Background and career
Lucas François Bernard Hernandez (French pronunciation: [lukas ɛʁnɑ̃dɛz, - ɛʁnandɛs]; born 14 February 1996) is a French professional footballer who plays as a centre-back or left-back for Ligue 1 club Paris Saint-Germain and the France national team.
Born in France, Hernandez moved to Spain at the age of four and started his career with Atlético Madrid, where he made more than 100 competitive appearances, reaching the 2016 UEFA Champions League final. He also won the 2018 Europa League and the Super Cup in the same year. He signed for Bayern in 2019, winning the Bundesliga, DFB-Pokal, and Champions League in his first season as part of a treble. Hernandez returned to his home country and joined Paris Saint-Germain in 2023, where he won the Champions League again to complete a second treble in 2025.
A French international since 2018, Hernandez was part of the winning squad at the 2018 FIFA World Cup, and also participated at UEFA Euro 2020 and the 2022 and 2026 FIFA World Cups. He is the older brother of fellow professional footballer Théo Hernandez and the son of retired footballer Jean-François Hernandez.
