Abel Hernández
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Hernández with CSKA in 2018 | |||||||||||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Abel Mathías Hernández Platero | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 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
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| *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.