Kobe Andre Hernandez-Foster (born June 26, 2002) is an American soccer player who currently plays for Birmingham Legion. Besides the United States, he has played in Germany for VfL Wolfsburg in the German Bundesliga.[2]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Kobe Andre Hernandez-Foster[1] | ||
| Date of birth | June 26, 2002 | ||
| Place of birth | Los Angeles, California, United States | ||
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | ||
| Position(s) | Left Back, Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Birmingham Legion | ||
| Number | 8 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2016–2020 | LA Galaxy | ||
| 2020–2021 | VfL Wolfsburg | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2018–2020 | LA Galaxy II | 3 | (0) |
| 2021 | VfL Wolfsburg | 0 | (0) |
| 2022–2023 | HamKam | 35 | (1) |
| 2024– | Birmingham Legion | 34 | (2) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2018–2019 | United States U17 | 23 | (3) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of October 27, 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of October 27, 2024 | |||
Club career
editHernandez-Foster joined LA Galaxy's academy in 2016[3] and appeared for Galaxy's USL side LA Galaxy II as an injury-time substitute during a 3–1 loss to OKC Energy on September 12, 2018.[4]
On July 13, 2020, it was announced that Hernandez-Foster, along with fellow United States youth national teamer Bryang Kayo, signed with VfL Wolfsburg of the German Bundesliga.[5] It was announced that Hernandez-Foster would begin playing with the club's U-19 team.[5]
Hernandez-Foster trained with Norwegian club HamKam during the autumn of 2021, but was not signed due to the team having a foreign player limit. After the team secured promotion to Eliteserien they signed him on a two-year deal on November 4, 2021.[6]
On March 12, 2024, Hernandez-Foster returned to the United States, signing with USL Championship side Birmingham Legion.[7]
International career
editHernandez-Foster was born in the United States to a Honduran father and Guatemalan mother.[8] In October 2019, he was named to the United States squad for the 2019 FIFA U-17 World Cup in Brazil.[9]
Honors
editIndividual
- CONCACAF U-17 Championship Best XI: 2019
References
edit- ^ "FIFA U-17 World Cup Brazil 2019: List of Players: USA" (PDF). FIFA. October 31, 2019. p. 24. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 27, 2019.
- ^ Kobe Hernandez-Foster: Who is Wolfsburg’s American left-back? bundesliga.com
- ^ "LA Galaxy".
- ^ "LA Galaxy II vs. OKC Energy – 13 September 2018 – Soccerway".
- ^ a b "USA teenagers Bryang Kayo and Kobe Hernandez-Foster join Wolfsburg". bundesliga.com – the official Bundesliga website. Retrieved July 13, 2020.
- ^ "Fra Wolfsburg til Kamma!". HamKam.no. Retrieved November 4, 2021.
- ^ "Birmingham Legion FC Signs Midfielder Kobe Hernandez-Foster".
- ^ "Kobe Hernández-Foster, el jugador de sangre hondureña que sigue destacando en la primera división de Noruega". www.diez.hn.
- ^ "Head Coach Raphael Wicky Names USA Roster for 2019 FIFA U-17 World Cup in Brazil". www.ussoccer.com. Retrieved October 10, 2019.
External links
edit- Kobe Hernandez-Foster at USL Championship
- Kobe Hernandez-Foster at Soccerway