Iker Hernández

Iker Hernández
Personal information
Full name Iker Hernández Ezkerro
Date of birth (1994-04-08) 8 April 1994
Place of birth Urnieta, Spain
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11 1⁄2 in)
Playing position Striker
Club information
Current team
 Bilbao Athletic
Youth career
Real Sociedad
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011–2015 Real Sociedad B 107 (25)
2014–2016 Real Sociedad 1 (0)
2015–2016 → Barakaldo (loan) 35 (5)
2016– Bilbao Athletic 0 (0)
National team
2009–2010 Spain U17 8 (6)
2012 Spain U18 2 (1)
2013 Spain U19 6 (2)
2012 Spain U20 5 (0)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 29 May 2016.


This name uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Hernández and the second or maternal family name is Ezkerro.

Iker Hernández Ezkerro (Born 8 April 1994) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for Bilbao Athletic as a striker.

Club career

Born in Urnieta, Gipuzkoa, Basque Country, Hernández graduated from Real Sociedad's youth system. On 30 June 2011 he signed his first professional deal, running until 2016.[1]

Hernández made his debut as a senior on 26 November 2011, appearing with the reserves in a 0–3 home loss against SD Ponferradina for the Segunda División B championship.[2] On 10 June of the following year he was definitely promoted to the B-team,[3] and went on to appear regularly for the side in the following campaigns.

On 17 December Hernández made his first team debut, replacing Alfreð Finnbogason in a 2–0 home win against Real Oviedo, for the campaign's Copa del Rey.[4] He made his La Liga debut four days later, again from the bench in a 1–1 away draw against Levante UD.[5]

On 14 August 2015 Hernández was loaned to Barakaldo CF, in a season-long deal.[6] On 1 July of the following year he signed for another reserve team, Bilbao Athletic also in the third division.[7]

References

  1. ↑ "La Real blinda al delantero del futuro" [Real shields their forward of the future] (in Spanish). El Diario Vasco. 30 June 2011. Retrieved 17 December 2014.
  2. ↑ "El Sanse cae ante la Ponferradina (0–3)" [Sanse loses against Ponferradina (0–3)] (in Spanish). Real Sociedad. 29 November 2011. Retrieved 17 December 2014.
  3. ↑ "Iker Hernández, Alain Oyarzun y Alejandro Sanz suben al Sanse" [Iker Hernández, Alain Oyarzun and Alejandro Sanz are promoted to Sanse] (in Spanish). Errealla. 10 June 2012. Retrieved 17 December 2014.
  4. ↑ "¡Por Fin-nbogason!" [By Fin-nbogason!] (in Spanish). Marca. 17 December 2014. Retrieved 17 December 2014.
  5. ↑ "Empate con polémica" [Draw with controversy] (in Spanish). Marca. 21 December 2014. Retrieved 21 December 2014.
  6. ↑ "Iker Hernández loaned to Barakaldo CF". Real Sociedad. 14 August 2015. Retrieved 20 August 2015.
  7. ↑ "Iker Hernández drafted". Athletic Bilbao. 1 July 2016. Retrieved 5 July 2016.
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