Felipe Hernández (soccer)

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.

Felipe Hernández
Personal information
Date of birth (1998-06-08) June 8, 1998 (age 28)
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

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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

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As of match played October 7, 2020 [7]
Club Season League League cup National cup Continental Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Sporting Kansas City II 2017 USL Championship 2324000272
2018 3232000343
2019 308308
2020 10000010
2021 2 0 2 0
Total 88136000009413
Sporting Kansas City 2019 Major League Soccer 2020
2020 150150
2021 4 1 4 1
Total 211000000210
Career total 991360000011514

Honors

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Swope Park Rangers

References

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  1. "Felipe Hernández". Sporting Kansas City. Retrieved 23 August 2022.
  2. "Sporting KC midfielder Felipe Hernandez joins Soccer from the Zou podcast".
  3. McDowell, Sam (January 6, 2017). "Two Sporting KC Academy players sign with Swope Park Rangers". The Kansas City Star. The Kansas City Star. Retrieved January 7, 2017.
  4. "Sporting Kansas City signs Academy product Felipe Hernandez as Homegrown Player". SportingKC.com. Sporting Kansas City. August 30, 2019. Retrieved June 4, 2020.
  5. "Felipe Hernandez suspended for betting on MLS matches". MLSSoccer.com. October 8, 2021.
  6. Leahy, Sean (June 14, 2024). "Sporting KC's Felipe Hernández placed on leave over reported violation of MLS gambling policy". Yahoo! Sports. Retrieved July 7, 2024.
  7. Felipe Hernández at Soccerway. Retrieved 4 December 2017.
  8. MCDowell, Sam (November 13, 2017). "Louisville City FC defeats Swope Park Rangers in USL Cup Final". The Kansas City Star. Retrieved December 4, 2017.