2024 Men's Soccer Roster
Roster
Gabriel Fernandes
- Position:
- Forward
- Height:
- 5-11
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Paraná, Brazil
- High School:
- Faith Christian Academy
- Prev School:
- Saint Louis CC
Pronunciation:
2024 (Junior): NCAA Round of 16 Qualifier ... Summit League Champion ... Appeared in 12 games, making two starts ... Played 348 minutes ... Scored two goals and tallied one assist on the year ... Made Kansas City debut in Aug. 22 win at Saint Mary's, playing eight minutes ... Attempted first shot of the year on Aug. 29 against No. 24 UCSB ... Made first start and played 82 minutes against St. Thomas on Oct. 19 ... Played full 90 minutes in win over Avila on Nov. 3, scoring in the 31st and 41 minutes and assisting on Hector Taboada's 48th minute goal
2023 (Saint Louis CC): All-Region 16 Team … Region 16 Champions … Central District Champions … Scored 15 goals on the year, leading the region … His 38 total points ranked second in the region … Scored two goals and logged two assists in win at South Suburban College on Aug. 25 … Scored in four-straight games from Aug. 29 through Sep. 11 … Scored two goals in win over State Fair CC on Oct. 4 … Scored two goals against Jefferson College on Oct. 7
2021 (Saint Louis CC): Appeared in 16 games, making 12 starts … Took 12 shots on the year … Made first appearance at Iowa Central CC on Aug. 21 … Attempted first shot against East Central College on Sep. 5 … Took two shots against Crowder College on Oct. 13
High School/Club: Played for Ajax St. Louis and Club Atletico St. Louis
Personal: Born Jan. 8, 2002 in Ponta Grossa, Brazil … Son of Edina do Rocio Fernandes … Has two siblings - Stefany and Joaquim Carneiro … Favorite movie is Fast and Furious … Would like to live in Hawaii … Speaks Spanish and Portuguese … Intends to major in mechanical engineering
Why Kansas City?: “Kansas City has a good soccer program and engineering program, and it was my dream to play D1. I like how they presented their plans for the future and how they conduct their practices and games.”
