Sandra Hernández Rodríguez (born 25 May 1997) is a Spanish professional footballer who currently plays as a midfielder for Granadilla in the Spanish 1st Division.
Club career
Barcelona
As a youngster Hernández played futsal with both boys and girls before joining Sant Gabriel at the age of fifteen. Two years later she joined Barcelona's famed La Masia academy.[2] She later debuted in the 2013–14 season and represented the club in the UEFA Women's Champions League. Hernández later went on to claim winners' medals in the Primera División, Supercopa de Catalunya and Copa de la Reina before joining Valencia in 2017.[3][4]
Valencia
On 4 July 2017, Hernández signed a two-year deal with Valencia.[4]
International career
In 2016, Hernández was part of the Spain squad who took part in the UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship where they ended as runners-up to France. She netted a hat-trick in Spain's thrilling 4–3 semi-final victory over the Netherlands[5] and ended as the tournament's top goal scorer with five goals to her name.[2] Hernández was also previously part of the Spain squads which ended as runners-up in the UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship, FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup and the previous year's UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship.[6]
Personal life
Hernández hails from a footballing family. Her father, Felipe "Tata" Hernández,[7] represented Tenerife and Real Betis, amongst others, during his career.[6]
Honours
Club
- Barcelona[4]
- Primera División:2014–15
- Supercopa de Catalunya: 2016
- Copa de la Reina:2016–17
International
- Spain
- Cyprus Cup: Winner, 2018
References
- ^ "Sandra". BDFutbol. Retrieved 11 December 2021.
- ^ a b Menayo, David (31 July 2016). "Sandra Hernández, la brújula de 'La Rojita'". Marca (in Spanish). Retrieved 3 August 2016.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ "FC Barcelona 7–0 Fundación Albacete: Comfortable win in the Miniestadi". FC Barcelona. 15 October 2016. Retrieved 18 October 2016.
- ^ a b c "Sandra Hernández ficha por el Valencia dos temporadas". AS. 4 July 2017. Archived from the original on 2 July 2018. Retrieved 21 November 2017.(in Spanish)
- ^ "Sandra Hernández lleva a España a la final del Europeo sub-19". El Periódico (in Spanish). 29 July 2016. Retrieved 3 August 2016.
- ^ a b "La palmera Sandra Hernández, capitana de la selección española de fútbol femenino". El Diario (in Spanish). 31 July 2016. Retrieved 3 August 2016.
- ^ profile
External links
- Sandra Hernández at Soccerway
