Illian Hernández

Illian Gerardo Hernández Vargas (born 12 April 2000) is a Mexican professional footballer who plays as a forward for Liga MX club América.

Mineros de Fresnillo
He started his career playing for Mineros de Fresnillo in the Liga Premier de México, as a forward, scoring 15 goals in his first season.

Mineros de Zacatecas
In the Liga de Expansión MX, he scored 32 goals and became the top goal scorer, which made Mineros de Zacatecas to sign him for their reserves team. He made his debut in Copa MX on 4 september 2019, against Xolos, coming in as a late substitute. In the 2019-2020 season, he was the top goal scorer with a 10-goal advantage over his closes oppnent, but due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the tournament was cancelled and there was no top goal scorer award.

Pachuca
On June 2020 he was signed by first division team Pachuca. He signed a permanent deal for 3 years.

He made his debut on 23 September 2021, coming in as a substitute for Nicolás Ibáñez in a 1-0 victory over Club Necaxa.

On 28 August 2022 he scored his first and second Liga MX goals, after scoring his first two goals in which Pachuca defeated Toluca with a 4-1 score. Hernandez became the Liga MX champions during that season.

Loan to América
On 10 January 2024, Hernández joined América on a season-long loan.

Honours
Pachuca
 * Liga MX: Apertura 2022

América
 * Liga MX: Clausura 2024
 * Campeón de Campeones: 2024