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Héctor Herrera
Herrera at the 2017 FIFA Confederations Cup
Personal information
Full name Héctor Miguel Herrera López[1]
Date of birth (1990-04-19) 19 April 1990 (age 34)
Place of birth Tijuana, Mexico[2][3]
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[1]
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Porto
Number 16
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011–2013 Pachuca 52 (2)
2013– Porto 134 (20)
International career‡
2012 Mexico U23 16 (2)
2012– Mexico 65 (5)
Medal record
Representing  Mexico
Men's Football
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2012 London Olympic Team
CONCACAF Gold Cup
Winner 2015 Gold Cup Team
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12 May 2018
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 3 June 2018

Héctor Miguel Herrera López (born 19 April 1990) is a Mexican professional footballer who currently plays as a midfielder for Portuguese club Porto and the Mexico national team.

Herrera began his career with Pachuca in 2010 and spent three years at the club before being sold to Porto. He struggled for playing time in his first season at the club, before gradually cementing his place in the starting eleven. During the 2015–16 season, Herrera was named club captain.

A full international since 2012, Herrera won the Olympic gold medal in that year's football tournament, and was part of Mexico's winning team at the 2015 Gold Cup, as well as representing his country at the 2014 World Cup.

In 2014, he was included in The Guardian's list of The 100 best footballers in the world.[4]

Club career

Pachuca

Herrera began playing football for the youth sides of Pachuca. As a youth, he was nicknamed zorrillo, ("skunk" in English) as well as zorro ("fox" in English).[5]

Herrera made his debut for Pachuca on 21 July 2010 in a 0–1 defeat to Chivas USA in a 2010 North American SuperLiga match.[6] Herrera made his league debut for Pachuca in a 1–4 home defeat to Santos Laguna on 23 July 2011.[7] He would make 14 appearances for Pachuca en route to winning the Golden Ball as the rookie of the Apertura 2011 tournament.[8]

Porto

On 28 June 2013, it was announced that Herrera was transferred to Portuguese club Porto for €8 million.[9] He made his unofficial debut with Porto on 13 July in the final of the Valais Cup against French team Marseille, coming on as a substitute in the 60th minute of the game for Fernando. Mexican teammate Diego Reyes also made his debut with Porto in the club's 3–0 win.[10]

Herrera made his official league debut on 18 August, substituting Lucho González in the 82nd minute in Porto's 3–1 victory over Vitória de Setúbal.[11] On 6 October, Herrera played his first 90 minutes in Porto's 3–1 away win over Arouca. On 22 October, Herrera set a new Champions League record for the fastest dismissal for two yellow cards when he was sent off in the sixth minute of the group stage match against Zenit Saint Petersburg.[12] Herrera scored his first league goal with Porto on 20 December in a 4–0 win against Olhanense, scoring on a volley after being on the pitch eight minutes after coming on as a substitute.[13] In his first season with Porto, Herrera played in 17 league matches, and in 33 across all competitions, scoring three goals in total, all of which were scored in the league.

Herrera with Porto during a Champions League match in 2014.

On 20 August 2014, Herrera scored his first goal in Champions League play in Porto's 1–0 win over Lille.[14] On 25 November, he played an important role in Porto's 3–0 Champions League away win over Belarusian club BATE Borisov, scoring the first goal of the game and providing two assists, all in the second-half.[15]

On 22 August 2015, Herrera scored his first goal of the 2015–16 season in Porto's 1–1 draw against Marítimo at the Estádio dos Barreiros. In December 2015, Herrera was named Porto's "Player of the Year" for the previous season.[16] On 12 February 2016, Herrera, wearing the captain's arm-band, scored the equalizer in Porto's 2–1 win over arch-rivals Benfica.[17] Herrera was called up for the final of the Taça de Portugal against Braga on 22 May 2016, playing in the 120 minutes of the match and failing to convert his penalty shot in the subsequent 3–2 shoot-out defeat.[18]

On 15 April 2018, Porto defeated Benfica 1–0 at the Estádio da Luz, with Herrera scoring in the 90th minute from a shot outside the box. The win took Porto to the top of the table with 76 points, two ahead of Benfica with four matches remaining in the season.[19] On 5 May, after a 0–0 draw between Benfica and Sporting CP, Porto won the league title with two games left to play.[20]

International career

Mexico U23

In 2012, Herrera was chosen by coach Luis Fernando Tena to participate in the 2012 CONCACAF Olympic Qualifying Tournament held in the United States. Mexico went on to win the tournament by defeating Honduras in the final, thus qualifying to the 2012 Olympic Games held in London.

