Yangel Herrera
![]() Herrera with Venezuela U20 in 2017 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Yangel Clemente Herrera Ravelo[1] | ||
Date of birth | 7 January 1998 | ||
Place of birth | La Guaira, Venezuela | ||
Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
Position(s) | Defensive midfielder | ||
Club information | |||
Current team |
Espanyol (on loan from Manchester City) | ||
Youth career | |||
Monagas | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2016–2017 | Atlético Venezuela | 32 | (3) |
2017– | Manchester City | 0 | (0) |
2017–2018 | → New York City (loan) | 38 | (1) |
2019 | → Huesca (loan) | 16 | (0) |
2019–2021 | → Granada (loan) | 62 | (5) |
2021– | → Espanyol (loan) | 11 | (1) |
National team‡ | |||
2015 | Venezuela U17 | 4 | (2) |
2017–2018 | Venezuela U20 | 15 | (3) |
2016– | Venezuela | 24 | (2) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 02:48, 1 November 2021 (UTC). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 21:10, 27 January 2022 (UTC) |
Yangel Clemente Herrera Ravelo (born 7 January 1998) is a Venezuelan professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Spanish club Espanyol, on loan from English club Manchester City, and the Venezuela national team.[2]
Club career[]
Herrera started his club career at Monagas SC before moving to Atlético Venezuela in 2016.[3]
Manchester City[]
Loan to New York City[]
On 31 January 2017 it was confirmed that Herrera had signed for Manchester City.[4] Herrera was immediately sent to New York City on a two-year loan.[5][6] He made his debut on 12 March, as a substitute in a 4–0 win over D.C. United.[7]
Loan to Huesca[]
Following the conclusion of his two-year stay at New York City, Herrera was loaned to La Liga side Huesca for the last six months of the 2018–19 season.[8]
Loan to Granada[]
On 26 July 2019, Herrera was loaned to Granada for the 2019–20 season.[9] On 30 August 2020, his loan was extended for the 2020–21 season.[10]
Loan to Espanyol[]
On 31 August 2021, Herrera moved to fellow La Liga side Espanyol on a one-year loan deal.[11]
International career[]
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6f/Gyasi_Zardes_%26_Yangel_Herrera.jpg/220px-Gyasi_Zardes_%26_Yangel_Herrera.jpg)
Herrera made his international debut for the Venezuela national team on 10 October 2016, coming on as a substitute in a 2–0 loss to Brazil.[12]
Herrera was named captain of the Venezuela U20 team for the 2017 U-20 World Cup. He scored the only goal, in the 108th minute of their Round of 16 win over Japan.[13]
Career statistics[]
Club[]
- As of match played 20 February 2022[14]
Club | Season | League | National Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Monagas | Venezuelan Segunda División | 19 | 4 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 23 | 4 | |||
16 | 5 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 18 | 5 | |||||
Total | 43 | 9 | 6 | 0 | — | — | 41 | 9 | ||||
Atlético Venezuela | 2016 | Venezuelan Primera División | 32 | 3 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 33 | 3 | ||
New York City (loan) | 2017 | MLS | 20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 20 | 1 | ||
2018 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 18 | 0 | ||||
Total | 38 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 38 | 1 | ||||
Huesca (loan) | 2018–19 | La Liga | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 16 | 0 | ||
Granada (loan) | 2019–20 | La Liga | 30 | 2 | 6 | 0 | — | — | 36 | 2 | ||
2020–21 | 32 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 5 | — | 42 | 8 | |||
Total | 62 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 5 | — | 78 | 10 | |||
Espanyol (loan) | 2021–22 | La Liga | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 11 | 1 | ||
Career total | 202 | 19 | 15 | 0 | 8 | 5 | — | 217 | 24 |
International[]
- As of match played 17 June 2021[15]
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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Venezuela | 2016 | 1 | 0 |
2017 | 5 | 1 | |
2018 | 2 | 0 | |
2019 | 10 | 1 | |
2020 | 3 | 0 | |
2021 | 1 | 0 | |
Total | 22 | 2 |
- Scores and results list Venezuela's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Herrera goal.
