Hernâni Fortes


Hernâni Jorge Santos Fortes, known simply as Hernâni, is a Portuguese footballer who plays for Spanish club Levante UD as a winger.

Club career

Early years / Vitória

Born in Lisbon of Cape Verdean descent, Hernâni started playing with local Atlético Clube de Portugal. In the 2010–11 season he contributed with 21 appearances – only one start – to help the club return to the Segunda Liga after a lengthy absence, making his debut in the competition on 4 September 2011 by coming on as a 73rd-minute substitute in a 2–1 away win against C.D. Santa Clara.
In January 2013, Hernâni signed a three-and-a-half-year contract with Vitória de Guimarães, being initially assigned to the B-team in the second level. His first Primeira Liga appearance occurred on 28 April of that year, when he featured one minute in a 2–2 home draw to F.C. Paços de Ferreira; his first goal in the competition only arrived on 16 August 2014, but he scored a brace in a 3–1 away win over Gil Vicente FC.

Porto

Hernâni joined FC Porto on the last day of the 2015 January transfer window, after scoring four goals for Vitória in the first half of the campaign. He played his first game precisely against his former side, when he replaced Ricardo Quaresma for the last minutes of the 1–0 home victory on 13 February.
Hernâni moved to Olympiacos F.C. of the Superleague Greece on 31 August 2015, in a season-long loan. On 3 April 2016, he netted twice for the second consecutive league match to help to a 4–0 home win against Panthrakikos FC, going on to finish with 26 appearances and eight goals in all competitions.
In the summer of 2016, still owned by Porto, Hernâni returned to Guimarães in a season-long move. He scored 12 times overall during his second spell in the Minho Province, and his goal against C.F. Os Belenenses was also voted the league's best.

Levante

On 2 July 2019, Hernâni signed a three-year deal with La Liga club Levante UD. He scored his first goal in the competition on 24 September, but in a 1–3 away loss to Real Betis. He repeated the feat the following matchday, but was also sent off for two bookable offences in the 1–1 draw against CA Osasuna at the Estadi Ciutat de València.

Career statistics

Club

Honours

Olympiacos
Porto