Santiago Herrera

Santiago Herrera Yallonardo (born 27 November 1999) is a Venezuelan footballer who plays as a forward for Monagas S.C. in the Venezuelan Primera Division. Prior to joining the club, Herrera played the 2022 season with Deportivo La Guaira F.C. Herrera played collegiately in the United States for the North Carolina Tar Heels of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill from 2019-2021.[1] He played for the UCLA Bruins for 2017-18.

Santiago Herrera
Personal information
Full name Santiago Herrera Yallonardo
Date of birth (1999-11-27) November 27, 1999
Place of birth Barquisimeto, Venezuela
Height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Monagas S.C.
Number 23
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2018 UCLA Bruins 33 (5)
2019–2021 North Carolina Tar Heels 53 (12)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2017 ACD Lara 12 (0)
2022 Deportivo La Guaira 26 (5)
2023– Monagas 13 (3)
International career‡
2018–2019 Venezuela U20 10 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 30 March 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 14:11, 20 October 2019 (UTC)

Herrera signed with Deportivo La Guaira in February 2022,[2] making his league debut on 24 February 2022. In his first season with the club, Hererra registered five goals in 26 league appearances as Los Naranjas finished the regular season in fifth place in the standings. Herrera appeared in five matches in the Copa Sudamericana tournament, failing to score in 337 minutes of action.

In January 2023, Herrera signed a two-year contract with Monagas S.C.[3] Herrera debuted for Monagas on 4 Feb 2023 against his former club, Deportivo La Guaira, logging 20 minutes as a substitute in a scoreless draw. On 12 Feb 2023, Herrera registered his first assist for Monagas in a 3-1 win over A.C.C.D. Mineros de Guayana, playing just 7 minutes as a late-game substitute. Herrera scored his first goal for Monagas on 25 Feb 2023, the match winner, in a 1-0 victory against Angostura F.C.

Career statistics

Club
As of 5 Aug 2023.[4]
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
ACD Lara 2016 Venezuelan Primera División 901[lower-alpha 1]00000100
2017 3000–0030
Deportivo La Guaira F.C. 2022 Venezuelan Primera Division 26 5 0 0 5 0 6 0 37 5
Monagas S.C. 2023 Venezuelan Primera División 13 3 0 0 5 0 0 0 18 3
Career total 5181010060688
Notes
  1. Appearances in the Copa Venezuela

References
  1. In the right place unc.edu
  2. "Santiago Herrera, un nuevo bombardero para el Naranja". Deportivo La Guaira FC (in Spanish). 2022-02-04. Retrieved 2022-12-09.
  3. "https://twitter.com/Monagas_SC/status/1613987885077696521". Twitter. Retrieved 2023-02-12. {{cite web}}: External link in |title= (help)
  4. Santiago Herrera at Soccerway. Retrieved 7 January 2019.


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