Abel Hernandez

Abel Mathias Hernandez Platero (born 8 August 1990) is a Uruguayan professional footballer who plays as a striker for Brazilian club Fluminense.

Hernandez began his career with Central Espanol and Penarol, and spent five-and-a-half seasons in Italy with Palermo before joining Hull City for a club record £10 million in September 2014. Four years later, he joined CSKA Moscow, and upon his release signed for Al Ahli in 2019. After was released by the Qatari club a year later, he moved to Brazil, first joining Internacional and later on Fluminense.

A full international since 2010, Hernandez has competed at various international tournaments with Uruguay, including their victory at the 2011 Copa America.

Club Career

Early career

Nicknamed La Joya, he started his professional career with Uruguayan side Central Espanol, immediately scoring five goals in his first four games. He was subsequently acquired by Penarol, where he played a handful of games and also gained a spot into the Under-20 Uruguayan side.

Palermo

On 2 February 2009, Italian Serie A club Palermo completed the signing of Hernandez, where he joined fellow Uruguayan Edinson Cavani. He was presented by Palermo only one month later, due to some health concerns regarding a cardiac arrhythmia that led to a small surgical intervention. He made his first team debut on 15 March, replacing Edinson Cavani in the final minutes of a 5–2 home win to Lecce. He then won the Trofeo Giacinto Facchetti with the Primavera under-19 team in June 2009.

After missing the initial weeks of the 2009–10 Serie A due to injury and his participation in the 2009 FIFA U-20 World Cup. Hernandez played his first game on 29 October 2009. Coming on as a half-time substitute for Cristian Melinte, he scored in the 5–3 loss to league leaders Internazionale.

In 2012–13, Hernandez scored only 1 goal in 14 league matches as Palermo suffered relegation. He equalised as a substitute against

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