Nicky Hernandez
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Dominick Gilbert Hernandez | ||
| Date of birth | September 21, 1998 | ||
| Place of birth | Dallas, Texas, United States | ||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.79 m)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | New Mexico United | ||
| Number | 8 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2017 | Dallas Texans | ||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017–2019 | SMU Mustangs | 48 | (8) |
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2018 | Texas United | 9 | (2) |
| 2019 | Denton Diablos | 8 | (4) |
| 2020 | FC Harrington | ||
| 2020–2021 | North Texas SC | 32 | (6) |
| 2021–2022 | FC Dallas | 0 | (0) |
| 2022 | → San Antonio FC (loan) | 23 | (2) |
| 2023– | New Mexico United | 47 | (5) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of October 28, 2024 | |||
Dominick "Nicky" Gilbert Hernandez (born September 21, 1998) is an American professional soccer player who currently plays for New Mexico United in the USL Championship.
Playing career
[edit]Youth, college and amateur
[edit]Hernandez was part of the USSDA academy side Dallas Texans until 2017,[2] when he went to play college soccer at Southern Methodist University. Hernandez played three seasons with the Mustangs between 2017 and 2019, making 48 appearances, scoring 8 goals and tallying 9 assists. Hernandez was named AAC All-Tournament Team in 2019 and All-SMU Tournament Team in 2018.[3]
While at college, Hernandez played with USL PDL side Texas United during their 2018 season, scoring 2 goals and tallying 3 assists in 9 regular season appearances.[4] During his 2019 season, Hernandez played with NPSL side Denton Diablos FC.[5][6]
Hernandez played in the United Premier Soccer League for FC Harrington during the Spring 2020 season.[7]
North Texas SC
[edit]On September 12, 2020, Hernandez left college early to sign a professional contract with North Texas SC, the USL League One affiliate of MLS side FC Dallas.[8] He made his debut the same day, starting in a 2–0 win over FC Tucson.[9]
On January 21, 2021, FC Dallas selected Hernandez 15th overall in the 2021 MLS SuperDraft.[10]
FC Dallas
[edit]On March 23, 2021, Hernandez officially signed for MLS side FC Dallas.[11] Following the 2022 season, his contract option was declined by Dallas.[12]
New Mexico United
[edit]On July 25, 2023, Hernandez signed a deal with USL Championship side New Mexico United for the remainder of their 2023 season.[13]
References
[edit]- ^ "Dominick Gilbert Hernandez". FC Dallas. Retrieved 23 August 2022.
- ^ "Dallas Texans". dtxn.ussoccerda.com.
- ^ "Nicky Hernandez - Men's Soccer". SMU Athletics.
- ^ "Texas United - 2018 Regular Season - Roster - # - Dominick Hernandez -". www.uslleaguetwo.com.
- ^ "Nicky Hernandez". 20 May 2019.
- ^ "National Premier Soccer League".
- ^ @UPSLsoccer (21 January 2021). "Congratulations, Nicky! @nicky_0898, the top pick of @FCDallas in the @MLS SuperDraft, played the 2020 Spring seas…" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ "North Texas SC Signs Midfielder Nicky Hernandez | FC Dallas".
- ^ "Tucson vs. North Texas". us.soccerway.com. 13 September 2020.
- ^ FC Dallas selects five players fcdallas.com 21 January 2021 Archived 24 January 2021 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ FC Dallas signs 2021 MLS Superdraft fcdallas.com Archived 2021-03-25 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Dallas, F. C. "FC Dallas Announces Roster Decisions for 2023 Season". FC Dallas.
- ^ "NEW MEXICO UNITED ANNOUNCES NICKY HERNANDEZ CONTRACT EXTENSION".
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