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Hernán Santana

Hernán
Hernán with Sporting Gijón in 2018
Personal information
Full name Hernán Daniel Santana Trujillo[1]
Date of birth (1990-08-26) 26 August 1990 (age 34)[1]
Place of birth Breña Baja, Spain
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[1]
Position(s) Defensive midfielder, centre-back
Youth career
San Juan Tres Palmas
2008–2010 Las Palmas
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–2012 Las Palmas B ? (8)
2011–2018 Las Palmas 107 (5)
2018–2021 Sporting Gijón 26 (2)
2020–2021Mumbai City (loan) 19 (2)
2021–2022 NorthEast United 17 (1)
2022 Sichuan Jiuniu 20 (0)
2023 Goa 4 (0)
2023–2024 Mensajero 18 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 03:00, 13 May 2024 (UTC)

Hernán Daniel Santana Trujillo (born 26 August 1990), known simply as Hernán, is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder or a central defender.

Club career

Las Palmas

Born in Breña Baja, La Palma, Canary Islands,[2] Hernán finished his development at UD Las Palmas. He made his debut as a senior with the reserves, in Tercera División.[3]

Hernán played his first game as a professional on 12 February 2011, starting in a 5–0 away defeat against AD Alcorcón in the Segunda División.[4] His second appearance came only on 1 October, in the 1–1 home draw with Real Murcia.[5] In June 2012, he was definitely promoted to the first team.[6]

Hernán scored his first goal in the second tier on 2 March 2013, in a 3–3 home draw against FC Barcelona B.[7] He suffered a knee injury in August, being sparingly used during the campaign.[8]

Hernán was an undisputed starter in 2014–15, featuring in 36 matches – play-offs included – and netting three times[9][10][11] as the Amarillos returned to La Liga after a 13-year absence. On 1 July 2015, he signed a new three-year contract until 2018.[12]

On 22 August 2015, Hernán made his debut in the Spanish top flight, in a 1–0 defeat at Atlético Madrid.[13] He scored for the first time in the competition on 31 October of the same year, but in a 3–1 away loss to Real Madrid.[14]

Sporting Gijón

On 26 January 2018, Hernán signed with Sporting de Gijón until the end of the second-tier season and three more.[15] On 25 October 2020, he was loaned to Mumbai City FC of the Indian Super League.[16] He started in all but one of his appearances for the latter, as they clinched their maiden league title.[17]

NorthEast United

Hernán joined NorthEast United FC on 10 September 2021, on a two-year contract.[18] He made his debut for the club on 20 November against Bengaluru FC in a 4–2 loss.[19][20] He scored his first goal the following 14 January, opening the 1–1 draw at FC Goa.[21]

Sichuan Jiuniu

Hernán moved to Sichuan Jiuniu F.C. from the China League One on 18 April 2022.[22]

Honours

Mumbai City

References

  1. ^ a b c Hernán at AS.com (in Spanish) Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ^ "Un palmero marca en un derbi canario medio siglo más tarde" [A palmero scores in a derby half a century later]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 1 March 2015. Retrieved 26 January 2018.
  3. ^ Gracia, Albert (19 May 2022). "Hernán Santana: "He llegado a echar de menos tomarme un café en la cafetería de debajo de mi casa"" [Hernán Santana: "I did miss having a cup of coffee in the café below my house"]. Sport (in Spanish). Retrieved 27 June 2022.
  4. ^ "El Alcorcón logra una 'manita' contra la UD en 45 minutos" [Alcorcón get a 'fiver' against UD in 45 minutes]. Marca (in Spanish). 12 February 2011. Retrieved 8 June 2013.
  5. ^ "Las Palmas y Murcia firman un justo empate" [Las Palmas and Murcia agree to fair draw]. Marca (in Spanish). 1 October 2011. Retrieved 8 June 2013.
  6. ^ "Hernán Santana, hijo de la paciencia" [Hernán Santana, son of patience] (in Spanish). Tinta Amarilla. 9 June 2012. Retrieved 8 June 2013.
  7. ^ "Los isleños neutralizaron justo al final la exhibición de Deulofeu" [Islanders neutralised Deulofeu's display at the very end]. Marca (in Spanish). 2 March 2013. Retrieved 8 June 2013.
  8. ^ Sánchez, Cristian (21 August 2013). "Hernán, baja dos meses por rotura de menisco" [Hernán, two months out due to a meniscus tear]. Canarias7 (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 23 June 2015. Retrieved 23 June 2015.
  9. ^ "Una nueva derrota en Las Palmas deja al Numancia en puestos de descenso" [New defeat in Las Palmas leaves Numancia in relegation zone]. Heraldo de Soria (in Spanish). 20 October 2014. Retrieved 26 January 2018.
  10. ^ Benítez, Fabio (1 November 2014). "Se impone la lógica" [Logic rules] (in Spanish). Vavel. Retrieved 27 January 2018.
  11. ^ "Derbi nulo pero provechoso" [Null but profitable derby]. Marca (in Spanish). 1 March 2015. Retrieved 27 January 2018.
  12. ^ "Hernán renueva contrato para las próximas tres temporadas" [Hernán renews contract for the next three seasons] (in Spanish). UD Las Palmas. 1 July 2015. Archived from the original on 2 July 2015. Retrieved 1 July 2015.
  13. ^ Malagón, Manuel (22 August 2015). "Al Atlético le falta" [Atlético lack something]. Marca (in Spanish). Retrieved 23 August 2015.
  14. ^ García Roca, Adrián (31 October 2015). "Real Madrid-Las Palmas: Con este Isco nadie se aburre (3–1)" [Real Madrid-Las Palmas: Nobody gets bored with this Isco (3–1)] (in Spanish). Eurosport. Retrieved 27 January 2018.
  15. ^ "Hernán Santana, nuevo jugador rojiblanco" [Hernán Santana, new red-and-white player] (in Spanish). Sporting Gijón. 26 January 2017. Archived from the original on 26 January 2021. Retrieved 26 January 2017.
  16. ^ "Mumbai City complete loan move for Hernán Santana". Deccan Herald. 25 October 2020. Retrieved 10 March 2021.
  17. ^ Biswas, Joseph (19 August 2021). "NorthEast United set to sign former Mumbai City star Hernan Santana". Khelnow. Retrieved 3 May 2022.
  18. ^ "ISL transfer news: League winner Hernan Santana joins NorthEast United FC". News18. 11 September 2021. Retrieved 6 November 2021.
  19. ^ "ISL 2021–22 Bengaluru FC vs NorthEast United HIGHLIGHTS: BFC beats NEUFC 4–2". The Hindu. 20 November 2021. Retrieved 29 November 2021.
  20. ^ "ISL 2021–22: Bengaluru FC record classic 4–2 win against NorthEast United". Outlook. 20 November 2021. Archived from the original on 23 November 2021. Retrieved 30 November 2021.
  21. ^ "FC Goa, NorthEast United cancel each other out in tight contest: 1–1". The Times of India. 14 January 2022. Retrieved 15 January 2022.
  22. ^ "官方:四川九牛签约印超西班牙外援埃尔南-桑塔纳" [Official: Sichuan Jiuniu sign Indian Super League Spanish foreign recruit Hernán Santana] (in Chinese). Dongqiudi. 18 April 2022. Retrieved 18 April 2022.
  23. ^ "ISL: Mumbai City FC beat ATK Mohun Bagan in final to clinch title". NDTV. 13 March 2021. Retrieved 17 December 2021.