Melissa Herrera
Daphne Melissa Herrera Monge (born 10 October 1996), known as Melissa Herrera, is a Costa Rican footballer who plays as a forward for French Division 1 Féminine club FC Girondins de Bordeaux and the Costa Rica women's national team.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Daphne Melissa Herrera Monge[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 10 October 1996[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Puntarenas, Costa Rica,[2] | ||
| Height | 1.59 m (5 ft 3 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Bordeaux | ||
| Number | 7 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2012–2016 | AD Moravia | ||
| 2016 | F.C. Indiana | ||
| 2017–2018 | Santa Fe | ||
| 2018–2021 | Reims | 29 | (10) |
| 2021– | Bordeaux | 9 | (2) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2013–2015 | Costa Rica U20 | 3 | (1) |
| 2014– | Costa Rica | 26[3] | (13) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17:10, 18 June 2015 (UTC) | |||
Club career
Herrera began her career by playing for AD Moravia in Costa Rica. Herrera then played in United Women's Soccer for FC Indiana for a short time in 2016. From May 2017 to July 2018 she played for Colombian club Independiente Santa Fe.
In July 2018, she moved to France to join Reims.
On 8 June 2021, it was announced that she had reached an agreement to sign for FC Girondins de Bordeaux.[4]
International career
She started playing with Costa Rica U20 in 2013. She played all three of Costa Rica's matches at the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup.[5] On 13 June 2015, during Costa Rica's second match in the tournament against South Korea, she scored the opening goal of the match which ended 2–2.[6]
International goals
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 13 June 2015 | Olympic Stadium, Montreal, Canada |  South Korea | 1–0 | 2–2 | 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup | [6] |
| 2 | 13 February 2016 | Toyota Stadium, Frisco, United States |  Puerto Rico | 3–0 | 9–0 | 2016 CONCACAF Women's Olympic Qualifying Championship | |
| 3 | 14 December 2016 | Arena da Amazônia, Manaus, Brazil |  Russia | 1–2 | 1–3 | 2016 International Women's Football Tournament of Manaus | |
| 4 | 12 June 2018 | Estadio El Teniente, Rancagua, Chile |  Chile | 2–2 | 2–2 | Friendly | |
| 5 | 27 August 2018 | IMG Academy Field 11, Bradenton, United States |  El Salvador | 1–0 | 11–0 | 2018 CONCACAF Women's Championship qualification | |
| 6 | 7–0 | ||||||
| 7 | 8–0 | ||||||
| 8 | 5 October 2018 | H-E-B Park, Edinburg, United States |  Cuba | 1–0 | 8–0 | 2018 CONCACAF Women's Championship | [7] |
| 9 | 1 September 2019 | Pacaembu Stadium, São Paulo, Brazil |  Argentina | 3–1 | 3–1 | Friendly | [8] |
| 10 | 29 January 2020 | BBVA Stadium, Houston, Texas, United States |  Panama | 1–0 | 6–1 | 2020 CONCACAF Women's Olympic Qualifying Championship | [9] |
| 11 | 5–1 |
References
- "List of Players – 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup" (PDF). Fédération Internationale de Football Association. Retrieved 18 June 2015.
- "Yo Soy". Federación Costarricense de Fútbol (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 29 May 2015. Retrieved 24 June 2015.
- "Profile". FIFA.com. Archived from the original on June 11, 2015. Retrieved 18 June 2015.
- "Melissa Herrera en route vers Bordeaux". 8 June 2021.
- "FIFA player's stats". FIFA. Archived from the original on July 1, 2015. Retrieved 29 June 2015.
- "Costa Rica late show denies Korea Republic". FIFA. Archived from the original on June 15, 2015. Retrieved 29 June 2015.
- Costa Rica arruinó el debut de Cuba en el CWC 2018
- Cuadrangular Sudamericano: Argentina cayó con Costa Rica 3–1
- Costa Rica v Panama
External links
- Melissa Herrera – FIFA competition record (archived)
- Profile (in Spanish) at Fedefutbol
- Melissa Herrera at Soccerway
