he scored the opening goal for Mexico in a surprising 2-0 win in the preliminary round match against the then reigning World Cup finalist France . The win was also synonymous with the first international win against France.

In the games for the CONCACAF Gold Cup 2011 , Chicharito played all games for the Mexican national team and scored a total of seven goals, making him the second most successful goalscorer in a single competition in history after his compatriot Luis Roberto Alves , who scored eleven in 1993 of the Gold Cup is. In addition, Chicharito was voted the best player of the 2011 tournament.

On March 25, 2017, Chicharito scored his 46th goal in the game against Costa Rica in his 89th A international match and drew level with the previous sole record goalscorer, Jared Borgetti , who needed the same number of internationals for this brand. On May 27, 2017, he scored his 47th goal in the 91st international match in Mexico's 2-1 defeat against Croatia in Los Angeles with the goal of the final score, making him the sole record scorer of the Mexican national team. On March 28, 2018, he played his 100th international match in the friendly against Croatia . He was also nominated for the 2018 World Cup and scored his 50th international goal on June 23, 2018 by scoring a 2-0 goal in the 2-1 win in the World Cup group game against South Korea .

successes

society

National team

Awards

Season statistics

society league season league Nat. Cup League Cup Int. Cup Other total
Games Gates Games Gates Games Gates Games Gates Games Gates Games Gates
Deportivo Guadalajara League MX 2006/07 8th 1 - - - - 1 0 - - 9 1
2007/08 6th 0 - - - - 4th 0 1 0 11 0
2008/09 22nd 4th 3 0 - - 7th 3 - - 32 7th
2009/10 28 21st - - - - - - - - 28 21st
total 64 26th 3 0 - - 12 3 1 0 80 29
Manchester United Premier League 2010/11 27 13 5 1 3 1 9 4th 1 1 45 20th
2011/12 28 10 1 0 - - 7th 2 - - 36 12
2012/13 22nd 10 6th 4th 2 1 6th 3 - - 36 18th
2013/14 24 4th 1 1 5 4th 5 0 - - 35 9
2014/15 1 0 - - 1 0 - - - - 2 0
2015/16 1 0 - - - - 2 0 - - 3 0
total 103 37 13 6th 11 6th 29 9 1 1 157 59
real Madrid Primera División 2014/15 23 7th 2 1 - - 8th 1 - - 33 9
total 23 7th 2 1 - - 8th 1 - - 33 9
Bayer 04 Leverkusen Bundesliga 2015/16 28 17th 3 4th - - 9 5 - - 40 26th
2016/17 26th 11 2 1 - - 8th 1 - - 36 13
total 54 28 5 5 - - 17th 6th - - 76 39
Career total 244 98 23 12 11 6th 66 19th 2 1 346 136

As of May 20, 2017

Web links

Commons : Chicharito  - collection of images

literature

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Frank Worrall: Chicharito. P. 6 f.
  2. ^ Frank Worrall: Chicharito. P. 10 f.
  3. ^ Profile at Mediotiempo
  4. ^ Soccerway Report
  5. ^ Report at Weltfussball
  6. ↑ Reds agree Hernandez deal on manutd.com, accessed April 8, 2010.
  7. ↑ Report on the game Manchester United vs Olympique Marseille 2-1 on the official Manchester United website.
  8. ↑ Player statistics at the MUFC
  9. ^ Frank Worrall: Chicharito. P. 176.
  10. ↑ see the official confirmation on the Real Madrid website.
  11. ↑ Chicharito ennobles Ronaldo's arrival , April 22, 2015, accessed on March 4, 2016.
  12. ↑ Bayer 04 sign striker Javier “Chicharito” Hernandez ( memento of the original from September 23, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. at bayer04.de, accessed on August 31, 2015.  @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.bayer04.de
  13. ↑ Match report Bayer 04 Leverkusen against SV Darmstadt 98 from September 12, 2015 ; kicker.de, accessed on September 13, 2015.
  14. ↑ Match report Bayer 04 Leverkusen versus BATE Baryssau from September 16, 2015 ; kicker.de, accessed on September 17, 2015.
  15. ↑ Match report Bayer 04 Leverkusen against 1. FSV Mainz 05 from September 23, 2015 ; kicker.de, accessed on September 23, 2015.
  16. ↑ Bayer 04 transfer Chicharito to West Ham United ; bayer04.de, published and accessed on July 20, 2017
  17. ^ Javier Hernandez terms agreed ; whufc.com, English, published and accessed July 20, 2017
  18. ^ Javier Hernandez completes transfer to West Ham United ; whufc.com, English, published and accessed July 24, 2017
  19. ↑ LA Galaxy sign forward Javier “Chicharito” Hernández , lagalaxy.com, January 21, 2020, accessed January 21, 2020.
  20. ↑ Details on the games of the CONCACAF Gold Cup 2011 at RSSSF
  21. ^ Frank Worrall: Chicharito. P. 145.
  22. ^ Frank Worrall: Chicharito. P. 147.
  23. ↑ Match report Mexico against Costa Rica from March 28, 2017 ; transfermarkt.de, accessed on April 12, 2017
  24. ↑ Chicharito: Big record goal, small problems ; kicker.de, March 26, 2017, accessed on April 12, 2017
  25. ↑ Chicharito scores record goal against Croatia ; kicker.de, May 27, 2017, accessed on May 28, 2017.
  26. ↑ fifa.com: Stats of the Day - June 24, 2018
  27. ↑ http://www.footballdatabase.eu/football.joueurs.javier.hernandez.21080.fr.html and http://www.transfermarkt.de/chicharito/profil/player/50935



personal data
SURNAME Chicharito
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Hernández Balcázar, Javier; Hernández, Javier
BRIEF DESCRIPTION mexican soccer player
DATE OF BIRTH June 1, 1988
PLACE OF BIRTH Guadalajara , Jalisco , Mexico