Ozziel Herrera

Jonathan Ozziel Herrera Morales (born 25 May 2001) is a Mexican professional footballer who plays as a winger for Liga MX club Tigres UANL and the Mexico national team.[1]

For other people named Jonathan Herrera, see Jonathan Herrera.
Ozziel Herrera
Personal information
Full name Jonathan Ozziel Herrera Morales
Date of birth (2001-05-25) 25 May 2001
Place of birth Culiacán, Sinaloa, Mexico
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Winger
Team information
Current team
 UANL
Number 29
Youth career
2014 Pachuca
2016–2018 Atlas
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018–2023 Atlas 89 (10)
2023– Tigres UANL 5 (3)
International career‡
2021–2022 Mexico U21 5 (0)
2023– Mexico 7 (0)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  Mexico
CONCACAF Gold Cup
Winner2023 United States–CanadaTeam
CONCACAF Nations League
Third place2023 United States
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 8 October 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 2 July 2023

Early life

Herrera was born in Culiacán, Sinaloa to an Afro-Cuban father and a Mexican mother. His father began his career in Mexico as a personal trainer at the age of 22 years old in the Institute of Sinaloense Sports.[2]

Club career

Youth

Herrera joined Pachuca's youth academy in 2014. Then moving on to Club Atlas Academy in 2016 where he managed settle down. He continued through Atlas Youth Academy successfully going through U-15, U-17, and U-20. Until finally reaching the first team to debut in Liga MX, Ángel Guillermo Hoyos being the coach giving Herrera the opportunity to join the first team.[3]

Atlas

Herrera made his professional debut in Liga MX against Monterrey in which ended in a 3–1 loss, where he subbed in the last 20 minutes of the game.

Tigres UANL

On 24 July 2023, Herrera joined Tigres UANL on a permanent transfer.

International career

Youth

In October 2021, Herrera made his under-21 debut in a friendly match against the Romania under-21 national team.[4] He was called up by Raúl Chabrand to participate with the under-21 team at the 2022 Maurice Revello Tournament,[5] where Mexico finished the tournament in third place.[6]

Senior

In mid April 2023, Herrera was called up to Mexico's senior national team for a friendly match against the United States. Herrera makes his debut for Mexico on April 19, 2023, in a friendly against the United States entering in the 86th minute substituting Roberto de la Rosa.

Career statistics

Club
As of 8 October 2023[7]
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Atlas 2018–19 Liga MX 2030––50
2019–20 3030––60
2020–21 213–––213
2021–22 301––1[lower-alpha 1]0311
2022–23 336–4[lower-alpha 2]11[lower-alpha 3]0387
Total 891060412010111
Tigres UANL 2023–24 Liga MX 53––2[lower-alpha 4]073
Career total 941360414010814
  1. Appearance in Supercopa de la Liga MX
  2. Appearances in CONCACAF Champions League
  3. Appearance in Campeones Cup
  4. Appearances in Leagues Cup

International
As of match played 2 July 2023[8]
National teamYearAppsGoals
Mexico 202370
Total70

Honours

Atlas

Mexico

See also

References
  1. "Jonathan Ozziel Herrera Morales". LigaMX.net. LIGA BBVA Bancomer MX. Retrieved 2019-01-29.
  2. "Ozziel Herrera Morales cumple uno de sus sueños". Elsoldeainaloa.com (in Spanish). Javier Moreno Hernández. Retrieved 2019-01-30.
  3. "Culiacanense Jonathan Herrera debuta en la Liga MX con el Atlas". Noroeste.com (in Spanish). Noroeste. Retrieved 2019-01-30.
  4. "La SNM Sub-21 derrotó a Rumanía". miseleccion.mx (in Spanish). October 9, 2021.
  5. "Mexico announce squad for 2022 Toulon Tournament". FMF State of Mind. Retrieved 27 May 2022.
  6. "México Sub-21 vence a Colombia y es tercer lugar del Maurice Revello 2022". Fox Sports. Retrieved 12 June 2022.
  7. Ozziel Herrera at Soccerway
  8. Ozziel Herrera at National-Football-Teams.com
  9. "Mexico beats Panama in Gold Cup final with late Gimenez goal". ESPN. 16 July 2023. Retrieved 17 July 2023.


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