Elías Hernández

Elías Hernán Hernández Jacuinde (born 29 April 1988) is a Mexican professional footballer who plays as a winger for Liga MX club León.

Club career
Hernández made his professional debut on 27 October 2007, in a 1–0 win over Tigres UANL, he came off the bench in the 60th minute for former Morelia player Wanderson Da Silva.

Even though Hernández had little playing time at the time, he did score the go ahead goal against Cruz Azul, which Morelia won 2–1. He scored his second goal on 17 August 2008, against UNAM. He played in the final of the 2009 InterLiga, where Chivas beat Morelia 4–2 on penalties, after a 1–1 draw. Despite the loss, his team qualified to the Copa Libertadores due to reaching the final. During the Apertura 2009 and Bicentario 2010 seasons, Hernández helped Morelia reach the semi-finals, scoring 12 goals and registering seven assists in 42 matches. He also played in all six games of the 2010 Copa Libertadores for Morelia, registering three assists. On 2 September 2010, Morelia beat New England Revolution 2–1, to win the 2010 SuperLiga.

Pachuca
In June 2011, Hernández joined Pachuca for $40 million Mexican pesos ($3.2 million US dollars).

Tigres UANL
On 5 January 2012, Hernández was presented as the latest signing of Tigres UANL.

Loan to Club León
On 30 May 2013, Hernández joined Club León on loan for the 2013–14 season.

Club León
On 4 June 2014, Elías joined León permanently.

Cruz Azul
On 24 May 2018, Hernández joined Cruz Azul. On 2018 July 21, he debuted and scored his first goal in the 93rd minute in a 3–0 victory against Puebla.

Return to León
On 2 June 2021, Hernández returned to León, looking for more playing time. On 5 June 2023, he played in the final of the 2023 CONCACAF Champions League, where León beat Los Angeles FC 1–0. On 13 May 2024, he announced his retirement, after running out his contract with León.

International career
Hernández got his first call up by interim coach Enrique Meza for a friendly match against Spain. He made his debut in the match coming in the 66th minute for Giovani dos Santos. He scored his first international goal against Colombia on 7 September 2010, which gave Mexico the victory.

International goals

 * Scores and results list Mexico's goal tally first.

Honours
Morelia
 * North American SuperLiga: 2010

León
 * Liga MX: Apertura 2013, Clausura 2014
 * CONCACAF Champions League: 2023
 * Leagues Cup: 2021

Cruz Azul
 * Liga MX: Guardianes 2021
 * Copa MX: Apertura 2018
 * Supercopa MX: 2019
 * Leagues Cup: 2019

Mexico
 * CONCACAF Gold Cup: 2011
 * CONCACAF Cup: 2015

Individual
 * Liga MX Best XI: Apertura 2017, Apertura 2018
 * CONCACAF Champions League Best XI: 2023
 * Liga MX Player of the Month: August 2018