Onel Hernández

Onel Lázaro Hernández Mayea (born 1 February 1993) is a Cuban professional footballer who plays as a winger for Championship club Norwich City.[3]

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Hernández and the second or maternal family name is Mayea.
Onel Hernández
Hernández training with Arminia Bielefeld in 2011
Personal information
Full name Onel Lázaro Hernández Mayea
Date of birth (1993-02-01) 1 February 1993[1]
Place of birth Morón, Cuba[2]
Height 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)[1]
Position(s) Winger
Club information
Current team
 Norwich City
Number 25
Youth career
TuS Westfalia Neuenkirchen
FC Gütersloh 2000
0000–2007 Rot Weiss Ahlen
2007–2010 Arminia Bielefeld
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–2012 Arminia Bielefeld 28 (0)
2012–2013 Werder Bremen II 45 (4)
2014–2016 VfL Wolfsburg II 53 (7)
2016–2018 Eintracht Braunschweig 51 (6)
2018– Norwich City 86 (9)
National team‡
2010 Germany U18 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 6 February 2021 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 2 June 2016

He emigrated to Germany as a child, and played in the 2. Bundesliga for Arminia Bielefeld and Eintracht Braunschweig. In January 2018, he signed for Norwich City, going on to become the first Cuban to play and score in the Premier League.

Club career

Germany

Born in Morón, Cuba, Hernández came through the academy system at TuS Westfalia Neuenkirchen, FC Gütersloh 2000, Rot Weiss Ahlen and Arminia Bielefeld. He made his professional league debut for Arminia Bielefeld in the 2. Bundesliga against SC Paderborn 07 on 1 October 2010. In this game, he was substituted in the 78th minute for Franck Manga Guela by Christian Ziege.[2] He played 28 league games for Arminia Bielefeld from 2010 to 2012.[3] After two years he moved to SV Werder Bremen II. On 10 January 2014, Hernández moved to VfL Wolfsburg II.[4][5]

On 2 June 2016, Hernández signed with 2. Bundesliga club Eintracht Braunschweig for the 2016–17 season.[6]

Norwich City

Hernández moved to EFL Championship club Norwich City on 25 January 2018, signing a 3​1⁄2-year contract under German manager Daniel Farke.[7] He made his debut on 3 February in a 1–0 home win over Middlesbrough, as an 86th-minute substitute for Josh Murphy.[8] On 4 August 2018, in the first game of the new season, he scored his first goals in a 2–2 draw at Birmingham City,[9] and added seven more as the Canaries were promoted as champions.

On 9 August 2019, Hernández came on as a second-half substitute in Norwich's 4–1 away defeat to Liverpool, becoming the first Cuban to play in the Premier League.[10] He was the first of his countrymen to score in the league too on 27 October, in a 3–1 loss to Manchester United at Carrow Road.[11]

International career

Hernández has represented Germany once at the under-18 level, in a match against Ukraine in 2010.[12]

In November 2018, Hernández was called up for the first time by Cuba, but would not be permitted to play due to political rules that only allows Cuba-based players to take part in the national team matches.[13]

Personal life

Hernández grew up in Gütersloh after having emigrated from Cuba to Germany with his mother and sister at the age of six.[14] He was introduced to football by his German stepfather, who believed it would help Hernández integrate better into German society.[15]

Hernández became a fan favourite at Norwich after a January 2019 interview in which he spoke in praise of catalogue retailer Argos, who gave him a catalogue signed by their CEO as a souvenir.[16] He did a signing event at their Norwich outlet in March.[17]

Career statistics
As of match played 28 July 2020[18]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Arminia Bielefeld II 2010–11 Regionalliga West 50———50
Arminia Bielefeld 2010–11 2. Bundesliga 10000——100
2011–12 3. Liga 18010——190
Total 28010—00290
Werder Bremen II 2012–13 Regionalliga Nord 310———310
2013–14 144———144
Total 454——00454
VfL Wolfsburg II 2013–14 Regionalliga Nord 91——0091
2014–15 314———314
2015–16 132——2[lower-alpha 1]0152
Total 537——20557
Eintracht Braunschweig 2016–17 2. Bundesliga 34500—2[lower-alpha 2]0365
2017–18 17110——181
Total 51610—20546
Norwich City 2017–18 Championship 120——00120
2018–19 408102100439
2019–20 Premier League 261310000292
Total 7894121008411
Career total 2602661214027228
  1. Appearances in the Regionalliga promotion play-offs
  2. Appearances in the 2. Bundesliga promotion play-offs

Honours

Norwich City

References
  1. "Onel Hernández - Midfielder". Norwich City Football Club. Retrieved 2 May 2019.
  2. "Cuba - O. Hernández - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". Us.soccerway.com. Retrieved 29 January 2016.
  3. "Onel Hernandez". kicker.de (in German). Retrieved 2 June 2016.
  4. "Onel Hernández - Football.com". Football.com. Retrieved 29 January 2016.
  5. "Spieltag/Tabelle :: Staffel Nord :: Regionalliga :: Ligen Männer :: Ligen & Wettbewerbe :: DFB - Deutscher Fußball-Bund e.V". Dfb.de. Retrieved 29 January 2016.
  6. "Eintracht verpflichtet Onel Hernández". eintracht.com (in German). 2 June 2016. Retrieved 2 June 2016.
  7. Thomas, Lyall (25 January 2018). "Norwich sign Cuba winger Onel Hernandez from German second division". Sky Sports. Retrieved 25 January 2018.
  8. "Norwich City 1–0 Middlesbrough". BBC Sport. 3 February 2018. Retrieved 14 July 2020.
  9. Bailey, Michael (5 August 2019). "'I love this game – it's crazy' Onel bouncing at his big City breakthrough". The Pink Un. Retrieved 14 July 2020.
  10. Johnston, Neil (9 August 2019). "Liverpool 4–1 Norwich City". BBC Sport. Retrieved 14 July 2020.
  11. Freezer, David (28 October 2019). "Canaries goal-scorer so proud to become first Cuban to score in the Premier League". The Pink Un. Retrieved 14 July 2020.
  12. "Ukraine U 18 1:2 (0:1) Deutschland U 18". dfb.de (in German). 8 October 2010. Retrieved 2 June 2016.
  13. Ames, Nick (29 March 2019). "Norwich's Onel Hernández: 'It's sad. Cuban players want to play for free'". The Guardian. Retrieved 2 May 2019.
  14. "Eine neue Chance". eintracht.com (in German). 2 June 2016. Retrieved 2 June 2016.
  15. Ames, Nick (29 March 2019). "Norwich's Onel Hernández: 'It's sad. Cuban players want to play for free'". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 4 August 2019.
  16. "Onel Hernandez declares love for Argos to delight of fans". BBC Sport. 22 January 2019. Retrieved 14 July 2020.
  17. "'Onel Hernández to your collection point please' - footballer meets excited fans at Norwich Argos store". Eastern Daily Press. 6 March 2019. Retrieved 14 July 2020.
  18. Onel Hernández at Soccerway. Retrieved 27 January 2018.
  19. Anderson, John, ed. (2019). Football Yearbook 2019–2020. London: Headline Publishing Group. pp. 258–259. ISBN 978-1-4722-6111-3.
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