Lucas Hernández · Biography

On 27 March 2019 Bayern Munich announced the signing of Lucas Hernández after paying Atlético Madrid his €80 million release clause. It was the most expensive transfer in the history of both the Bavarian club and the Bundesliga at the time. Lucas François Bernard Hernandez was born on 14 February 1996 in Marseille. He plays as a centre-back and left-back, came through the youth system in Madrid, won the 2018 World Cup with France and has played for Paris Saint-Germain since 2023.

From Marseille to Majadahonda

His father, Jean-François Hernández, was a French defender with family roots in Alicante who played for Atlético Madrid and Rayo Vallecano. His younger brother, Theo Hernández, also went on to play for France. His father's career took the family to the Madrid region, where Lucas started out at Rayo Majadahonda, playing there from 2002 to 2007. That year, aged eleven, he joined Atlético Madrid's academy and moved up through the age groups to the reserve team. In 2012 he made his debut for France's under-16 side, the first of the French youth teams he represented.

From the reserves to Atlético's first team

He made his debut for Atlético Madrid B on 26 April 2014 in the Spanish third tier. His first competitive game for Diego Simeone's first team came on 3 December 2014, when he played the full 90 minutes of a 3-0 Copa del Rey win away at L'Hospitalet. Later that month he made his La Liga debut in a 4-1 win over Athletic Club. On 15 March 2016 he made his Champions League debut in extra time against PSV. That season he came off the bench in the final in Milan, which Atlético lost to Real Madrid on penalties. He won the 2018 Europa League, beating his hometown club Olympique de Marseille 3-0 in the final, and the UEFA Super Cup the same year. He made 110 appearances for Atlético and scored once. In March 2019 Bayern's medical found a medial collateral ligament injury in his right knee. He had surgery on the 28th and never played for Atlético again.

Four seasons at Bayern

He joined the German club on 1 July 2019 on a five-year deal. His first season brought the Bundesliga, the German Cup and the 2020 Champions League. The 2020 UEFA Super Cup and the 2020 Club World Cup followed. He won the German title four years in a row, from 2019-20 to 2022-23. In November 2022 he ruptured the cruciate ligament in his right knee on international duty and missed the rest of the season. He left Munich with 107 appearances and two goals.

Paris Saint-Germain

On 9 July 2023 Paris Saint-Germain confirmed his signing on a five-year contract. He made his debut on 12 August 2023 at the Parc des Princes in a goalless draw with Lorient. His first goal for the club was a header on 4 October 2023, in a 4-1 Champions League defeat away at Newcastle. On 1 May 2024, in the first leg of the Champions League semi-final in Dortmund, he tore the cruciate ligament in his left knee. He missed the end of the season and Euro 2024. With PSG he won Ligue 1 in 2023-24, 2024-25 and 2025-26, the Coupe de France in 2024 and 2025 and the Trophée des Champions in 2023, 2024 and 2025. He was in the squad that won the 2025 Champions League and again in 2026, when PSG beat Arsenal on penalties in Budapest on 30 May. He also won the UEFA Super Cup in 2025 and 2026 and the 2025 Intercontinental Cup, and lost the 2025 Club World Cup final to Chelsea.

With France

Although he spent his whole development in Spain, he chose to play for France. He made his senior debut on 23 March 2018 in a friendly against Colombia at the Stade de France, coming on in the second half of a 3-2 defeat. Three months later he was France's left-back at the World Cup in Russia, which ended with the world title after a 4-2 win over Croatia in the final in Moscow on 15 July 2018. He played at Euro 2020 and won the Nations League in 2021. At the World Cup in Qatar he ruptured the cruciate ligament in his right knee 13 minutes into the opening game against Australia, and his brother Theo replaced him. On 14 May 2026 he was named in France's 26-man squad for the 2026 World Cup.