Chicharito Hernández leaves LA Galaxy, retirement or playing for Chivas his options

LOS ANGELES, CAL.- LA Galaxy announced that Javier “Chicharito” Hernández will no longer play for the team, this after ending the contract he had with the club.

“We are grateful to Javier for his dedication and contributions to the LA Galaxy,” said LA Galaxy head coach and sporting director Greg Vanney.

“In four seasons with the Galaxy, Javier was a passionate leader for our club on and off the field. “We wish him all the best moving forward,” the strategist said.

The legacy of Chicharito

In 82 games played in his career (71 as a starter) in four seasons played (2020-23) in all competitions for LA Galaxy, Hernández scored 39 goals and six assists.

Notably, Chicharito ranks seventh all-time in club history with 38 goals scored in 74 regular season appearances for the Galaxy. A two-time MLS All-Star (2021, 2022), Hernández was named LA Galaxy Player of the Year twice in 2021 and 2022, won the club’s Golden Boot in consecutive seasons in 2021 and 2022 and was recognized as the Humanist of the Year of the Galaxy during the 2022 season.

Last season, Hernández led the club and was tied for fourth in MLS with 18 goals scored and two assists in 32 regular season games played (20 starts).

Hernandez last played for LA Galaxy during the club’s 2023 Lamar Hunt US Open Cup quarterfinal match against Real Salt Lake on June 7 when he suffered a torn anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) in his right knee. .