Irvin Herrera
Salvadoran footballer (born 1991)
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Irvin Enrique Herrera Baires (born 30 August 1991) is a Salvadoran footballer who plays as a forward.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Irvin Enrique Herrera Baires | ||
| Date of birth | 30 August 1991[1] | ||
| Place of birth | San Julián, Sonsonate, El Salvador | ||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2010 | Gardner–Webb Runnin' Bulldogs | ||
| 2011 | Southern Wesleyan Warriors | ||
| 2012–2013 | NC Wesleyan Battling Bishops | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2015–2016 | Santa Tecla | 46 | (24) |
| 2016–2018 | Saint Louis FC | 25 | (14) |
| 2017 | → New York Cosmos (loan) | 13 | (2) |
| 2017–2018 | → FAS (loan) | 28 | (8) |
| 2019 | Alianza | 15 | (3) |
| 2019 | Sukhothai | 12 | (5) |
| 2020 | Guastatoya | 5 | (0) |
| 2020–2021 | FAS | ||
| 2021–2022 | Santa Tecla | 25 | (8) |
| 2022 | Platense Zacatecoluca | 25 | (7) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2015– | El Salvador | 15 | (2) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 14 January 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 9 October 2017 | |||
Club career
Irvin Herreras youth career was split between the SYA Copperheads and National Power JBS FC located out of Westchester County, New York. Herrera was coached at JBS FC by coaching legend Jonathan Langer, While at JBS FC Herrera helped lead JBS FC to a #2 National Ranking and was instrumental in leading JBS FC to multiple tournament titles to include the Annandale Premier Cup, Potomac Memorial Day Tournament, Disney International Cup, as well as other titles.
Herrera played for Santa Tecla in the Primera División of El Salvador from 2014 to 2016, making 42 appearances and scoring 23 goals during league play.[2][citation needed] Additionally, Herrera played for the club during the 2015–16 CONCACAF Champions League, scoring his team's lone goal in a 2–1 defeat to Real Salt Lake of Major League Soccer.[3]
On February 19, 2016, USL club Saint Louis FC announced their signing of Herrera from Santa Tecla.[4] He scored his first goal for the club on May 7 against the Swope Park Rangers.[5] Two weeks later he became the first Saint Louis FC player to register a hat trick,[6] tallying four goals in a match against the Tulsa Roughnecks,[7] and was named the USL's Player of the Week.[8]
Loan to FAS
In December 2017, Herrera signed with FAS for the Clausura 2018, on loan from Saint Louis FC. In December 2018, Herrera's contract was not renewed by FAS.[9]
Career statistics
- Scores and results list El Salvador's goal tally first.
| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 June 2015 | Warner Park, Basseterre, St Kitts and Nevis |  Saint Kitts and Nevis | 1–0 | 2–2 | 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 2 | 22 January 2017 | Estadio Rommel Fernández, Panama City, Panama |  Nicaragua | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2017 Copa Centroamericana |
Honours
Santa Tecla
