Javier Hernandez "Chicharito" Balcazar is a Mexican footballer who began his career at FC Guadalajara, and now plays for the English club West Hem United. But he became a real star of world football in the legendary Manchester United team under the leadership of the great Sir Alex Ferguson.
Biography
The future footballer was born in the small Spanish city of Guadalajara in June 1988 on the first day of a very famous and popular football dynasty - men of several generations took to the field. From an early age, the boy began to get involved in this sport, he loved to chase the ball, and his parents decided to enroll in the football section.
At the age of nine, he was screened in one of the prestigious Mexican clubs "Guadalajara". Javier was able to impress the management of the club with his talents and was admitted to the academy. Before signing his first professional contract, the young footballer trained and played regularly for the youth team for seven years.
Career
In 2005, Hernandez signed a contract with Guadalajara, but his debut for the senior team took place only the next, 2006, in the Mexican regular championship match, he came on as a substitute at the end of the match and scored a goal that was the only season. A total of nine times he appeared in matches this season, at the end of which the club became the champion of Mexico, and the athlete received his famous nickname - "Chicharito", which means "little peas" in Mexican. The fact is that Javier's father was called "Chichar" for the bright green color of his eyes, but his son became a pea.
The next season, Chicharito also played in rotation, and in the whole year he only took to the field 11 times. Since 2008, he managed to gain a foothold in the main team and regularly appeared on the field for two years. In total, Javier played 81 matches for Guadalajara and struck the opponents' goal 29 times.
Regular appearance on the field and good performance attracted the attention of breeders of the English grandee Manchester United, and in the spring of 2010 the promising footballer moved to foggy Albion. Under Sir Alex, the club was always highly competitive, which Hernandez had to cope with. At first, he could not withstand the high speeds and heavy loads of the English Premier League, but the eminent coach quickly found an application for the Mexican. "Polka Dots" have become a real "joker" in the sleeve of an experienced old man. Hernandez very rarely appeared on the field from the first minutes, but was always ready to come out at a difficult moment and decide the outcome of the meeting in favor of the “red devils”.
On May 8, 2013, a historic event took place both for Manchester United and for all football: the legendary mentor of the Red Devils, Alex Ferguson, decided to end his coaching career. Instead of himself, he recommended his compatriot - David Moyes. With the arrival of the new coach, Peas began to appear more often in the starting lineup, but this did not bring much results, on the contrary, under Moyes, Chicharito scored only nine goals, less than in any other season at Manchester United.
Inexperienced Scotsman David throughout the season tried to tame the "red devils", but he did not succeed. Attempts to radically change the team's style of play had a rather negative impact on the results and at the end of the season he left Manchester United. He was replaced by a Dutch specialist - Louis Van Gaal, who actually put an end to the promising career of Javier Hernandez.
In the same 2014, the Dutchman sent Chicharito on loan to Real Madrid. Hernandez again had to face high competition in an established team. The Mexican coped with the new challenge unexpectedly easily and throughout the season regularly appeared on the field and scored nine goals for the Royal Club.
Despite good successes in the “creamy” camp, the very fact of the lease was very upsetting for Hernandez. With little playing time under Ferguson, he looked forward to every opportunity to prove himself. Upon his return from loan, Chicharito remained loyal to the "Red Devils" and was looking forward to the chance to enter the field. But Louis Van Gaal never found a use for the Mexican footballer. As a result, at the end of the 15/16 season, he left Manchester United, appearing in matches this season only three times.
As part of Manchester United, Javier has twice become the Champion of England, and also won the England Super Cup in 2010. In the final against Chelsea, he scored a goal in the 75th minute.
Chicharito started the next year in Germany, wearing the colors of FC Bayer. The first season turned out to be quite successful, in forty matches he scored 26 goals against the opponent. The 16/17 season has become less productive: 13 goals in 29 games.
In 2017, the English club West Ham United, strengthening the squad ahead of the new season, was able to agree on the transfer of the Mexican to the club. To date, Hernandez continues to play for the London club.
With the opening of transfer windows, rumors always begin to creep, and Hernandez did not pass this fate. Since the beginning of January 2019, the media have been actively spreading information about the imminent transfer of the Mexican to the Spanish football club Valencia.
Mexico squad
Javier Hernandez received an invitation to the national team in 2009. From the next season, he became a regular player and team leader. His number 14 became practically the national team's mascot. Today, Chicharito is considered one of the best football players in Mexico. In total, in the national colors of the Mexican national team, "Polka" played more than a hundred matches, in which they scored fifty goals. In 2011 he won the CONCACAF Gold Cup.
As part of the 2018 World Cup, which was held in Russia, the athlete scored the winning goal against the South Korean national team, set a record and became the top scorer in the history of the Mexican national team.
Personal life
Javier Hernandez is not married, but he has a girlfriend. The name of the chosen one is Sarah Cohan - a famous Australian fashion model and the host of a travel blog. In January 2019, the couple announced on the Instagram social network that they would have a child.
