Emanuel Hernández

Juan Emanuel Hernández Rodríguez (born 30 October 1997), known as Emanuel Hernández, is a Uruguayan footballer who plays as a centre-back for Chilean Primera División club Cobresal on loan from Argentine club Sarmiento de Junín.

Club career
As a youth player, Hernández was with Danubio, Nacional and Miramar Misiones before joining River Plate de Montevideo in 2015. He made his professional debut with River Plate in the 2–2 draw against Fénix on 14 April 2019. The next year, he moved to Colombia and signed with Jaguares de Córdoba in the top division.

After suffering a serious meniscus tear, Hernández returned to Uruguay and joined Sud América in 2021. In the same year, he switched to Danubio in the second level and got promotion to the Primera División.

In 2023, Hernández moved to Argentina and joined Sarmiento de Junín. In the second half of 2024, he was loaned out to Cobresal in the Chilean Primera División.