Ignacio Herrera
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ignacio José Herrera Fernández | ||
| Date of birth | 14 October 1987 | ||
| Place of birth | Santiago, Chile | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| 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 | 4 | (0) |
| 2022–2023 | Barnechea | 41 | (12) |
| 2024 | Deportes Recoleta | 0 | (0) |
| 2024–2025 | Universidad de Concepción | 52 | (9) |
| Total | 359 | (57) | |
| International career | |||
| 2026 | Chile (football 7) | 6 | (10) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Ignacio José Herrera Fernández (born 14 October 1987[1]) is a Chilean former footballer who played as a forward.
Football 7
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]
On 31 January 2026, Herrera confirmed his retirement in a tribute previous to the Chilean Primera División match between Universidad de Concepción and Coquimbo Unido.[12]
He was selected for the Chile squad for the 2026 Kings World Cup Nations under Arturo Vidal as captain.[13][14] They were the runners-up.[15]
Personal life
Herrera is the son of the former football goalkeeper Fernando Herrera.[16]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 11 November 2018[17]
| 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[18] | 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 | ||