Aaron_Herrera_(soccer)
Aaron Herrera (footballer)
Guatemalan footballer (born 1997)
Aaron Joseph Herrera (born 6 June 1997) is a professional footballer who plays as a defender for Major League Soccer club D.C. United. Born in the United States, he plays for the Guatemala national team.
_(cropped).jpg) Herrera with Real Salt Lake in 2021 | |||||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||||
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| Full name | Aaron Joseph Herrera[1] | ||||||||||
| Date of birth | (1997-06-06) 6 June 1997 (age 26) | ||||||||||
| Place of birth | Las Cruces, New Mexico, United States | ||||||||||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[2] | ||||||||||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||||||||||
| Team information | |||||||||||
Current team | D.C. United | ||||||||||
| Number | 22 | ||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||
| 2012–2015 | Real Salt Lake AZ | ||||||||||
| College career | |||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||
| 2015–2017 | New Mexico Lobos | 54 | (7) | ||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||
| 2016–2017 | FC Tucson | 11 | (0) | ||||||||
| 2018–2022 | Real Salt Lake | 124 | (1) | ||||||||
| 2018 | Real Monarchs | 5 | (0) | ||||||||
| 2022–2023 | CF Montréal | 19 | (0) | ||||||||
| 2024– | D.C. United | 7 | (0) | ||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||
| 2017 | United States U20 | 3 | (0) | ||||||||
| 2019–2021 | United States U23 | 6 | (0) | ||||||||
| 2021 | United States | 1 | (0) | ||||||||
| 2023– | Guatemala | 8 | (0) | ||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13 April 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 24 March 2024 | |||||||||||
Herrera played three years of college soccer at the University of New Mexico between 2015 and 2017, scoring 7 goals and tallying 8 assists in 54 appearances.[3]
Herrera also played with Premier Development League side FC Tucson in 2016 and 2017.[4]
On December 15, 2017, Herrera signed as a Homegrown Player for Real Salt Lake of Major League Soccer.[5]
On December 21, 2022, Herrera was traded to CF Montréal for $500,000 in General Allocation Money, a 2023 international roster spot, Montréal's 2023 MLS SuperDraft first-round pick and a sell-on fee.[6]
On December 12, 2023, D.C. United acquired Herrera from CF Montréal in exchange for defender Ruan and $500,000 in 2024 General Allocation Money.[7]
United States
Internationally, Herrera had represented the United States U20s.[8] In January 2021, Herrera made one appearance for the senior United States in a 7–0 friendly win over Trinidad and Tobago.
He was named to the final 20-player United States under-23 roster for the 2020 CONCACAF Men's Olympic Qualifying Championship in March 2021.[9]
Guatemala
In June 2023 Herrera was named to Guatemala's preliminary squad ahead of the 2023 CONCACAF Gold Cup.[10] He made his Guatemala debut on June 15 in a friendly match against Costa Rica.[11]
Herrera was born in the United States to a Guatemalan father, Diego Herrera and American mother, Donni Herrera.
Club
- As of match played April 13, 2024[12]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Real Monarchs | 2018 | United Soccer League | 5 | 0 | — | — | — | 5 | 0 | |||
| Real Salt Lake | 2018 | Major League Soccer | 16 | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | — | 3[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 20 | 0 | |
| 2019 | 32 | 0 | — | 1[lower-alpha 3] | 0 | 2[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 35 | 0 | |||
| 2020 | 20 | 0 | — | — | 1[lower-alpha 4] | 0 | 21 | 0 | ||||
| 2021 | 29 | 1 | — | — | 3[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 32 | 1 | ||||
| 2022 | 27 | 0 | — | — | — | 27 | 0 | |||||
| Total | 124 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 135 | 1 | ||
| CF Montréal | 2023 | Major League Soccer | 19 | 0 | 2[lower-alpha 5] | 0 | 2[lower-alpha 3] | 0 | — | 23 | 0 | |
| D.C. United | 2024 | Major League Soccer | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 7 | 0 | |
| Career total | 155 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 170 | 1 | ||
- Appearance in U.S. Open Cup
- Appearance(s) in MLS Cup Playoffs
- Appearance(s) in Leagues Cup
- Appearance in MLS is Back Tournament knockout stage
- Appearances in Canadian Championship
International
- As of match played 24 March 2024 [13]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2021 | 1 | 0 |
| Total | 1 | 0 | |
| Guatemala | 2023 | 6 | 0 |
| 2024 | 2 | 0 | |
| Total | 8 | 0 | |
| Career total | 9 | 0 | |
United States U20
- "Concacaf Men's Olympic Qualifying – Rosters Provisional Lists" (PDF). mcusercontent.com. Retrieved 3 May 2020.
- "Aaron Herrera". Real Salt Lake. Retrieved 21 August 2022.
- "Aaron Herrera – 2017". golobos.com. The University of New Mexico. 30 July 2015. Retrieved 3 May 2020.
- "Aaron Herrera". uslpdl.com. USL PDL. Archived from the original on 16 May 2017. Retrieved 3 May 2020.
- "Real Salt Lake sign Homegrown defender Aaron Herrera, Monarchs' Taylor Peay". mlssoccer.com. Major League Soccer. 15 December 2017. Retrieved 3 May 2020.
- "Las Cruces born soccer player riding high after U-20 World Cup experience". lcsun-news.com. Las Cruces Sun-News. 16 June 2017. Retrieved 3 May 2020.
- "U.S. Under-23 Men's National Team Head Coach Jason Kreis Names Roster for Concacaf Men's Olympic Qualifying Championship". www.ussoccer.com. 11 March 2021.
- "National team roster – 2023 Concacaf Gold Cup" (PDF). 1 June 2023.
- "El jugador del CF Montreal destaca en la alineación de la Bicolor para enfrentar a Costa Rica". ESPNDeportes.com (in Spanish). 16 June 2023.
- Aaron Herrera at Soccerway. Retrieved 17 February 2024.
- Aaron Herrera at National-Football-Teams.com
- "U-20 MEN'S NATIONAL TEAM CLAIMS FIRST CONCACAF U-20 CHAMPIONSHIP WITH SHOOTOUT WIN VS. HONDURAS". ussoccer.com. 5 March 2017.
- Aaron Herrera at Major League Soccer
- Real Salt Lake Player Profile Archived 12 April 2020 at the Wayback Machine
- Aaron Herrera at Soccerway