Marcel Hernández

Marcel Hernández
Hernández with Liga Deportiva Alajuelense in 2021
Personal information
Full name Marcel Hernández Campanioni
Date of birth (1989-07-11) 11 July 1989
Place of birth Havana, Cuba
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position Centre-forward
Team information
Current team
 Inter Santa Tecla
Number 2
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2008–2015 La Habana
2015–2016 Hoppers
2016–2017 Moca
2017–2018 Barcelona Atlético
2018 Cibao 2 (0)
2018–2021 Cartaginés 94 (61)
2021–2022 Alajuelense 51 (20)
2022 → Cartaginés (loan) 24 (16)
2022–2024 Cartaginés 82 (35)
2024–2026 Herediano 96 (39)
2026- Inter Santa Tecla 1 (1)
International career‡
2010– Cuba 25 (10)
2011 Cuba U23 2 (2)
Medal record
Representing  Cuba
Caribbean Cup
Winner2012 Antigua and Barbuda
* Club domestic league appearances and goals
‡ National team caps and goals as of 27 March 2022

Marcel Hernández Campanioni (born 11 July 1989) is a Cuban professional footballer who plays as a centre-forward for Costa Rican club Herediano and the Cuba national team.

Club career

Barcelona Atlético

On 10 January 2017. Hernández signed with the new champion team of Liga Dominicana de Fútbol side Barcelona Atlético.[1]

Cibao

Before failing to join the Football Superleague of Kosovo side Trepça'89, he joined Liga Dominicana de Fútbol side Cibao.

Failure to join with Trepça'89

On 23 December 2017. Hernández joined Football Superleague of Kosovo side Trepça'89,[2] but because of some bureaucratic problems it could not join with Trepça'89 even though it is registered by Football Federation of Kosovo as Trepça'89 player and it is expected that during the summer transfer window to join the team.

Costa Rica

After leaving Cibao, Hernández joined Cartaginés and stayed in Costa Rica for a number of years, also featuring for Alajuelense and Herediano. In 2022 he became the all-time leading foreign goalscorer in Liga FPD with 90 goals in his first 154 games, surpassing the record held for 15 years by Slovak forward Josef Miso.[3] This record has since stretched to 166 goals in 309 appearances as of July 2026, making Hernández the sixth highest goalscorer of all time in the Costa Rican league. The Cuban has also been the league's top goalscorer in four separate seasons.[4]

International career

Under-23

On 25 June 2011. Hernández making his debut with Cuba U23 in a 2012 CONCACAF Men's Pre-Olympic Tournament qualification match against Aruba U23 after being named in the starting line-up and scoring two goals during a 7–0 home win.

Senior

On 10 November 2010. Hernández made his debut with Cuba in a 2010 Caribbean Cup qualification match against Dominica after being named in the starting line-up and scoring one goal during a 4–2 home win. He represented his country in 4 FIFA World Cup qualification matches[5]

On 6 November 2013, he announced his retirement from international football after not was named as part of the Cuba squad for 2013 CONCACAF Gold Cup.[6]

Hernández reversed his retirement decision and played a further two matches in 2022, scoring twice in a 3-0 friendly win against Belize.

Senior international goals

Scores and results list Cuba's goal tally first.[7]
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1.10 November 2010 (2010-11-10)Antigua Recreation Ground, St. John's, Antigua and Barbuda Dominica4–14–22010 Caribbean Cup qualification
2.26 May 2011 (2011-05-26)Estadio Pedro Marrero, Havana, Cuba Nicaragua1–11–1Friendly
3.28 May 2011 (2011-05-28)1–02–1
4.14 November 2012 (2012-11-14)Dwight Yorke Stadium, Bacolet, Trinidad and Tobago Suriname1–05–02012 Caribbean Cup qualification
5.2–0
6.4–0
7.5–0
8.16 December 2012 (2012-12-16)Antigua Recreation Ground, St. John's, Antigua and Barbuda Trinidad and Tobago1–01–02012 Caribbean Cup
9.27 March 2022 (2022-03-27)FFB Stadium, Belmopan, Belize Belize1–03–0Friendly
10.3–0

Honours

Alajuelense

Cartaginés

Herediano

Cuba

Individual

References

  1. ↑ "Marcel Hernández firma con el Campeón Dominicano". El blog del futbol cubano (in Spanish). 10 January 2017. Archived from the original on 25 December 2017. Retrieved 24 December 2017.
  2. ↑ "Lajmi i fundit: Trepça89 bombardon merkaton me futbollistin nga Amerika Latine". Korneri.net (in Albanian). 23 December 2017. Archived from the original on 8 January 2020. Retrieved 24 December 2017.
  3. ↑ "Cuban soccer player Marcel Hernandez becomes the foreigner with the most goals in Costa Rica". Diario de Cuba. 2022-04-27. Retrieved 2022-04-27.
  4. ↑ Fernando Araya, Jose (28 December 2025). "Marcel Hernandez signed his fourth scoring title and gets closer to the historic ones". Teletica. Retrieved 14 July 2026.
  5. ↑ Marcel Hernández – FIFA competition record (archived)
  6. ↑ "El centrocampista Marcel Hernández renuncia a la selección nacional y no descarta jugar en el extranjero". Diario de Cuba (in Spanish). 6 November 2013.
  7. ↑ "Marcel Hernández". National Football Teams.


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