Eddie Hernández

Eddie Hernández
Personal information
Full name	Eddie Gabriel Hernández Padilla
Date of birth	27 February 1991 (age 33)
Place of birth	Trujillo, Honduras
Height	1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s)	Forward
Team information
Current team	Mohammedan SC
Number	20
Senior career*
Years	Team
2007–2012	Platense
2012	→ BK Häcken (loan)
2013–2017	Motagua
2014	→ Vida (loan)
2015	→ Correcaminos UAT (loan)
2016	→ Qingdao Jonoon (loan)
2017	→ Deportes Tolima (loan)
2018	Irtysh Pavlodar
2018–2019	Zob Ahan
2019	Vida
2019–2022	Olimpia
2022	Motagua
2023–	Mohammedan
International career‡
2010–2011	Honduras U20
2012	Honduras U23
2011–2022	Honduras
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 6 April 2024; ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 16 January 2022

Eddie Gabriel Hernández Padilla (Latin American Spanish: [ˈeðjeɾˈnandes]; born 27 February 1991) is a Honduran professional footballer who plays as a forward for I-League club Mohammedan SC and the Honduras national team.

Club career

A tall striker, Hernández started his career at Platense and joined Swedish Allsvenskan side BK Häcken on loan for the 2012 season,^[1] but in June 2012 El Cañonero del Aguán joined Motagua for the 2012 Apertura season.^[2]

On 9 March 2018, Irtysh Pavlodar announced the signing of Hernández.^[3] On 13 June 2018, Irtysh Pavlodar announced that Hernández had left the club by mutual consent.^[4]

On 13 September 2023, it was announced by the Indian I-League club Mohammedan Sporting that they have signed Hernández on a season-long deal.^[5]

International career

Hernández made his debut for Honduras in a May 2011 friendly match against El Salvador. He represented his country at the 2012 Summer Olympics and was a non-playing squad member at the 2011 CONCACAF Gold Cup.^[6]^[7]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 15 September 2024^[8]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club	Season	League			National cup^[a]		Continental		Total
Club	Season	Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Vida	2013–14	Liga Nacional	17	8			–		17	8
	2014–15	Liga Nacional	15	14			–		15	14
	Total		32	22			0	0	32	22
Correcaminos UAT	2014–15	Ascenso MX	16	4	4	2	–		20	6
Montagua	2015–16	Liga Nacional	18	11			–		18	11
Deportes Tolima	2017	Categoría Primera A	1	0	–		–		1	0
Montagua	2017–18	Liga Nacional	9	5			0	0	9	5
Irtysh	2018	Kazakhstan Premier League	8	1	2	0	–		10	1
Zob Ahan	2018–19	Persian Gulf Pro League	13	3			–		13	3
Vida	2018–19	Liga Nacional	16	5			–		16	5
Olimpia	2019–20	Liga Nacional	13	6			1^[b]	0	14	6
	2020–21	Liga Nacional	21	11			5^[c]	0	26	11
	2021–22	Liga Nacional	30	8			1^[b]	2	31	10
	Total		64	25			7	2	71	27
Montagua	2022–23	Liga Nacional	32	9			9^[d]	2	41	11
Mohammedan	2023–24	I-League	21	13	0	0	–		21	13
Olancho	2024–25	Liga Nacional	4	3			–		4	3
Career total			218	96	6	2	16	4	240	102

^ Includes Copa MX, Kazakhstan Cup
^ ^a ^b Appearance in CONCACAF League
^ Three appearances in CONCACAF League, two appearances in CONCACAF Champions Cup
^ Five appearances and one goal in CONCACAF League, four appearances and one goal in CONCACAF Champions Cup

International

Scores and results list Honduras' goal tally first.^[9]

N.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	3 November 2016	Estadio Olímpico Metropolitano, San Pedro Sula, Honduras	Belize	2–0	5–0	Friendly
2	3 November 2016	Estadio Olímpico Metropolitano, San Pedro Sula, Honduras	Belize	3–0	5–0	Friendly
3	15 November 2016	Estadio Olímpico Metropolitano, San Pedro Sula, Honduras	Trinidad and Tobago	3–1	3–1	2018 FIFA World Cup qualification
4	13 January 2017	Estadio Rommel Fernández, Panama City, Panama	Nicaragua	1–1	2–1	2017 Copa Centroamericana
5	17 January 2017	Estadio Rommel Fernández, Panama City, Panama	Panama	1–0	1–0
6	22 January 2017	Estadio Rommel Fernández, Panama City, Panama	Belize	1–0	1–0
7	7 October 2017	Estadio Nacional de Costa Rica, San José, Costa Rica	Costa Rica	1–0	1–1	2018 FIFA World Cup qualification