Yangel Herrera
Venezuelan footballer (born 1998)
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Yangel Clemente Herrera Ravelo (born 7 January 1998) is a Venezuelan professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for La Liga club Real Sociedad and the Venezuela national team.[2]
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Herrera with Venezuela U20 in 2017 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Yangel Clemente Herrera Ravelo[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 7 January 1998 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | La Guaira, Venezuela | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Midfielder | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Real Sociedad | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Number | 12 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Monagas | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2016–2017 | Atlético Venezuela | 32 | (3) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2017–2023 | Manchester City | 0 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2017–2018 | → New York City (loan) | 38 | (1) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2019 | → Huesca (loan) | 16 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2019–2021 | → Granada (loan) | 62 | (5) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2021–2022 | → Espanyol (loan) | 23 | (1) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2022–2023 | → Girona (loan) | 20 | (2) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2023–2025 | Girona | 60 | (9) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2025– | Real Sociedad | 10 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2015 | Venezuela U17 | 4 | (2) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2017–2018 | Venezuela U20 | 15 | (3) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2016– | Venezuela | 43 | (3) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 23 May 2026 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 23:21, 10 June 2025 (UTC) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Club career
Herrera started his club career at Monagas SC before moving to Atlético Venezuela in 2016.[3]
Manchester City
Loan to New York City
On 31 January 2017 it was confirmed that Herrera had signed for Manchester City.[4] Herrera was immediately sent to New York City on a two-year loan.[5][6] He made his debut on 12 March, as a substitute in a 4–0 win over D.C. United.[7]
Loan to Huesca
Following the conclusion of his two-year stay at New York City, Herrera was loaned to La Liga side Huesca for the last six months of the 2018–19 season.[8]
Loan to Granada
On 26 July 2019, Herrera was loaned to Granada for the 2019–20 season.[9] On 30 August 2020, his loan was extended for the 2020–21 season.[10]
Loan to Espanyol
On 31 August 2021, Herrera moved to fellow La Liga side Espanyol on a one-year loan deal.[11]
Girona
On 2 August 2022, Herrera joined newly promoted side Girona, on a season-long loan.[12] He made his debut for the club on the first matchday of the 2022–23 season in a 1–0 away loss to Valencia.[13] On 7 January 2023, he scored his first goal for Girona, securing a late 2–2 equalizer against his former club Espanyol.[14]
On 14 July 2023, Herrera signed a permanent four-year contract with Girona.[15]
Real Sociedad
On 1 September 2025, Herrera moved to Real Sociedad also in the Spanish top tier on a five-year deal.[16]
International career
Herrera made his international debut for the Venezuela national team on 10 October 2016, coming on as a substitute in a 2–0 loss to Brazil.[17]
Herrera was named captain of the Venezuela U20 team for the 2017 U-20 World Cup. He scored the only goal, in the 108th minute of their Round of 16 win over Japan.[18]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 23 May 2026[19]
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Monagas | 2014–15 | Venezuelan Segunda División | 19 | 4 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 23 | 4 | ||
| 2015 | Venezuelan Segunda División | 16 | 5 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 18 | 5 | |||
| Total | 35 | 9 | 6 | 0 | — | — | 41 | 9 | ||||
| Atlético Venezuela | 2016 | Venezuelan Primera División | 32 | 3 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 33 | 3 | ||
| New York City (loan) | 2017 | MLS | 20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 20 | 1 | ||
| 2018 | MLS | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 18 | 0 | |||
| Total | 38 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 38 | 1 | ||||
| Huesca (loan) | 2018–19 | La Liga | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 16 | 0 | ||
| Granada (loan) | 2019–20 | La Liga | 30 | 2 | 6 | 0 | — | — | 36 | 2 | ||
| 2020–21 | La Liga | 32 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 8[b] | 5 | — | 42 | 8 | ||
| Total | 62 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 5 | — | 78 | 10 | |||
| Espanyol (loan) | 2021–22 | La Liga | 23 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 23 | 1 | ||
| Girona (loan) | 2022–23 | La Liga | 20 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 20 | 2 | ||
| Girona | 2023–24 | La Liga | 29 | 5 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 31 | 5 | ||
| 2024–25 | La Liga | 29 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4[c] | 0 | — | 33 | 4 | ||
| 2025–26 | La Liga | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 0 | |||
| Total | 61 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 67 | 9 | ||
| Real Sociedad | 2025–26 | La Liga | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 12 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 297 | 30 | 19 | 0 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 328 | 35 | ||
- Includes Copa Venezuela, Copa del Rey
- Appearances in UEFA Europa League
- Appearances in UEFA Champions League
International
- As of match played 10 June 2025[20]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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| Venezuela | 2016 | 1 | 0 |
| 2017 | 5 | 1 | |
| 2018 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2019 | 10 | 1 | |
| 2020 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2022 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2023 | 8 | 1 | |
| 2024 | 7 | 0 | |
| 2025 | 3 | 0 | |
| Total | 43 | 3 | |
- Scores and results list Venezuela's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Herrera goal.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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| 1 | 10 October 2017 | Estadio Defensores del Chaco, Asunción, Paraguay |  Paraguay | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 2 | 10 October 2019 | Estadio Olímpico, Caracas, Venezuela |  Bolivia | 1–0 | 4–1 | Friendly |
| 3 | 19 June 2023 | Pratt & Whitney Stadium at Rentschler Field, East Hartford, United States |  Guatemala | 1–0 | 1–0 | Friendly |
Honours
Monagas
Real Sociedad
Venezuela U20
- FIFA U-20 World Cup runner-up: 2017
- South American Youth Football Championship third place: 2017
Venezuela
Individual
