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.
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.
Hernández signed with Sporting Kansas City's USL Championship affiliate, Swope Park Rangers, on March 10, 2016. 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.
On October 8, 2021, Major League Soccer suspended Hernández for betting on MLS matches; he missed the remainder of the 2021 season. 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.
Career statistics
ClubSeasonLeagueLeague cupNational cupContinentalTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsSporting Kansas City II2017USL Championship2324000——27220183232000——3432019308——————3082020100000——10202120——————20Total88136000009413Sporting Kansas City2019Major League Soccer20——————202020150——————150202141——————41Total211000000210Career total991360000011514
Honors Swope Park Rangers United Soccer League Cup: Runner-up 2017 U.S. Open Cup: 2017
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