Ignacio Herrera

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Herrera and the second or maternal family name is Fernández.

Ignacio Herrera

Personal information
Full name	Ignacio José Herrera Fernández
Date of birth	(1987-10-14) 14 October 1987 (age 37)
Place of birth	Santiago, Chile
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s)	Forward
Team information
Current team	Universidad de Concepción
Youth career
	Universidad Católica
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2007	Rangers	32	(5)
2008–2009	Real Betis B	7	(0)
2010–2011	Huachipato	15	(0)
2011–2012	Magallanes	14	(1)
2013–2015	Cobreloa	55	(7)
2015	Deportes Iquique	16	(3)
2016	Irtysh Pavlodar	28	(3)
2017–2018	Neftchi Baku	41	(12)
2018	Seoul E-Land	11	(1)
2019	Palestino	4	(1)
2020	Mushuc Runa	29	(2)
2021	Aucas	10	(1)
2021	Lamezia Terme	–	(–)
2022–2023	Barnechea	41	(12)
2024	Deportes Recoleta	0	(0)
2024–	Universidad de Concepción	8	(1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15 March 2024

Ignacio José Herrera Fernández (born 14 October 1987[1]) is a Chilean footballer who plays as a forward for Universidad de Concepción in the Primera B de Chile.

Club career

On 4 August 2015, it was reported that he joined Deportes Iquique.[2]

On 29 February 2016, Herrera signed for Kazakhstan Premier League side Irtysh Pavlodar.[3]

On 3 January 2017, Herrera signed for Azerbaijan Premier League side Neftchi Baku.[4] On 23 April 2017, Herrera scored for Neftchi in a 3–2 defeat to Zira, only for the game to be awarded as a 3–0 victory to Zira two days later after Neftchi Baku fielded 7 foreign players in the match.[5] In October 2017, Herrera extended his contract with Neftchi Baku for another six-months, until the end of the 2017–18 season.[6] During the 2017–18 season Herrera scored 8 goals for Neftchi and became the top goalscorer of the team in the season.

On 29 June 2018, Herrera signed for K League 2 side Seoul E-Land.[7]

In September 2021, he joined Lamezia Terme in the Italian Serie D.[8]

Back in Chile, he joined Barnechea.[9] In 2024, he signed with Deportes Recoleta, but he quit after the second matchday of the Primera B,[10] switching to Universidad de Concepción.[11]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 11 November 2018[12]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National Cup		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Cobreloa	2013–14	Chilean Primera División	29	3	2	0	–		–		31	3
	2014–15		26	4	0	0	–		–		26	4
	Total		55	7	2	0	-	-	-	-	57	7
Deportes Iquique	2015–16	Chilean Primera División	16	3	2	0	–		–		18	3
Irtysh Pavlodar	2016	Kazakhstan Premier League	27	3	3	1	–		–		30	4
Neftchi Baku	2016–17[13]	Azerbaijan Premier League	13	4	2	0	0	0	–		15	4
	2017–18		28	8	5	0	–		–		33	8
	Total		41	12	7	0	-	-	-	-	48	12
Seoul E-Land	2018	K League 2	11	1	0	0	–		–		11	1
Career total			150	26	11	1	0	0	-	-	161	27

References

1. "Игнасио Эррера: "Победа в Шымкенте приблизит нас к цели"". www.sports.kz (in Russian). Retrieved 16 October 2016.
2. "Ex delantero de Cobreloa se convirtió en el nuevo fichaje del Iquique de Don Nelson". El Gráfico. 3 August 2015. Archived from the original on 10 August 2016.
3. Эррера пополнил ряды Иртыша. fcirtysh.kz (in Russian). FC Irtysh Pavlodar. 29 February 2016. Archived from the original on 15 March 2016.
4. "Çilili hücumameyilli yarımmüdafiəçi "Neftçi"də". neftchipfk.com (in Azerbaijani). Neftchi Baku. 3 January 2017. Retrieved 3 January 2017.
5. Официально: Нефтчи засчитано техническое поражение в матче с Зиря. azerifootball.com (in Russian). Azerifootball. 25 April 2017. Retrieved 25 April 2017.
6. "Errera və Barqas mövsümün sonuna kimi "Neftçi"də". neftchipfk.com/az (in Azerbaijani). Neftchi Baku. 13 October 2017. Retrieved 13 October 2017.
7. 서울 이랜드 FC' 칠레 출신 특급 윙포워드 에레라 영입!. seoulelandfc.com (in Korean). Seoul E-Land FC. 29 June 2018. Retrieved 29 June 2018.
8. Silva, Carolina (24 September 2021). "Ignacio Herrera se fue a Calabria: "Vivir en Europa era una sueño pendiente"" (in Spanish). Las Últimas Noticias. Retrieved 5 October 2021.
9. "De Italia a la Primera B: el nuevo refuerzo de Barnechea". Diario AS (in Spanish). 7 February 2022. Retrieved 15 March 2024.
10. "Deportes Concepción y la UdeC irían por Ignacio Herrera". PrimeraBChile.cl (in Spanish). 13 March 2024. Retrieved 15 March 2024.
11. Cárcamo, Ricardo; Inostroza, Paulo (14 March 2024). "Lo quiso Deportes Concepción pero llega a la UdeC: Campanil suma otro refuerzo". Diario Concepción (in Spanish). Retrieved 15 March 2024.
12. "I.Herrera". soccerway.com. Soccerway. Retrieved 13 October 2017.
13. "Oyunçu statistikaları". pfl.az/ (in Azerbaijani). pfl. Retrieved 13 October 2017.

External links

• Ignacio Jose Herrera at BDFA (in Spanish)
• Ignacio Herrera at Soccerway