Abel Hernández

Abel Hernández
Hernández with CSKA in 2018
Personal information
Full name Abel Mathías Hernández Platero
Date of birth (1990-08-08) 8 August 1990
Place of birth Pando, Uruguay
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
Liverpool Montevideo
Number 10
Youth career
2000–2001 Peñarol
2001–2006 Central Español
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2006–2008 Central Español 30 (9)
2008–2009 Peñarol 8 (3)
2009–2014 Palermo 111 (31)
2014–2018 Hull City 99 (36)
2018–2019 CSKA Moscow 14 (3)
2019–2020 Al Ahli 17 (7)
2020–2021 Internacional 25 (4)
2021–2022 Fluminense 28 (6)
2022 Atlético San Luis 35 (11)
2023 Peñarol 22 (12)
2024 Rosario Central 4 (0)
2024– Liverpool Montevideo 12 (8)
International career
2008–2010 Uruguay U20 11 (9)
2012 Uruguay Olympic 3 (1)
2010–2017 Uruguay 29 (11)
Medal record
Representing  Uruguay
Men's football
Copa América
Winner2011 Argentina
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 01:32, 25 March 2025 (UTC)

Abel Mathías Hernández Platero (born 8 August 1990) is a Uruguayan professional footballer who plays as a forward for Uruguayan Primera División club Liverpool Montevideo.

Hernández began his career with Central Español and Peñarol, 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. Now he joined CR Vasco da Gama.

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