Théo Hernandez

Atlético Madrid

Born in Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, Hernandez moved to Spain at the age of two. He then joined Atlético Madrid's academy in 2007, aged nine. After progressing through the youth categories, he was promoted to the reserves in Tercera División in summer 2015. On 3 February 2016, Hernandez renewed his contract. Two days later, he was called up to the first team for a La Liga match against Eibar due to injuries, but remained an unused substitute in the 3–1 home win.

Alavés

On 4 August 2016, Hernandez extended his contract until 2021, being immediately loaned to fellow league club Alavés for one year. He made his professional debut late in the month, starting in a 0–0 home draw with Sporting de Gijón. On 16 October 2016, Hernandez was given a straight red card in a 1–1 home draw to Málaga after a hard tackle on Ignacio Camacho. He scored his first professional goal the following 7 May, netting the game's only goal in a home victory over Athletic Bilbao. A regular starter during the Basque team's run in the Copa del Rey, Hernandez helped them reach the final for the first time in their 91-year history. During the decisive match on 27 May 2017, he scored the equaliser through a direct free kick in an eventual 1–3 loss against Barcelona.

Real Madrid

On 5 July 2017, Hernandez signed a six-year deal with Real Madrid after they met his release clause of €24 million. He made his competitive debut on 16 August, replacing Marco Asensio in a 2–0…

Hernandez played for France at under–18, under–19, and under–20 levels. In October 2017, due to a lack of call ups to the France under–21 team, Hernandez suggested he might switch his allegiance to Spain, where he had lived since he was two. On 26 April 2018, Hernandez received his first call to the France senior squad. He made his debut on 7 September 2021 in a World Cup qualifier against Finland, a 2–0 home victory. He started and played the whole game. In October 2021, ahead of the UEFA Nations League semi-finals against Belgium, Théo for the first time received a call-up to the national team from Didier Deschamps together with his brother Lucas; the two were later fielded in the 3–4–1–2 formation as a left centre-back and a left wing-back, respectively, making it the first time they played together in a senior competitive game. On 7 October, he scored a late-time winner in the 3–2 victory against the aforementioned opponent, sending his team to the final for the first time in history of the tournament. In November 2022, Hernandez was named in France's final squad for the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar. On 14 December, he scored a goal in a 2–0 win over Morocco in the semi-finals. In June 2024, he was named in the squad for UEFA Euro 2024 in Germany. In their quarter-final match against Portugal on 5 July, he scored the winning penalty kick of the shoot-out to send his country into the next round. On 14 May 2026, Hernandez was selected in the 26-man squad for the 2026 FIFA…

Club

As of match played 1 September 2026

International

As of match played 18 July 2026

As of match played 18 July 2026 Scores and results list France's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Hernandez goal

Hernandez's father, Jean-François, was also a footballer. A centre-back from France, he too played for Atlético Madrid; his older brother Lucas, who plays for Paris Saint-Germain and France, was also developed at the club. In 2022, French newspaper L'Équipe found that Jean-François – who went missing in 2004 – was living in Thailand, and had allegedly been legally blocked by his ex-partner from seeing their children. He has been dating Italian model Zoe Cristofoli since June 2020. On 8 April 2022, the couple's son was born.