Aaron Herrera (footballer)
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| Date of birth | June 6, 1997 | ||||||||||
| Place of birth | Las Cruces, New Mexico, United States | ||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||||||||||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||||||||||
| Team information | |||||||||||
Current team | Real Salt Lake | ||||||||||
| 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– | Real Salt Lake | 48 | (0) | ||||||||
| 2018– | Real Monarchs | 5 | (0) | ||||||||
| International career | |||||||||||
| 2017 | United States U20 | 3 | (0) | ||||||||
| 2019– | United States U23 | 2 | (0) | ||||||||
Medal record
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| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||||||||||
Aaron Joseph Herrera[1] (born June 6, 1997) is an American soccer player who plays as a defender for Real Salt Lake in Major League Soccer.
Career
College and amateur
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.[2]
Herrera also played with Premier Development League side FC Tucson in 2016 and 2017.[3]
Professional
On December 15, 2017, Herrera signed as a Homegrown Player for Real Salt Lake of Major League Soccer.[4]
International career
Herrera was born in the United States to a Guatemalan father (Diego Herrera) and American mother (Donni Herrera). Internationally, he represented the United States U20s.[5]
References
- ^ "Concacaf Men's Olympic Qualifying - Rosters Provisional Lists" (PDF). mcusercontent.com. Retrieved May 3, 2020.
- ^ "Aaron Herrera - 2017". golobos.com. The University of New Mexico. Retrieved May 3, 2020.
- ^ "Aaron Herrera". uslpdl.com. USL PDL. Archived from the original on May 16, 2017. Retrieved May 3, 2020.
- ^ "Real Salt Lake sign Homegrown defender Aaron Herrera, Monarchs' Taylor Peay". mlssoccer.com. Major League Soccer. December 15, 2017. Retrieved May 3, 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.
External links
- Aaron Herrera at Major League Soccer
- Real Salt Lake Player Profile
- Aaron Herrera at Soccerway
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- 1997 births
- Living people
- American soccer players
- American people of Guatemalan descent
- Association football defenders
- FC Tucson players
- Major League Soccer players
- New Mexico Lobos men's soccer players
- Real Salt Lake players
- Real Monarchs players
- Soccer players from New Mexico
- Sportspeople from Las Cruces, New Mexico
- USL Championship players
- United States men's youth international soccer players
- USL League Two players
- United States men's under-20 international soccer players
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