Herrera was a vital part in the Mexico squad that won the 2012 Toulon Tournament, and was awarded the Meilleur Joueur as the most outstanding player of the tournament.[21]

Herrera made the final cut for those participating in the 2012 Olympics. Mexico won the gold medal after defeating Brazil 2–1 in the final.[5]

Mexico national team

In 2012, Herrera was called up by coach José Manuel de la Torre to play for Mexico in the World Cup qualifiers against Guyana on 12 October and El Salvador on 16 October. He made his senior national team debut against El Salvador, a 2–0 win for Mexico.

Herrera was part of the Mexican team that participated in the 2013 FIFA Confederations Cup. He made only one appearance, in a 0–2 loss to host-nation Brazil, coming on as a substitute for Gerardo Flores in the 58th minute of the match.

On 8 May 2014, Herrera was included in the final 23-man roster participating in the 2014 FIFA World Cup.[22] He was a starter in all three of Mexico's group stage matches, as well as playing in the 1–2 round of 16 loss to the Netherlands.[23]

On 4 September 2015, Herrera scored his first goal with Mexico in a friendly against Trinidad and Tobago. Four days later, he scored his second goal in a 2–2 draw against Argentina.

On 5 June 2016, in Mexico's first game of the Copa América Centenario, Herrera scored the third goal in the 3–1 victory over Uruguay.[24]

On 4 June 2018, Herrera was picked to be a part of the official Mexican squad participating in the 2018 World Cup.[25]

On 6 June 2018, Herrera, left the World Cup squad temporarlily citing "personal reasons". [26]

Style of play

"Physically he [Herrera] is very strong. He seems sluggish, but he is very powerful. Porto have a good eye for signing players of great quality, and Herrera is one of them."

—Former Bayern Munich manager Pep Guardiola prior to their Champions League match against Porto in 2015.[27]

Herrera has been described as "[a] classic box-to-box midfielder who is equally adept at halting advances from opposing players as he is creating opportunities by distributing the ball or shooting on goal".[28] He is also known for his pace and dynamicism,[29] as well as being capable of breaking up opposition attacks with his tough tackling and starting his team's own forays forward with his sharp distribution and tireless running.[30]

Career statistics

Club

As of 12 May 2018[31][32]
Club Season League Cup Continental Total
Apps Goals Assists Apps Goals Assists Apps Goals Assists Apps Goals Assists
Pachuca 2010–11 0 0 0 — 1 0 0 1 0 0
2011–12 27 0 2 0 0 0 — 27 0 2
2012–13 25 2 0 2 0 0 — 27 2 0
Total 52 2 2 2 0 0 1 0 0 55 2 2
Porto 2013–14 17 3 1 6 0 2 8 0 0 31 3 3
2014–15 33 3 7 2 0 0 8 4 4 43 7 11
2015–16 29 9 4 3 0 1 6 0 0 38 9 5
2016–17 23 2 3 4 0 0 8 0 2 35 2 5
2017–18 32 3 2 7 1 0 6 1 1 45 5 3
Total 134 20 17 22 1 3 36 5 7 192 26 27
Career Total 186 22 19 24 1 3 37 5 7 247 28 29

International

As of 28 May 2018[33]
Mexico national team
Year Apps Goals
2012 1 0
2013 8 0
2014 14 0
2015 14 3
2016 11 1
2017 13 1
2018 1 0
Total 64 5

International goals

Scores and results list Mexico's goal tally first.[34]
Goal Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 4 September 2015 Rio Tinto Stadium, Sandy, United States  Trinidad and Tobago 3–3 3–3 Friendly
2. 9 September 2015 AT&T Stadium, Arlington, United States  Argentina 2–0 2–2 Friendly
3. 13 November 2015 Estadio Azteca, Mexico City, Mexico  El Salvador 2–0 3–0 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification
4. 5 June 2016 University of Phoenix Stadium, Glendale, United States  Uruguay 3–1 3–1 Copa América Centenario
5. 6 October 2017 Estadio Alfonso Lastras, San Luis Potosí, Mexico  Trinidad and Tobago 3–1 3–1 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification

Honours

Club

Porto

International

Mexico U23
Mexico

Individual

References

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