Onel Hernández

Onel Lázaro Hernández Mayea (born 1 February 1993) is a Cuban professional footballer who plays as a left winger for EFL League Two club Port Vale and the Cuba national team. He will become a free agent on 30 June 2026. Hernández emigrated to Germany as a child, and played in the 2. Bundesliga for Arminia Bielefeld and Eintracht Braunschweig, also turning out in the Regionalliga for Arminia Bielefeld II, Werder Bremen II and VfL Wolfsburg II. He was also capped by the Germany U18 team. In January 2018, he was signed by English club Norwich City for £1.8 million. He played 12 Championship games as Norwich ended the 2018–19 season as champions. He subsequently became the first Cuban to play and score in the Premier League, and though Norwich were relegated, he helped them again win promotion as 2020–21 Championship winners. He spent the 2021–22 campaign back in the Championship on loan at Middlesbrough and Birmingham City. By the time he departed Norwich City in June 2025, he had made 210 club appearances, scoring 15 goals. He spent September 2025 to January 2026 at Charlton Athletic, before joining Port Vale.