2018 Men's Soccer Roster
Fernandez, Omir
Jersey Number 16
Omir Fernandez
- Height:
- 5-9
- Weight:
- 160
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Bronx, N.Y.
- High School:
- Columbia Secondary School
Bio
2017 ACC All-Freshman Team
2018 ACC Offensive Player of the Year
2018 First Team All-ACC
2018 First Team All-America (United Soccer Coaches, College Soccer News, TopDrawerSoccer)
2018 MAC Hermann Trophy Semifinalist
ACC Offensive Player of the Week (9/10/18, 9/17/18)
TopDrawerSoccer Team of the Week (9/11/18)
2018 (Sophomore)
Had a breakout sophomore campaign, earning ACC Offensive Player of the Year and consensus First Team All-America honors ... Played in all 21 games and started 20 of them, finishing the year with an ACC-best 30 points on 12 goals and six assists ... Scored an ACC-leading five game-winning goals, which came in three-straight games against No. 8 NC State (Sept. 7), Georgia Southern (Sept. 11) and No. 16 Virginia Tech (Sept. 14), as well as against NC State in the ACC Tournament (Nov. 4) and Colgate in the NCAA Tournament (Nov. 18) ... Collected at least one point in 14 of the 21 games ... Recorded multi-goal efforts against NC State and High Point (Oct. 9) ... Other goals scored came against No. 2 Indiana (Aug. 24), Presbyterian (Sept. 4), No. 15 Duke (Sept. 29), and UNCG (Oct. 2) ... Added assists against Florida Gulf Coast (Sept. 1), Davidson (Sept. 25), No. 6 Virginia (Oct. 20), and No. 10 Louisville (Oct. 26) ... Attempted 51 shots, with 30 of them on target ... Rated by TopDrawerSoccer as the No. 64 player nationally in the preseason and the No. 5 player nationally in the postseason.
2017 (Freshman)
Earned ACC All-Freshman Team honors his rookie season after totaling 17 points on six goals and five assists ... Was the Deacons' spark off the bench, appearing as a substitute in all 23 games ... Broke onto the scene with a three-point effort in a win at No. 8 Louisville, assisting on the game-winner and then scoring an insurance goal of his own ... Scored the first goal of the game in a win at No. 4 North Carolina ... Tallied a goal and assist in a win over Longwood (Oct. 10) ... Recorded his first multi-goal effort at Boston College (Oct. 21), notching two goals and an assist ... Found the back of the net in the ACC semifinal win over No. 5 Clemson ... Took a total of 40 shots, 19 of them on target.
Background
Rated as the No. 26 recruit in the nation by TopDrawerSoccer, as well as the No. 2 prospect from New Jersey ... Attended U.S. U-14, U-15 and U-18 National Team Camps ... Played club soccer for the New York Red Bulls Academy under Jeff Zaun, scoring 20 goals in 24 games in 2016-17 ... Chose Wake Forest over North Carolina, Virginia, Loyola and Columbia.
Personal
Full name is Omir Guadalupe Fernandez ... Born on Feb. 8, 1999 ... Son of Omir and Maria Fernandez.
2018 ACC Offensive Player of the Year
2018 First Team All-ACC
2018 First Team All-America (United Soccer Coaches, College Soccer News, TopDrawerSoccer)
2018 MAC Hermann Trophy Semifinalist
ACC Offensive Player of the Week (9/10/18, 9/17/18)
TopDrawerSoccer Team of the Week (9/11/18)
2018 (Sophomore)
Had a breakout sophomore campaign, earning ACC Offensive Player of the Year and consensus First Team All-America honors ... Played in all 21 games and started 20 of them, finishing the year with an ACC-best 30 points on 12 goals and six assists ... Scored an ACC-leading five game-winning goals, which came in three-straight games against No. 8 NC State (Sept. 7), Georgia Southern (Sept. 11) and No. 16 Virginia Tech (Sept. 14), as well as against NC State in the ACC Tournament (Nov. 4) and Colgate in the NCAA Tournament (Nov. 18) ... Collected at least one point in 14 of the 21 games ... Recorded multi-goal efforts against NC State and High Point (Oct. 9) ... Other goals scored came against No. 2 Indiana (Aug. 24), Presbyterian (Sept. 4), No. 15 Duke (Sept. 29), and UNCG (Oct. 2) ... Added assists against Florida Gulf Coast (Sept. 1), Davidson (Sept. 25), No. 6 Virginia (Oct. 20), and No. 10 Louisville (Oct. 26) ... Attempted 51 shots, with 30 of them on target ... Rated by TopDrawerSoccer as the No. 64 player nationally in the preseason and the No. 5 player nationally in the postseason.
2017 (Freshman)
Earned ACC All-Freshman Team honors his rookie season after totaling 17 points on six goals and five assists ... Was the Deacons' spark off the bench, appearing as a substitute in all 23 games ... Broke onto the scene with a three-point effort in a win at No. 8 Louisville, assisting on the game-winner and then scoring an insurance goal of his own ... Scored the first goal of the game in a win at No. 4 North Carolina ... Tallied a goal and assist in a win over Longwood (Oct. 10) ... Recorded his first multi-goal effort at Boston College (Oct. 21), notching two goals and an assist ... Found the back of the net in the ACC semifinal win over No. 5 Clemson ... Took a total of 40 shots, 19 of them on target.
Background
Rated as the No. 26 recruit in the nation by TopDrawerSoccer, as well as the No. 2 prospect from New Jersey ... Attended U.S. U-14, U-15 and U-18 National Team Camps ... Played club soccer for the New York Red Bulls Academy under Jeff Zaun, scoring 20 goals in 24 games in 2016-17 ... Chose Wake Forest over North Carolina, Virginia, Loyola and Columbia.
Personal
Full name is Omir Guadalupe Fernandez ... Born on Feb. 8, 1999 ... Son of Omir and Maria Fernandez.
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Sunday, September 07
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Friday, September 05
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Wednesday, September 03
Football Media Availability (9/2/25)
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