No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1 | 10 October 2017 | Estadio Defensores del Chaco, Asunción, Paraguay | ![]() |
1–0 | 1–0 | 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification |
2 | 10 October 2019 | Estadio Olímpico, Caracas, Venezuela | ![]() |
1–0 | 4–1 | Friendly |
Honours[]
Monagas
Venezuela U20
- FIFA U-20 World Cup runner-up: 2017
- South American Youth Football Championship Third place: 2017
Individual
- FIFA U-20 World Cup Bronze Ball: 2017[16]
References[]
- ^ "Updated squads for 2017/18 Premier League confirmed". Premier League. 2 February 2018. Retrieved 15 February 2018.
- ^ de Menezes, Jack (February 2017). "Manchester City make surprise double-deadline day signing to swoop for Yangel Herrera and Nabil Touaizi". The Independent. Retrieved 14 February 2017.
- ^ "Yangel Clemente Herrera Ravelo - Fichajes.com". Fichajes .com: Noticias y rumores sobre el mercado de fichajes de fútbol (in Spanish). Retrieved 20 January 2020.
- ^ "Manchester City complete the signing of Yangel Herrera from Atlético Venezuela". City Watch. 31 January 2017. Retrieved 18 February 2017.
- ^ Smith, Jonathan (15 February 2017). "Manchester City loan Yangel Herrera to New York City FC for 2017 season". ESPN FC. Retrieved 18 February 2017.
- ^ @GlennCrooks (27 November 2017). "Regarding Yangel Herrera, just..." (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ Araos, Christian (12 March 2017). "NYCFC Runs Over, Around and Through D.C. United". Empire of Soccer. Retrieved 15 April 2017.
- ^ "Yangel Herrera, talento para el mediocentro" (in Spanish). SD Huesca. 16 January 2019. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
- ^ "Comunicado | Yangel Herrera se une al Granada CF como cedido" [Announcement | Yangel Herrera joins Granada CF on loan] (in Spanish). Granada CF. Retrieved 26 July 2019.
- ^ "Acuerdo con el Manchester City para la cesión de Yangel Herrera" [Agreement with Manchester City for the loan of Yangel Herrera] (in Spanish). Granada CF. 30 August 2020. Retrieved 30 August 2020.
- ^ "Yangel Herrera, incorporación para el centro del campo" [Yangel Herrera, addition for the centre of midfield] (in Spanish). RCD Espanyol. 31 August 2021. Retrieved 31 August 2021.
- ^ "Brazil beat Venezuela to go top of South American group". Marca. 12 October 2016. Retrieved 18 February 2017.
- ^ Stejskal, Sam (31 May 2017). "NYCFC's Yangel Herrera credits Vieira, Pirlo for Under-20 World Cup success". mlssoccer.com. Retrieved 10 June 2017.
- ^ Yangel Herrera at Soccerway. Retrieved 15 April 2017.
- ^ "Venezuela - y. Herrera - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway".
- ^ "FIFA U-20 World Cup Korea Republic 2017 - Awards". FIFA.com. Archived from the original on 3 September 2007.
External links[]
- Yangel Herrera at BDFutbol
- Yangel Herrera at National-Football-Teams.com
- Yangel Herrera at Soccerway
- 1998 births
- Living people
- Association football midfielders
- Venezuelan Primera División players
- Major League Soccer players
- La Liga players
- Manchester City F.C. players
- New York City FC players
- SD Huesca footballers
- Granada CF footballers
- RCD Espanyol footballers
- Expatriate soccer players in the United States
- Expatriate footballers in Spain
- People from La Guaira
- Venezuela international footballers
- Venezuela under-20 international footballers
- Venezuela youth international footballers
- Venezuelan expatriate footballers
- Venezuelan expatriate sportspeople in Spain
- Venezuelan expatriate sportspeople in the United States
- Venezuelan footballers
- 2019 Copa América players
- 2021 Copa América players