Who is nicknamed 'Chicharito' and what is he famous for?

Javier Hernandez is one of the most outstanding players that Mexican soccer has produced in recent years, thanks to his quality and perseverance on the field, a situation that has led him to play for clubs such as Manchester United and Real Madrid.

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However, if there is something that has caught the attention of the Mexican player, besides his soccer conditions, it is his nickname: “Chicharito”, which when he played for Manchester United took the English fans to call him "Little Pea”, the literal translation of the nickname

We share the best stats and the origin of Javier Hernandez's famous nickname, which has accompanied him in the clubs he has played for, such as: Chivas, Manchester United, Real Madrid, Bayer Leverkusen, West Ham, Sevilla and LA Galaxy.

Why is he nicknamed Chicharito?

It all goes back to a family matter, because his father, Javier Hernández Gutiérrez, who was also a professional soccer player and was part of the team that played in the 1986 Mexico World Cup with El Tri, was nicknamed "Chícharo" by one of his brothers, because he had green eyes and was short in stature.

Once Javier Hernández Balcázar decided to enter the world of soccer with Chivas, in Mexico he began to be called "Chicharito", in honor of his father since he had similar soccer conditions, although to differentiate them, he was given the diminutive of "chícharo"; that is how the story of the famous Chicharito Hernández was born.

The Milestones of Chicharito

Javier “Chicharito” Hernández has records in his career that make him a historic player in Mexican soccer; although he has been criticized on many occasions, he continues to be a relevant player in his environment.

He is the top scorer of the Mexican National Team with 52 goals in 109 games; surpassing elements such as Jared Borgetti, Cuauhtémoc Blanco and Luis Hernández, among others.

At Manchester United, he won the Sir Matt Busby player of the year award given by the fans; it was in 2010-2011 and he was the first North American player to win it.

Chicharito is Manchester United's top Latin American scorer with 59 goals, surpassing names such as Carlos Tevez, Antonio Valencia, Edinson Cavani and Diego Forlán, among others.

Top Mexican scorer in the Bundesliga with 28 goals scored while playing for Bayer Leverkusen.

Top Mexican scorer in the Premier League with 53 goals scored playing for Manchester United and West Ham United.

Arrival to the MLS

One of Javier Chicharito Hernandez's goals since his arrival in MLS has been to lead the LA Galaxy to the title, which has been denied him in the last two seasons and now seems far away for the top scorer in the history of the Mexican National Team.

During the season that just ended, Chicharito's performance went from strength to strength to the point of becoming the LA Galaxy's best player during the season, a fact that was proven by his 17 goals and 3 assists with the Los Angeles team.

After failing to qualify for the playoffs and being eliminated, there was much speculation about whether it could have been Chicharito's last season with the LA Galaxy, however, the club's management backed the Guadalajara-born player and decided to keep him as a fundamental part of the squad for the 2022 season in which they will seek the championship.

Rumors placing him back in Mexico

Although there has been a lot of speculation about a possible return to Liga MX, it is very unlikely that Javier Hernandez will leave the LA Galaxy in this winter market or even in the summer, since a major impediment for him to return to the Mexican football is the high salary of the player, which reaches approximately 6 million dollars per year, in addition to the fact that the club that intends to sign him, must pay about another 4 million dollars for the player's letter, since his contract with the Angelino team is still in force.

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