Javier Hernandez: Mexican magician nicknamed Chicharito

One of the main stars of the Mexican national football team is the striker Javier Hernandez, aka Chicharito. At 28 years old striker has already managed to play in three top European leagues, winning dozens of trophies, and now continues to perform successfully as part of Leverkusen, "Bayer".

Start in "Guadalajara"

Javier Hernández, better known in football circles as Chicharito, born June 1, 1988. From a young age he became interested in football and showed incredible playing technique, so came to a local sports school at the club "Guadalajara". From 9 years old talented striker has become involved in the games for the youth structure, and in 2006 made his debut for the first team, after only 5 minutes after the replacement, opening an account goals in professional football.

The following 2007/2008 season almost ended for the player last - due to a series of "dry" matches Chicharito seriously thinking about retirement, but his family were able to convince Javier to stay in football. As it turns out, no wonder - every year after his scoring "to dry" Hernandez increasingly added to the personal game plan, resulting in a signed contract with the English club "Manchester United" still in spring 2010.

Status "red devil"

Arrival in Europe turned out to be successful for the Mexican striker - Javier Hernández (footballer), until recently thought about retirement, he began to give the result of the "Red Devils" from the very first match. Chicharito's debut came in the match for the Super Bowl in England, where the substitute striker was able to score the winning goal mankuniantsev "Chelsea". Thanks to his talent, the striker quickly found himself in the main cage team, and in his first season could prove to be important for the club - in 45 matches, he managed to score 20 goals and 5 assists.

In the next championship Javier missed a number of games due to minor health problems, but the level of play in the forward remained the same, as well as effectiveness. As a result, after 4 years of playing for the "Manchester United" the player drew the attention of Madrid "Real", where in 2014, Chicharito and went on loan.

The samples in Madrid

Despite the fact that by the end of the season to sign a contract with the Madrid club striker refused, Chicharito has demonstrated an excellent game in the "cream". His debut came in the September 13 - Mexican came off the bench in the Madrid derby against the "Athletics", and a week later, marked the first goal for the Spanish club - in a meeting with "Deportivo" Javier Hernandez scored twice.

Total per season in the "Real Madrid" Chicharito has scored 8 goals, but despite his contribution to the successful performance of Real Madrid in the Champions League at the end of the season he returned to the "Manchester United".

Care "Bayer"

But as part of an English nobleman, Javier Hernandez was left - in the summer of 2015, thanks to successful performance in the Spanish example, the player interested in Leverkusen "Bayer", where Chicharito and moved - for the transfer to the German club had to pay 16 million. And in his first season the striker has justified these costs. In the Champions League he scored 5 goals in 6 meetings, snatching for the "Lions" in third place in the group and a place in the playoffs of the Europa League and in the championship of Germany in 28 games scored 17 goals, which was one of the main reasons for the third place in the Bundesliga .

Current season Javier Hernandez, whose biography is already includes performance in the best leagues in Europe, is a player no less outstanding - only the first 18 meetings Chicharito scored 10 productive points and drags the team of the tournament UEFA Champions League, where " Bayer "was able to break the 1/8 finals.

Life

Despite the fact that Javier Hernandez rarely shines in front of reporters, some of the facts about his personal life became known. In Chicharito has a sister Anna, who supported his brother during the formation of a professional.

In 2016, a footballer formed and own family - in October striker married a Spanish leading sports news Lusie Villalon, who met at that time more than three years.