2025 Men's Soccer Roster
Roster
Miguel Fernandez
- Position:
- Midfielder
- Height:
- 5-9
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Galicia, Spain
- High School:
- IES A Basella
- Prev School:
- Arosa SC
Pronunciation:
2025 (Junior): Team Captain ... Honorable Mention All-Summit League ... Academic All-Summit League ... NCAA Second Round Qualifier ... Summit League Regular Season Co-Champion ... Started in all 21 games for Kansas City ... Played 1,349 total minutes ... Tallied two assists on the season ... Attempted 14 shots, placing three on goal ... Played all 90 minutes twice ... Played 51 minutes in season-opening draw at No. 5 SMU ... Played full time in draw at No. 25 San Diego on Sep. 13 ... Notched an assist on Timothy Ospina's 90th minute goal in win over St. Thomas on Oct. 18 ... Attempted at least one shot in seven of final eight games to end the year ... Played all 90 minutes in win at Tulsa on Oct. 22 ... Assisted on Jeremy Francou's 74th minute goal in Summit League Championship game at Denver on Nov. 15 ... Played 68 minutes in NCAA Second Round game at #12 (No. 8) Stanford on Nov. 23
2024 (Sophomore): Team Captain ... Summit League All-Tournament Team ... Academic All-Summit League ... NCAA Round of 16 Qualifier ... Summit League Champion ... Appeared in 21 games, starting in all 21 ... Played 1,223 minutes ... Scored one goal and tallied two assists on the year ... Played 70-plus minutes in seven games ... Played 72 minutes in season-opening win at Saint Mary's on Aug. 22 ... Attempted three shots in draw at San Francisco on Aug. 24, placing one on goal ... Assisted on Luke Hoelting's 19th minute goal in win at UNLV on Sep. 19 ... Scored game-winning goal in 3rd minute of win against Tulsa on Sep. 24 ... Played 81 minutes in victory over No. 3 Denver on Oct. 12 ... Assisted on Wesley Cribb's 30th minute equalizer in win over Oral Roberts on Nov. 9 ... Appeared in all four of KC's postseason games ... Played 73 minutes in Summit League Championship victory over #1 (No. 4) Denver on Nov. 16 ... Played 90 minutes in NCAA Round of 16 against #2 (No. 9) Pitt on Dec. 1
2023 (Freshman): Summit League Academic Honor Roll ... Appeared in 17 games, making 16 starts ... Played 1,211 total minutes, ranking fifth on the team ... Attempted five shots on the year, scoring one goal ... Made collegiate debut at Utah Valley on Aug. 24, starting and playing 45 minutes ... Attempted first-career shot in win over Drake on Sep. 4 ... Played first 90-minute game in win over Creighton on Sep. 12 ... Scored first-career goal in 65th minute of win over Western Illinois on Oct. 18 ... Made match-securing penalty kick in Summit Semifinal win over No. 1 Denver on Nov. 9, starting and playing 88 minutes
High School/Club: Played for Arosa SC
Personal: Born Oct. 4, 2004 … Son of Carlos Javier Fernández Fuentes and María José Novás … Has one sibling, Jennifer … Favorite movie is Whiplash … Favorite musical artist is Bad Bunny … Speaks Spanish … Intends to study business
Why Kansas City?: “I like the university and the options that they offer.”
