Sebastián Hernández

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Not to be confused with Sebastian Hernandez (soccer, born 1993) or Sebastian Hernandez (soccer, born 2003).

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Hernández and the second or maternal family name is Mejía.
Sebastián Hernández
Personal information
Full name Sebastián Hernández Mejía
Date of birth (1986-10-02) 2 October 1986 (age 37)
Place of birth Medellín, Colombia
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Attacking midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Atlético Huila
Youth career
Deportes Quindío
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2004–2005 Deportes Quindío
2005–2006 Millonarios
2007 Emelec
2007–2008 Deportivo Cali 17 (1)
2008–2009 Deportes Quindío 35 (10)
2009–2010 Once Caldas 25 (3)
2010–2011 Deportivo Táchira 31 (4)
2011–2012 Atlético Huila 39 (6)
2012 Independiente Medellín 24 (2)
2013–2015 Ludogorets Razgrad 24 (6)
2015 → Cherno More (loan) 11 (3)
2015–2016 Boluspor 16 (1)
2016–2019 Atlético Junior 103 (7)
2020–2021 Once Caldas 29 (1)
2021–2022 Independiente Medellín 9 (0)
2022– Atlético Huila 37 (1)
International career
2002–2003 Colombia U17 9 (4)
2005 Colombia U20 6 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15 July 2023

Sebastián Hernández Mejía (born 2 October 1986) is a Colombian footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Atlético Huila.[1]

Career[edit]

Early career[edit]

Hernández started his professional career in 2004 for Deportes Quindío. He also played for Millonarios before joining Ecuadorian Serie A side Emelec in 2007.

Hernández then went on to play in his country for Deportivo Cali, his first club Deportes Quindío and then Once Caldas.

Deportivo Táchira[edit]

In 2010, Hernández was signed by Venezuelan Primera División club Deportivo Táchira with whom he won the 2010 Torneo Apertura. In the first half of 2011, he played six games for Táchira in the Copa Libertadores.

Independiente Medellín[edit]

In July 2012, Hernández joined Independiente Medellín. He made his debut in a 1–0 home win over Deportivo Pasto on 29 July, playing the full 90 minutes.[2] He play regularly in his first season, making 24 appearances, scoring 2 goals. His first goal came on 22 October, in a 2–1 away loss against Deportes Tolima.

Ludogorets Razgrad[edit]

On 18 January 2013, Hernández joined Bulgarian club Ludogorets Razgrad.[3] He was given the number 10 jersey. On 3 August 2013, he scored his first goal for the club in a 3-0 victory against Slavia Sofia.[4] On 2 March 2014, he scored two goals against Pirin Gotse Delchev.[5]

Cherno More[edit]

For the second half of the 2014-15 season, he joined Cherno More Varna. He scored two goals in the latter stages of the season in home and away victories against Haskovo. He also played all 120 minutes in the 2015 Bulgarian Cup final, where Cherno More won their first Bulgarian Cup against Levski Sofia.

Boluspor[edit]

Hernandez was signed by TFF First League club Boluspor for the 2015-16 season.

Junior[edit]

On 30 June 2016, he flew back to Colombia and joined Junior.[6][7]

Atletico Huila[edit]

In 2022, he joined Atlético Huila.

Career statistics[edit]

(Correct as of 20 November 2016)
Club Season League Cup Continental Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Once Caldas 2009 18 2 0 0 - - 18 2
2010 7 1 0 0 2 0 9 1
Deportivo Táchira 2010–11 31 4 0 0 6 0 37 4
Atlético Huila 2011 17 4 0 0 - - 17 4
2012 22 2 2 0 - - 24 2
Independiente Medellín 2012 24 2 0 0 - - 24 2
Ludogorets Razgrad 2012–13 9 0 0 0 - - 9 0
2013–14 13 6 4 0 2 0 19 6
2014–15 2 0 1 2 0 0 3 2
Cherno More (loan) 2014–15 11 3 3 0 - - 14 3
Cherno More 2015–16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Atlético Junior 2016 14 1 6 0 7 0 27 1

International career[edit]

He played with the Colombian U-20 national team at the 2005 South American Youth Championship, which Colombia hosted and won. He then competed at the 2005 FIFA World Youth Championship in the Netherlands, helping Colombia to the Round of 16 before losing to eventual champion Argentina. He was a member of the 2005 Colombian Sub 20 that won the Sudamericana.

Honours[edit]

Club[edit]

Ludogorets
Cherno More

Junior[edit]

International[edit]

Colombia U20[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Sebastián Hernández at Soccerway
  2. ^ "Independiente Medellín 1–0 Deportivo Pasto". soccerway.com. 29 July 2012.
  3. ^ "Ludogorets presented the Columbian Sebastian Hernandez". ludogorets.com. 18 January 2013. Archived from the original on 16 February 2013.
  4. ^ "Slavia Sofia - PFC Ludogorets Razgrad 0-3 (Parva Liga 2013/2014, 3. Round)". worldfootball.net. 3 August 2014. Retrieved 5 June 2024.
  5. ^ "PFC Ludogorets Razgrad - PFC Pirin Gotse Delchev 5-0 (Parva Liga 2013/2014, 25. Round)". worldfootball.net. 2 March 2014. Retrieved 5 June 2024.
  6. ^ "Sebastián Hernández ya está en Barranquilla para cerrar su vinculación a Junior". ELHERALDO.CO (in Spanish). 28 June 2016. Retrieved 5 June 2024.
  7. ^ "¡SEBASTIÁN HERNÁNDEZ LLEGÓ a JUNIOR!". Juniorfc.co. 30 June 2016.

External links[edit]

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