Jonathan Herrera (footballer, born 2001)

Jonathan Ozziel Herrera Morales (born 25 May 2001) is a Mexican professional footballer who plays as a winger or forward for Liga MX club Atlas.[1]

Jonathan Herrera
Personal information
Full name Jonathan Ozziel Herrera Morales
Date of birth (2001-05-25) 25 May 2001
Place of birth Culiacán, Sinaloa, México
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Winger / Forward
Club information
Current team
Atlas
Number 199
Youth career
2014 Pachuca
2016– Atlas
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018– Atlas 38 (3)
National team
2021– Mexico U21 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 29 October 2021
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 11 October 2021

Early life

Herrera was born in Culiacán, Sinaloa to a Cuban father and a Mexican mother. His father began his career in Mexico as a personal trainer at the age of 22 years old in the Institute of Sinaloense Sports.[2]

Club career

Youth

Herrera joined Pachuca’s youth academy in 2014. Then moving on to Club Atlas Academy in 2016 where he managed settle down. He continued through Atlas Youth Academy successfully going through U-15, U-17, and U-20. Until finally reaching the first team to debut in the Liga MX, Ángel Guillermo Hoyos being the coach giving herrera the opportunity to join the first team.[3]

Atlas

Herrera made his professional debut in the Liga MX against Monterrey, which ended in a 3-1 loss. Herrera subbing in the last 20 minutes of the game.

International career

In October 2021, Herrera made his Mexico U21 debut in a friendly match against the Romania under-21 national team.[4]

Career statistics

Club

As of 29 October 2021[5]
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Atlas 2018–19 Liga MX 203[lower-alpha 1]050
2019–20 303[lower-alpha 1]060
2020–21 213213
2021–22 120120
Total 383600000443
Career total 383600000443
Notes
  1. Appearances in Copa MX

Honours

Atlas

References

  1. "Jonathan Ozziel Herrera Morales". LigaMX.net. LIGA BBVA Bancomer MX. Retrieved 2019-01-29.
  2. "Ozziel Herrera Morales cumple uno de sus sueños". Elsoldeainaloa.com (in Spanish). Javier Moreno Hernández. Retrieved 2019-01-30.
  3. "Culiacanense Jonathan Herrera debuta en la Liga MX con el Atlas". Noroeste.com (in Spanish). Noroeste. Retrieved 2019-01-30.
  4. "La SNM Sub-21 derrotó a Rumanía". miseleccion.mx (in Spanish). October 9, 2021.
  5. Jonathan Herrera at Soccerway
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