Felipe Hernández (soccer)
American professional soccer player (born 1998)
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Felipe Hernández (born June 8, 1998) is a professional soccer player who plays as a midfielder. Born in Colombia, he represented the United States national under-19 team.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | June 8, 1998 | ||
| Place of birth | Ibagué, Colombia | ||
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)[1] | ||
| Position | Central midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2014–2016 | Sporting Kansas City | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2016–2024 | Sporting Kansas City II | 87 | (13) |
| 2019–2024 | Sporting Kansas City | 68 | (4) |
| 2025 | Des Moines Menace | 0 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2017 | United States U19 | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of May 28, 2023 | |||
Career
Born in Colombia, Hernández was raised in Nashville, Tennessee, and began his youth career with the Sporting Nashville Heroes academy affiliate. A former United States youth international, he moved into Sporting Kansas City's residential academy in 2014. [2]
Hernández signed with Sporting Kansas City's USL Championship affiliate, Swope Park Rangers, on March 10, 2016. [3] Over three seasons with Swope Park Rangers, he scored 13 goals and recorded a club-record 10 assists in 79 appearances.
On August 30, 2019, Hernández signed with Sporting Kansas City as a Homegrown Player. [4]
On October 8, 2021, Major League Soccer suspended Hernández for betting on MLS matches; he missed the remainder of the 2021 season. [5] He returned to Sporting in 2022 and appeared in every regular-season match that year.
In June 2024 Hernández was placed on administrative leave amid reports of a further violation of the league's gambling policy. [6]
Career statistics
- As of match played October 7, 2020 [7]
| Club | Season | League | League cup | National cup | Continental | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Sporting Kansas City II | 2017 | USL Championship | 23 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 27 | 2 |
| 2018 | 32 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 34 | 3 | ||
| 2019 | 30 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 30 | 8 | ||
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2021 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | ||
| Total | 88 | 13 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 94 | 13 | ||
| Sporting Kansas City | 2019 | Major League Soccer | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 0 |
| 2020 | 15 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 15 | 0 | ||
| 2021 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 1 | ||
| Total | 21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 99 | 13 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 115 | 14 | ||
Honors
Swope Park Rangers
- United Soccer League Cup: Runner-up 2017[8]
- U.S. Open Cup: 2017
