Former Real Madrid forward Javier Hernandez says his experience of playing alongside Cristiano Ronaldo confirmed everything he had previously heard about the Portugal international.
“All the stories about Ronaldo turned out to be true,” Hernandez said while recalling the period they spent together at the Spanish club.
The Mexican and Portuguese forwards were both part of Real Madrid’s squad during the 2014-15 season. Hernandez joined the club from Manchester United on loan, while Ronaldo was already an established member of the team.
Their time together formed part of Hernandez’s spell with Real Madrid, where he played after moving temporarily from the Premier League side. Ronaldo had been at the Spanish club since 2009 and remained there until 2018.
Hernandez, widely known as Chicharito, is looking back on a season in which the pair represented Real Madrid together. The comments offer his personal assessment of Ronaldo after working alongside him at one of football’s most prominent clubs.
Ronaldo’s spell at Real Madrid lasted nine years. During that period, he was a central figure for the club, while Hernandez’s stay was limited to the 2014-15 campaign because his move from Manchester United was on loan.
The two players therefore occupied different positions in their Real Madrid careers. Ronaldo had already been representing the club for several seasons by the time Hernandez arrived, whereas the Mexican was making a temporary move to the Spanish side from England.
Hernandez’s recollection centres specifically on his time as Ronaldo’s team-mate. His comment does not change the established timeline of their careers: they shared the Real Madrid squad in 2014-15, before Ronaldo continued at the club until 2018.
Ronaldo, now 41, currently plays in Saudi Arabia for Al-Nassr. His career at Real Madrid ended in 2018, bringing his nine-year association with the club to a close.
Hernandez is a former player of both Real Madrid and Manchester United. His loan move to Madrid provided the setting for his only shared season with Ronaldo at club level, according to the account of their time together.
The remarks revive memories of that 2014-15 campaign, when Real Madrid included both the Mexican striker and the Portuguese forward in its squad. Hernandez’s description is presented as a reflection on the reputation Ronaldo had built by the time the two men became team-mates.
Ronaldo’s current club is Al-Nassr, where he continues his career in Saudi Arabia. Hernandez’s comments refer to their earlier period together in Madrid, when the Mexican was on loan from Manchester United and Ronaldo was midway through his long Real Madrid spell.