Jennifer Hermoso, Spain footballer: Profile, Career, News & Videos

Jennifer Hermoso is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a forward for the Mexican club Tigres UANL and the Spain national team. She is the all-time top scorer for Spain and holds the record for the most Pichichi trophies with five. She was part of her country's championship team at the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup, where she won the Silver Ball.

Hermoso developed through the youth teams of her hometown club Atlético Madrid, where she stayed for eight years before joining Rayo Vallecano. She won her first senior title with Rayo in 2011, before signing with Tyresö FF of Sweden in 2013. She moved to FC Barcelona in 2014, where she changed her position from an attacking midfielder to a false 9. In her new position she became a prolific goalscorer, winning two Spanish league titles, two Copas de la Reina, and two Pichichi titles as the league's top scorer.

In 2015, Hermoso played for Spain during their first appearance at the FIFA Women's World Cup. She left Barcelona for Paris Saint-Germain in 2017, then returned to Atlético Madrid during the 2018–19 season, where she won her third Pichichi title and fourth league title.

Hermoso rejoined FC Barcelona in 2019 following Spain's exit from the 2019 Women's World Cup, where she was Spain's top scorer. In her final three seasons at Barcelona, she won three league titles, three Copas de la Reina, and the 2020–21 UEFA Women's Champions League, alongside the continental treble that same season. Individually, she finished both the 2019–20 and 2020–21 league seasons as the Primera División's top scorer; she finished 2020 and 2021 as the top scorer in Europe's top five women's leagues; and in 2021 she was the joint-top scorer in the UEFA Women's Champions League. At the end of 2021, she finished second in Ballon d'Or voting and was the world's highest female goalscorer of the calendar year with 51 goals.

In 2022, Hermoso signed for C.F. Pachuca of Mexico. The following year, she was a member of the Spain squad that won the 2023 Women's World Cup. During the medal ceremony, she was kissed by then-RFEF president Luis Rubiales, an event that would later be called the Rubiales case.