MexicoCounted from the international goal archive — every scorer-credited goal in the matches it covers, 1916 to today. A record of covered matches, not a complete career count; own goals never join a scorer's tally.
Luis Arturo Hernández Carreón, commonly known as El Matador, is a Mexican former professional footballer. He is widely regarded as one of Mexico's most talented strikers, as well as one of the best North American players of all time. — Wikipedia
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In the line-ups
8 appearances in recorded line-ups · 1998–1999The archive holds 8 team sheets naming Luis Hernández in Mexico's starting line-up, from 1998-02-15 to 1999-07-17.
8 appearances in the starting line-ups the archive holds — not a career total. Our line-up coverage is partial, so a match he played that we hold no sheet for is simply not counted here.
A different player of the same name scored for Peru (0 goals, 2001) — Luis Hernández · Peru
International goals in our archive
21 goals across 16 scoring matches · 5 tournaments · 1997–2000| Date | Opponent | Result | Minutes | Competition | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000-02-13 |  Trinidad and Tobago | W4–0(n) | 52' | Gold Cup | San Diego |
| 1999-07-10 |  Peru | D3–3(n) | 28' 33' (pen) | Copa América | Asunción |
| 1999-06-30 |  Chile | W1–0(n) | 59' | Copa América | Ciudad del Este |
| 1998-06-29 |  Germany | L1–2(n) | 47' | FIFA World Cup | Montpellier |
| 1998-06-25 |  Netherlands | D2–2(n) | 90' | FIFA World Cup | Saint-Étienne |
| 1998-06-13 |  South Korea | W3–1(n) | 75' 84' | FIFA World Cup | Lyon |
| 1998-02-15 |  United States | W1–0(a) | 43' | Gold Cup | Los Angeles |
| 1998-02-12 |  Jamaica | W1–0(n) | 105' | Gold Cup | Los Angeles |
| 1998-02-04 | Trinidad and Tobago | W4–2(n) | 63' 82' | Gold Cup | Oakland |
| 1997-12-12 |  Australia | L1–3(n) | 80' (pen) | Confederations Cup | Riyadh |
| 1997-06-28 | Peru | W1–0(n) | 82' | Copa América | Oruro |
| 1997-06-19 |  Costa Rica | D1–1(n) | 14' (pen) | Copa América | Santa Cruz |
| 1997-06-16 |  Brazil | L2–3(n) | 13' 31' | Copa América | Santa Cruz |
| 1997-06-13 |  Colombia | W2–1(n) | 7' 11' | Copa América | Santa Cruz |
| 1997-04-20 | United States | D2–2(a) | 54' | FIFA World Cup qualification | Foxborough |
| 1997-04-13 | Jamaica | W6–0(h) | 85' | FIFA World Cup qualification | Mexico City |
Honours
18 team trophies · Wikipedia + Wikidata, community-updated| Team honours18 | ||||
| Mexico's all-time leading FIFA World Cup goalscorer | ×1 | |||
| Mexican Primera División | ×3 | 1994–95, 1995–96, 2002 | Necaxa ·2, América ·1 | |
| CONCACAF Cup Winners Cup | ×2 | 1993, 1994 | Monterrey ·1, Necaxa ·1 | |
| CONCACAF Gold Cup | ×2 | 1996, 1998 | Mexico | |
| Campeón de Campeones | ×1 | 1995 | Necaxa | |
| CONCACAF Champions Cup | ×1 | 2000 | LA Galaxy | |
| CONCACAF Giants Cup | ×1 | 2001 | América | |
| Copa México | ×1 | 1994–95 | Necaxa | |
| Copa Pre Libertadores | ×1 | 2001 | América | |
| FIFA Confederation Cup | ×1 | 1999 | Mexico | |
| Pan American Games Silver Medal | ×1 | 1995 | Mexico | |
| Selectivo Pre Pre Libertadores | ×1 | 2001 | América | |
| U.S. Open Cup | ×1 | 2001 | LA Galaxy | |
| Western Conference Regular Season | ×1 | 2001 | LA Galaxy | |
| Individual honours19 | ||||
| Scoring titles · 5 | ||||
| CONCACAF Gold Cup Golden Boot | 1998 | |||
| Copa América Golden Boot | 1997 | |||
| Copa América Third Top Scorer | 1999 | |||
| FIFA World Cup Third Top Scorer | 1998 | |||
| Lunar New Year Cup Third Top Scorer | 1999 | |||
| Player of the year · 4 | ||||
| RSSSF Player of the Year Nomination | ×2 | 1998, 1999 | ||
| FIFA World Player of the Year Nomination | 1997 | |||
| South American Player of the Year Nomination | 1998 | |||
| Teams of the season · 2 | ||||
| FIFA World XI | 1998 | |||
| South American Team of the Year | 1998 | |||
| More honours · 8 | ||||
| MLS All-Star | ×2 | 2000, 2001 | ||
| Copa América 2000th Goal Award | 1997 | |||
| FIFA International Football Hall of Fame | 2012 | |||
| FIFA Juego de Leyendas | 2024 | |||
| FIFA Legend | ||||
| LA Galaxy All-time Roster | ||||
| Maratón de Monterrey | 2023 | |||