Melissa Herrera

Daphne Melissa Herrera Monge (born 10 October 1996), known as Melissa Herrera, is a Costa Rican footballer who plays as a forward for Liga MX Femenil side Club Tijuana and the Costa Rica women's national team.

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Herrera and the second or maternal family name is Monge.
Melissa Herrera
Herrera with Costa Rica in 2015
Personal information
Full name Daphne Melissa Herrera Monge[1]
Date of birth (1996-10-10) 10 October 1996[1]
Place of birth Puntarenas, Costa Rica[2]
Height 1.59 m (5 ft 3 in)[1]
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Tijuana
Number 12
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2016 AD Moravia
2016 F.C. Indiana
2017–2018 Santa Fe
2018–2021 Reims 29 (10)
2021–2023 Bordeaux 23 (2)
2023– Tijuana 0 (0)
International career‡
2013–2015 Costa Rica U20 3 (1)
2014– Costa Rica 26[3] (13)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 20:02, 31 June 2023 (UTC)

Club career

Herrera began her career by playing for AD Moravia in Costa Rica. Herrera then played in United Women's Soccer for FC Indiana for a short time in 2016. From May 2017 to July 2018 she played for Colombian club Independiente Santa Fe.

In July 2018, she moved to France to join Reims.

On 8 June 2021, it was announced that she had reached an agreement to sign for FC Girondins de Bordeaux.[4]

International career

She started playing with Costa Rica U20 in 2013. She played all three of Costa Rica's matches at the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup.[5] On 13 June 2015, during Costa Rica's second match in the tournament against South Korea, she scored the opening goal of the match which ended 2–2.[6] Herrera continued to play for Costa Rica in the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup.[7] She scored in their Group C match against Zambia.[8]

International goals
No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
113 June 2015Olympic Stadium, Montreal, Canada South Korea
1–0
2–2
2015 FIFA Women's World Cup
213 February 2016Toyota Stadium, Frisco, United States Puerto Rico
3–0
9–0
2016 CONCACAF Women's Olympic Qualifying Championship
314 December 2016Arena da Amazônia, Manaus, Brazil Russia
1–2
1–3
2016 International Women's Football Tournament of Manaus
412 June 2018Estadio El Teniente, Rancagua, Chile Chile
2–2
2–2
Friendly
527 August 2018IMG Academy Field 11, Bradenton, United States El Salvador
1–0
11–02018 CONCACAF Women's Championship qualification
6
7–0
7
8–0
85 October 2018H-E-B Park, Edinburg, United States Cuba
1–0
8–0
2018 CONCACAF Women's Championship
91 September 2019Pacaembu Stadium, São Paulo, Brazil Argentina
3–1
3–1
Friendly
1029 January 2020BBVA Stadium, Houston, Texas, United States Panama1–06–12020 CONCACAF Women's Olympic Qualifying Championship
11
5–1
1220 February 2022Bethlehem Soccer Stadium, Saint Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands U.S. Virgin Islands5–06–02022 CONCACAF W Championship qualification
1331 July 2023Waikato Stadium, Hamilton, New Zealand Zambia1–21–32023 FIFA Women's World Cup

Honours
Costa Rica

References
  1. "List of Players – 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup" (PDF). Fédération Internationale de Football Association. Retrieved 18 June 2015.
  2. "Yo Soy". Federación Costarricense de Fútbol (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 29 May 2015. Retrieved 24 June 2015.
  3. "Profile". FIFA.com. Archived from the original on 11 June 2015. Retrieved 18 June 2015.
  4. "Melissa Herrera en route vers Bordeaux". 8 June 2021.
  5. "FIFA player's stats". FIFA. Archived from the original on 1 July 2015. Retrieved 29 June 2015.
  6. "Costa Rica late show denies Korea Republic". FIFA. Archived from the original on 15 June 2015. Retrieved 29 June 2015.
  7. "Costa Rica's Melissa Herrera scores goal vs. Zambia in 47' | 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup". FOX Sports. Retrieved 1 August 2023.
  8. "Costa Rica 1-3 Zambia (31 Jul, 2023) Game Analysis". ESPN. Retrieved 1 August 2023.


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