Ozziel Herrera
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| Full name | Jonathan Ozziel Herrera Morales | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 25 May 2001 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Culiacán, Sinaloa, Mexico | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Winger | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | 27 | (7) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2021–2022 | Mexico U21 | 5 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2023– | Mexico | 7 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 March 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 2 July 2023 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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]
Early life[edit]
Herrera was born in Culiacán, Sinaloa to Afro-Cuban Olympic runner, Héctor Herrera, 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[edit]
Youth[edit]
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[edit]
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[edit]
On 24 July 2023, Herrera joined Tigres UANL on a permanent transfer.
International career[edit]
Youth[edit]
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[edit]
As a dual Mexican-Cuban national, Herrera was eligible to play for the national team of both countries. In mid April 2023, he was called up to Mexico's senior national team for a friendly match against the United States.[7] Herrera made his senior 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[edit]
Club[edit]
- As of 12 March 2024[8]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Atlas | 2018–19 | Liga MX | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | – | – | 5 | 0 | ||
| 2019–20 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | – | – | 6 | 0 | ||||
| 2020–21 | 21 | 3 | – | – | – | 21 | 3 | |||||
| 2021–22 | 30 | 1 | – | – | 1[a] | 0 | 31 | 1 | ||||
| 2022–23 | 33 | 6 | – | 4[b] | 1 | 1[c] | 0 | 38 | 7 | |||
| Total | 89 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 101 | 11 | ||
| Tigres UANL | 2023–24 | Liga MX | 26 | 6 | – | 4[b] | 1 | 2[d] | 0 | 32 | 7 | |
| Career total | 115 | 16 | 6 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 133 | 18 | ||
- ^ Appearance in Supercopa de la Liga MX
- ^ a b Appearances in CONCACAF Champions Cup
- ^ Appearance in Campeones Cup
- ^ Appearances in Leagues Cup
International[edit]
- As of match played 2 July 2023[9]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mexico | 2023 | 7 | 0 |
| Total | 7 | 0 | |
Honours[edit]
Atlas
Mexico
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ "Jonathan Ozziel Herrera Morales". LigaMX.net. LIGA BBVA Bancomer MX. Retrieved 2019-01-29.
- ^ "Ozziel Herrera Morales cumple uno de sus sueños". Elsoldeainaloa.com (in Spanish). Javier Moreno Hernández. Retrieved 2019-01-30.
- ^ "Culiacanense Jonathan Herrera debuta en la Liga MX con el Atlas". Noroeste.com (in Spanish). Noroeste. Retrieved 2019-01-30.
- ^ "La SNM Sub-21 derrotó a Rumanía". miseleccion.mx (in Spanish). October 9, 2021.
- ^ "Mexico announce squad for 2022 Toulon Tournament". FMF State of Mind. Retrieved 27 May 2022.
- ^ "México Sub-21 vence a Colombia y es tercer lugar del Maurice Revello 2022". Fox Sports. Retrieved 12 June 2022.
- ^ "Mexico announce call up list for United States friendly". fmfstateofmind.com. 13 April 2023. Retrieved 13 December 2023.
- ^ Ozziel Herrera at Soccerway
- ^ Ozziel Herrera at National-Football-Teams.com
- ^ "Mexico beats Panama in Gold Cup final with late Gimenez goal". ESPN. 16 July 2023. Retrieved 17 July 2023.
External links[edit]
- Ozziel Herrera at Soccerway
- Ozziel Herrera at FootballDatabase.eu
- Ozziel Herrera at Official Liga MX Profile
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