 The player was subsequently signed to a six-year contract.Hernández scored his first goal for Valencia on 27 November 2008, in a 4–0 win over Rosenborg for the campaign's UEFA Cup, after an individual effort.After having subbed in for Rubén Baraja in the second half of a home fixture against Recreativo, he netted his second goal and first in the league, in a 1–1 draw in March 2009; the following month, also as a replacement but now for Joaquín, he added his third, in a 3–1 home win over Sevilla – deep into injury time, against ten men.