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Javier “Chicharito” Hernández has signed a contract with Mexican team Chivas, the club with which he started his professional career in 2006, it was announced on Wednesday.
Hernández, 35, left MLS club LA Galaxy in November as his contract was expiring and he hadn’t played for the team since suffering an ACL injury in June last year.
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According to ESPN sources, he had offers from other teams in MLS, Europe, and the Middle East, but none were as appealing as a return to Guadalajara, the city he grew up in.
He scored 39 goals in 82 appearances in MLS for LA Galaxy across four seasons, earning an All-Star Award in 2022 for his exploits.
Prior to moving to the U.S., Hernández played across Europe for Manchester United, Real Madrid, Sevilla, West Ham United and Bayer Leverkusen, winning two Premier League titles.
He is Mexico‘s all-time leading goalscorer, scoring 52 goals in 109 appearances, but has not played for El Tri since 2019.
Chivas have not won either of their Liga MX Clausura games so far, drawing with Santos Laguna and losing to Tigres to leave them in 10th.