JAVIER “CHICHARITO" HERNANDEZ BIO

The leading goal scorer in Mexico national team history, Javier "Chicharito" Hernandez joins FOX Sports this summer in his broadcaster debut as one of the network’s dedicated analysts for FIFA World Cup 2026™ from Thursday, June 11, to Sunday, July 19, 2026. 

Chicharito is world renowned as Mexico’s all-time leading scorers amassing 52 goals in 109 appearances over a 10-year run with the national team from 2009 to 2019 He starred for El Tri and is a fan favorite for his accomplishments with the national team representing Mexico in three FIFA World Cup™ tournaments in 2010, 2014 and 2018 scoring goals in all three tournaments.

From 2006 to 2025, Chicharito’s nearly two-decade-long career featured countless goals for some of soccer’s biggest club teams, including Chivas de Guadalajara, Manchester United, Real Madrid CF, Sevilla FC, Bayer Leverkusen and West Ham United. In 2020, he announced his arrival in the U.S. signing with Major League Soccer’s LA Galaxy, where he would go on to score 38 goals and six assists in 74 regular season appearances. 

Throughout his career, he appeared in more than 400 matches across top leagues in his home country and the United States, as well as England, Germany and Spain. He scored more than 200 goals for club and country during that run, the most of any Mexico national team member.