Omar Hernandez (soccer)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Omar Hernandez Chavarria | ||
| Date of birth | May 4, 2001 | ||
| Place of birth | Dalton, Georgia | ||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Chattanooga Red Wolves | ||
| Number | 13 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2015–2018 | Chattanooga FC | ||
| 2016–2019 | Dalton Catamounts | ||
| 2018–2019 | Atlanta United | ||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2019–2022 | Wake Forest Demon Deacons | 70 | (13) |
| 2023 | Mercer Bears | 18 | (3) |
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2019 | Dalton Red Wolves | 6 | (1) |
| 2024– | Chattanooga Red Wolves | 0 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of January 22, 2024 | |||
Omar Hernandez Chavarria (born May 4, 2001) is an American soccer player who plays for Chattanooga Red Wolves in USL League One.
Hernandez was the 2019 recipient of Gatorade Player of the Year award for boys' soccer. The award is a nationally recognized honor given to the best high school athlete in the United States.
Career
[edit]Youth and college
[edit]Hernandez was listed as a three-star recruit by Top Drawer Soccer,[1] and ultimately signed a National Letter of Intent with Wake Forest University in April 2018,[2] ahead of his senior year. Hernandez rejected offers to play for South Carolina, SMU, UCF, South Florida, East Tennessee State, and High Point.[3]
During his senior year of high school, Hernandez transferred from the Chattanooga FC Academy to the Atlanta United FC Academy. In high school soccer, Hernandez captained the team to a 23-0-0 record and to the Georgia State 6A Boys' Soccer Championship,[4] as well as the #1 high school ranking in the nation by USA Today.[5][6] On June 11, 2019, he received the Gatorade Player of the Year for boys' soccer for being recognized as the best boy's high school soccer player in the United States.[7][8]
On August 30, 2019, Hernandez made his collegiate debut for Wake Forest, playing 17 minutes in a 2–1 victory against UCF.[9] Hernandez made his first assist for Wake Forest on September 6, 2019, in a 3–1 win against Dartmouth, three days before his first start for Wake Forest, in a 4–0 win against Houston Baptist.[10]
Hernandez would finish his career at Wake Forest with 70 appearances and 13 goals. Ahead of the 2023 NCAA Division I men's soccer season, Hernandez was a graduate transfer to Mercer University. At Mercer, he made 18 appearances, scoring three goals.
Senior
[edit]During the 2019 USL League Two season, Hernandez played with the Dalton Red Wolves, the reserve team of Chattanooga Red Wolves. He appeared six matches, scoring one goal.[11]
Hernandez signed his first professional contract in January 2024, joining the Chattanooga Red Wolves of USL League One.[12]
References
[edit]- ^ "Omar Hernandez". TopDrawerSoccer.com. Retrieved September 15, 2019.
- ^ Maluso, Tony (April 7, 2018). "Dalton's Hernandez commits to Wake Fores". Dalton Daily Citizen. Retrieved September 15, 2019.
- ^ "Omar Hernandez - Bio & Background".
- ^ "Dalton boys' soccer team wins fifth GHSA state title, finishes 23-0". timesfreepress.com. May 18, 2019. Retrieved September 15, 2019.
- ^ "Super 25 Boys Spring-soccer Expert Rankings". USA Today. May 24, 2019. Retrieved September 15, 2019.
- ^ Hamilton, Matt (May 18, 2019). "Champions again: Dalton High wins Class 6A soccer title". Dalton Daily Citizen.
- ^ MacCoon, Patrick (June 11, 2019). "Dalton's Omar Hernandez is Gatorade National Player of the Year". Retrieved September 15, 2019.
- ^ Dell, John (June 11, 2019). "Omar Hernandez, an incoming soccer player at Wake Forest, wins national Gatorade Player of the Year Award". Winston-Salem Journal. Retrieved September 15, 2019.
- ^ "No. 4 Deacs Open Season by Beating No. 15 UCF, 2-1". Wake Forest University Athletics. Retrieved September 15, 2019.
- ^ "No. 1 Wake Forest Routs Houston Baptist, 4-0". Wake Forest University Athletics. September 9, 2019.
- ^ "Dalton Red Wolves - 2019 Regular Season - Individual Stats - Omar Hernandez". USL League Two. Retrieved September 15, 2019.
- ^ Scarpelli, D. "Dalton Native Omar Hernández Signs First Pro Contract with Chattanooga Red Wolves SC". ChattanoogaRedWolves-SC.com. Chattanooga Red Wolves. Retrieved January 22, 2024.
External links
[edit]- Omar Hernandez at USL League Two
- Omar Hernandez at Wake Forest Athletics
- 2001 births
- Living people
- American sportspeople of Mexican descent
- Men's association football midfielders
- People from Dalton, Georgia
- People from Whitfield County, Georgia
- Soccer players from Georgia (U.S. state)
- USL League Two players
- Mercer Bears men's soccer players
- Wake Forest Demon Deacons men's soccer players
- American men's soccer players
- Chattanooga FC players
- Chattanooga Red Wolves SC players
- 21st-century American sportsmen