Travis Hernes

Travis Hernes
Personal information
Full name	Travis Enrique Hernes
Date of birth	4 November 2005 (age 19)
Place of birth	Kingston, Jamaica
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	AaB ; (on loan from Newcastle United)
Number	26
Youth career
–2022	Shrewsbury Town
2023–	Newcastle United
Senior career*
Years	Team
2022–2023	Shrewsbury Town
2023–	Newcastle United
2025–	→ AaB (loan)
International career
2022–	Norway U17
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15:14, 17 January 2025 (UTC)

Travis Enrique Hernes (born 4 November 2005) is a Norwegian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for AaB on loan from Premier League club Newcastle United.

Career

Hailing from Heradsbygd, he played football in Norway for local club Heradsbygda IL until 2019.^[1] He then moved to Wolverhampton, but was not given a chance at Wolverhampton Wanderers after initially going on trial there.^[2] In 2022 he made his youth international debut for Norway, playing for Norway U17 against Denmark and Austria.^[1]

Shrewsbury Town

Hernes made his senior debut for Shrewsbury Town on 30 August 2022, scoring Shrewsbury's consolation goal in a 2–1 defeat to Wolverhampton Wanderers U21 at the New Meadow.^[3] On 7 August 2023, Hearnes signed his first professional deal with Shrewsbury Town, keeping him at the club until 2026.^[4]

Newcastle United

On 1 September 2023, Hernes signed for Premier League club Newcastle United for an undisclosed fee.^[5]

On 17 January 2025, Hernes joined Danish Superliga club AaB on loan for the remainder of the season.^[6]

Personal life

Hernes is of Jamaican descent. He is a younger brother of footballer Trace Murray.^[2]

Career statistics

As of match played 5 September 2023

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club	Season	League			FA Cup		EFL Cup		Other		Total
Club	Season	Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Shrewsbury Town	2022–23^[7]	League One	0	0	0	0	0	0	3^[a]	1	3	1
	2023–24^[8]	League One	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	3	0
	Total		2	0	0	0	0	0	3	1	6	1
Newcastle United U21	2023–24^[8]	—			—		—		1^[a]	0	1	0
Career total			2	0	0	0	1	0	4	1	7	1

^ ^a ^b Appearance(s) in the EFL Trophy

References

^ ^a ^b Travis Hernes at the Norwegian Football Federation (in Norwegian)
^ ^a ^b Tetlie, Lisa Amdam (7 February 2024). "Norsk unggutt dukket opp i Premier League: – Føles ikke ekte" (in Norwegian). TV 2. Retrieved 7 February 2024.
^ Westbury, Ollie (30 August 2022). "EFL Trophy: Shrewsbury 1 Wolves U21's 2 - Report". Express and Star. Retrieved 22 September 2022.
^ "Travis Hernes signs first professional deal!". www.shrewsburytown.com. Retrieved 30 January 2024.
^ "Magpies sign Shrewsbury youngster Travis Hernes". www.nufc.co.uk. 1 September 2023. Retrieved 1 November 2023.
^ "Travis Hernes makes loan switch to Aalborg BK". www.newcastleunited.com. 17 January 2025. Retrieved 17 January 2025.
^ "Games played by Travis Hernes in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 8 August 2023.
^ ^a ^b "Games played by Travis Hernes in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 18 August 2023.

[EFLT-8] Appearance(s) in the EFL Trophy

[nff-1] Travis Hernes at the Norwegian Football Federation (in Norwegian)

[tv2-2] Tetlie, Lisa Amdam (7 February 2024). "Norsk unggutt dukket opp i Premier League: – Føles ikke ekte" (in Norwegian). TV 2. Retrieved 7 February 2024.

[3] Westbury, Ollie (30 August 2022). "EFL Trophy: Shrewsbury 1 Wolves U21's 2 - Report". Express and Star. Retrieved 22 September 2022.

[4] "Travis Hernes signs first professional deal!". www.shrewsburytown.com. Retrieved 30 January 2024.

[5] "Magpies sign Shrewsbury youngster Travis Hernes". www.nufc.co.uk. 1 September 2023. Retrieved 1 November 2023.

[6] "Travis Hernes makes loan switch to Aalborg BK". www.newcastleunited.com. 17 January 2025. Retrieved 17 January 2025.

[7] "Games played by Travis Hernes in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 8 August 2023.

[sb2324-9] "Games played by Travis Hernes in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 18 August 2023.

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