| Felipe Hernández | |
| Birth Date: | 8 June 1998 |
| Birth Place: | Ibagué, Colombia |
| Height: | [1] |
| Currentclub: | Sporting Kansas City |
| Clubnumber: | 21 |
| Position: | Central midfielder |
| Youthyears1: | 2014–2016 |
| Youthclubs1: | Sporting Kansas City |
| Years1: | 2016– |
| Clubs1: | Sporting Kansas City II |
| Caps1: | 87 |
| Goals1: | 13 |
| Years2: | 2019– |
| Clubs2: | Sporting Kansas City |
| Caps2: | 68 |
| Goals2: | 4 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2017 |
| Nationalteam1: | United States U19 |
| Club-Update: | May 28, 2023 |
Felipe Hernández (born June 8, 1998) is a professional soccer player who plays as a midfielder for Major League Soccer club Sporting Kansas City. Born in Colombia, he represented the United States national under-19 team.
The Colombian-born Hernández was raised in Nashville, Tennessee, before joining Sporting Nashville Heroes, an academy affiliate. Hernández, formerly a US youth international, moved into SKC's residential academy in 2014.[2] Hernández signed with Kansas City's USL affiliate Swope Park Rangers on March 10, 2016, developing into an MLS player.[3] in 3 seasons with Swope Park Rangers Hernandez scored 13 goals and provided assists for a club-record 10 assists in 79 matches.
On August 30, 2019, Hernández moved to Swope Park's MLS parent club Sporting Kansas City.[4]
On October 8, 2021, Hernández was suspended by the league for gambling on MLS games and would miss the remainder of the season.[5] He returned to Sporting in 2022, playing in every regular season MLS match. In 2024, he was placed on administrative leave for once again violating the league's gambling policies.[6]
| 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 | ||||
Swope Park Rangers