Nicky Hernandez

Dominick "Nicky" Gilbert Hernandez (born September 21, 1998) is an American soccer player who currently plays for New Mexico United in the USL Championship.

Nicky Hernandez
Personal information
Full name Dominick Gilbert Hernandez
Date of birth (1998-09-21) 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
0000–2017 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 16 (4)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of October 22, 2023

Playing career

Youth, college and amateur

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

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

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

On July 25, 2023, Hernandez signed a deal with USL Championship side New Mexico United for the remainder of their 2023 season.[13]

References
  1. "Dominick Gilbert Hernandez". FC Dallas. Retrieved 23 August 2022.
  2. "Dallas Texans". dtxn.ussoccerda.com.
  3. "Nicky Hernandez - Men's Soccer". SMU Athletics.
  4. "Texas United - 2018 Regular Season - Roster - # - Dominick Hernandez -". www.uslleaguetwo.com.
  5. "Nicky Hernandez". 20 May 2019.
  6. "National Premier Soccer League".
  7. @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.
  8. "North Texas SC Signs Midfielder Nicky Hernandez | FC Dallas".
  9. "Tucson vs. North Texas". us.soccerway.com. 13 September 2020.
  10. FC Dallas selects five playersfcdallas.com 21 January 2021 Archived 24 January 2021 at the Wayback Machine
  11. FC Dallas signs 2021 MLS Superdraftfcdallas.com Archived 2021-03-25 at the Wayback Machine
  12. Dallas, F. C. "FC Dallas Announces Roster Decisions for 2023 Season". FC Dallas.
  13. "NEW MEXICO UNITED ANNOUNCES NICKY HERNANDEZ CONTRACT EXTENSION".


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