2024 Men's Soccer Roster
Roster
Fernando Somolinos Bravo
- Position:
- Defender
- Height:
- 6-2
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Gijón, Spain
- High School:
- Colegio de la Asunción
- Prev School:
- Universidad Internacional de Valencia
Pronunciation:
2024 (Senior): First Team All-Summit League ... Summit League All-Newcomer Team ... NCAA Round of 16 Qualifier ... Summit League Champion ... Appeared in 21 games, making 18 starts ... Played 1,728 minutes, third-most on the team ... Scored one goal ... Tallied four assists, tied for fifth-most on the team ... Made collegiate debut in draw at San Francisco on Aug. 24, playing 54 minutes ... Made first start in win at Missouri State on Sep. 2, playing full 90 minutes ... Logged an assist on Brevyn Cole's 89th-minute equalizer in draw with Mercer on Sep. 13 ... Assisted on Jesper Van Halderen's 87th-minute goal in win at St. Thomas on Sep. 28 ... Made 12-straight starts to end the year, playing full time in 11-of-12 ... Played full 90 minutes in Roos' 1-0 shutout victory over No. 3 Denver on Oct. 12 ... Sent an assist to Elie Kisoka in 27th minute against St. Thomas on Oct. 19 ... Scored in 45th minute of Nov. 3 win over Avila, also assisting on Hector Taboada's 25th-minute goal ... Played all 90 minutes in Summit League Championship win over top-seeded (No. 4) Denver on Nov. 16 ... Placed one shot on goal in NCAA First Round victory at Saint Louis on Nov. 21 ... Attempted one shot in NCAA Second Round win over #15 (No. 11) Missouri State on Nov. 24 ... Played all 98 minutes in NCAA Round of 16 match with #2 (No. 9) Pitt on Dec. 1
High School/Club: Played at Deportivo de La Coruña
Personal: Born April 4, 2002 … Son of Ramón Somolinos … Has three siblings: Ramón, Carlos and Sonia … Brother Ramón played soccer at Mount Mercy and Carlos played soccer at Shawnee State … Was teammates with Diego Lopez for five years … Intends to study liberal arts
Why Kansas City?: “It is a great opportunity to grow as a soccer player and as a student.”
