Hernani (footballer, born 1994)

Hernani
Hernani with Zenit in 2018
Personal information
Full name Hernani Azevedo Júnior
Date of birth (1994-03-27) 27 March 1994 (age 30)
Place of birth São Gonçalo do Sapucaí, Brazil
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Parma
Number 27
Youth career
2009–2013 Atlético Paranaense
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2016 Atlético Paranaense 75 (10)
2013Joinville (loan) 9 (0)
2017–2020 Zenit St. Petersburg 23 (1)
2017–2018Saint-Étienne (loan) 14 (3)
2019–2020Parma (loan) 32 (0)
2020– Parma 69 (10)
2021–2022Genoa (loan) 18 (0)
2022–2023Reggina (loan) 31 (7)
International career
2011 Brazil U17 15 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 9 June 2024

Hernani Azevedo Júnior (born 27 March 1994), simply known as Hernani, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Serie A club Parma.

Club career

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Early career in Brazil

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Born in São Gonçalo do Sapucaí, Minas Gerais, Hernani graduated from Atlético Paranaense's youth setup. He made his senior debuts in 2013 Campeonato Paranaense.

On 22 August 2013, Hernani was loaned to Série B side Joinville until December.[1] He made his professional debut on 3 September, coming on as a second half substitute in a 1–1 home draw against Ceará.[2]

Hernani returned to Furacão in January 2014 and made his Série A debut on 10 September, replacing Marcos Guilherme in a 0–1 away loss against Grêmio.[3] Four days later he was handed his first start, and scored the last goal of a 2–0 home win against Vitória.[4]

Zenit

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On 16 December 2016, Hernani signed a five-year contract with Russian Premier League side Zenit St. Petersburg.[5]

Saint-Étienne (loan)

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On 8 August 2017, he joined Saint-Étienne on loan until the end of the 2017–18 season.[6]

Parma

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On 12 July 2019, Hernani joined Parma on loan until the end of the 2019–20 season, with Parma holding an obligation to buy. At the same time he signed a contract with Parma until 30 June 2023.[7]

Loans to Genoa and Reggina

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On 7 August 2021, Hernani joined Genoa on loan with an obligation to buy.[8] The obligation was not fulfilled and the rights reverted to Parma.

On 1 September 2022, Hernani moved to Reggina on loan.[9]

Career statistics

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As of match played 10 May 2024.[10]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League State league National cup[a] League Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Atlético Paranaense 2013 Série A 0 0 21[b] 2 0 0 21 2
2014 15 1 10[b] 3 0 0 25 4
2015 30 3 6[b] 1 0 0 4[c] 0 40 4
2016 30 6 6[b] 1 7 2 1[d] 0 44 9
Total 75 10 43 7 7 2 4 0 1 0 130 19
Joinville (loan) 2013 Série B 9 0 9 0
Zenit St. Petersburg 2016–17 Russian Premier League 8 0 1[e] 0 9 0
2017–18 1 0 1[e] 0 2 0
2018–19 14 1 2 0 10[e] 0 26 1
Total 23 1 2 0 12 0 0 0 37 1
Saint-Étienne (loan) 2017–18 Ligue 1 14 3 2 0 1[f] 0 17 3
Parma (loan) 2019–20 Serie A 32 0 2 1 34 1
Parma 2020–21 33 7 2 0 35 7
2023–24 Serie B 36 3 2 0 38 3
Total 101 10 6 1 107 10
Genoa (loan) 2021–22 Serie A 18 0 2 0 18 0
Reggina (loan) 2022–23 Serie B 30 7 1[g] 0 31 7
Career total 270 31 43 7 19 3 1 0 16 0 2 0 352 41
  1. ^ Includes Copa do Brasil, Russian Cup, Coupe de France, Coppa Italia
  2. ^ a b c d Appearances in Campeonato Paranaense
  3. ^ Appearances in Copa Libertadores
  4. ^ Appearance in Primeira Liga
  5. ^ a b c Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  6. ^ Appearance in Coupe de la Ligue
  7. ^ Appearance in promotion playoff

Honours

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Zenit Saint Petersburg

Parma

Brazil U-17

References

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  1. ^ "Atlético-PR empresta mais dois jogadores para o Joinville" [Atlético-PR loans two more to Joinville] (in Portuguese). Diário Lance!. 22 August 2013. Archived from the original on 18 September 2014. Retrieved 1 January 2015.
  2. ^ "JEC sai na frente com gol irregular, mas Ceará arranca empate no fim" [JEC gets the lead with an irregular goal, but Ceará gets a draw in the end] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 3 September 2013. Retrieved 1 January 2015.
  3. ^ "Barcos faz nos acréscimos, Grêmio vence o Atlético-PR e dorme no G-4" [Barcos scores in stoppage time, Grêmio defeats Atlético-PR and sleeps in G-4] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 10 September 2014. Retrieved 1 January 2015.
  4. ^ "Atlético-PR bate o Vitória em casa e volta a vencer depois de seis jogos" [Atlético-PR defeats Vitória at home and is back to winning ways after six games] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 14 September 2014. Retrieved 1 January 2015.
  5. ^ "Hernani is a Zenit player!". fc-zenit.ru. FC Zenit Saint Petersburg. 16 December 2016. Retrieved 16 December 2016.
  6. ^ Эрнани продолжит сезон во Франции (in Russian). FC Zenit Saint Petersburg. 8 August 2017.
  7. ^ "HERNANI È UN GIOCATORE DEL PARMA" [Hernani is a player of Parma] (in Italian). Parma Calcio 1913. 12 July 2019. Archived from the original on 15 September 2019. Retrieved 23 July 2019.
  8. ^ "HERNANI LOANED TO GENOA". Parma. 7 August 2021. Retrieved 3 July 2022.
  9. ^ "HERNANI È UN CALCIATORE AMARANTO" (in Italian). Reggina. 1 September 2022. Retrieved 1 September 2022.
  10. ^ Hernani at Soccerway
  11. ^ "Zenit is the Russian Premier League champion" (in Russian). Russian Premier League. 4 May 2019.
  12. ^ "20 Zenit players became Russian champions for the first time" (in Russian). FC Zenit Saint Petersburg. 4 May 2019.
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