Aaron Herrera (footballer)

Aaron Joseph Herrera (born 6 June 1997) is a professional footballer who plays as a defender for Major League Soccer club D.C. United. Born in the United States, he plays for the Guatemala national team.

Aaron Herrera
Herrera with Real Salt Lake in 2021
Personal information
Full name Aaron Joseph Herrera[1]
Date of birth (1997-06-06) 6 June 1997
Place of birth Las Cruces, New Mexico, United States
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[2]
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
 D.C. United
Number 22
Youth career
2012–2015 Real Salt Lake AZ
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2017 New Mexico Lobos 54 (7)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2017 FC Tucson 11 (0)
2018–2022 Real Salt Lake 124 (1)
2018 Real Monarchs 5 (0)
2022–2023 CF Montréal 19 (0)
2024– D.C. United 9 (0)
International career‡
2017 United States U20 3 (0)
2019–2021 United States U23 6 (0)
2021 United States 1 (0)
2023– Guatemala 8 (0)
Medal record
Representing  United States
WinnerCONCACAF U-20 Championship2017
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 5 May 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 24 March 2024

Early career

Herrera played three years of college soccer at the University of New Mexico between 2015 and 2017, scoring 7 goals and tallying 8 assists in 54 appearances.[3]

Herrera also played with Premier Development League side FC Tucson in 2016 and 2017.[4]

Professional career

On December 15, 2017, Herrera signed as a Homegrown Player for Real Salt Lake of Major League Soccer.[5]

On December 21, 2022, Herrera was traded to CF Montréal for $500,000 in General Allocation Money, a 2023 international roster spot, Montréal's 2023 MLS SuperDraft first-round pick and a sell-on fee.[6]

On December 12, 2023, D.C. United acquired Herrera from CF Montréal in exchange for defender Ruan and $500,000 in 2024 General Allocation Money.[7]

International career

United States

Internationally, Herrera had represented the United States U20s.[8] In January 2021, Herrera made one appearance for the senior United States in a 7–0 friendly win over Trinidad and Tobago.

He was named to the final 20-player United States under-23 roster for the 2020 CONCACAF Men's Olympic Qualifying Championship in March 2021.[9]

Guatemala

In June 2023 Herrera was named to Guatemala's preliminary squad ahead of the 2023 CONCACAF Gold Cup.[10] He made his Guatemala debut on June 15 in a friendly match against Costa Rica.[11]

Personal life

Herrera was born in the United States to a Guatemalan father, Diego Herrera and American mother, Donni Herrera.

Career statistics

Club
As of match played May 4, 2024[12]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Real Monarchs 2018 United Soccer League 50———50
Real Salt Lake 2018 Major League Soccer 1601[lower-alpha 1]0—3[lower-alpha 2]0200
2019 320—1[lower-alpha 3]02[lower-alpha 2]0350
2020 200——1[lower-alpha 4]0210
2021 291——3[lower-alpha 2]0321
2022 270———270
Total 12411010901351
CF Montréal 2023 Major League Soccer 1902[lower-alpha 5]02[lower-alpha 3]0—230
D.C. United 2024 Major League Soccer 900000—90
Career total 15713030901721
  1. Appearance in U.S. Open Cup
  2. Appearance(s) in MLS Cup Playoffs
  3. Appearance(s) in Leagues Cup
  4. Appearance in MLS is Back Tournament knockout stage
  5. Appearances in Canadian Championship

International
As of match played 24 March 2024 [13]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
United States 202110
Total10
Guatemala 202360
202420
Total80
Career total90

Honours

United States U20

References
  1. "Concacaf Men's Olympic Qualifying – Rosters Provisional Lists" (PDF). mcusercontent.com. Retrieved 3 May 2020.
  2. "Aaron Herrera". Real Salt Lake. Retrieved 21 August 2022.
  3. "Aaron Herrera – 2017". golobos.com. The University of New Mexico. 30 July 2015. Retrieved 3 May 2020.
  4. "Aaron Herrera". uslpdl.com. USL PDL. Archived from the original on 16 May 2017. Retrieved 3 May 2020.
  5. "Real Salt Lake sign Homegrown defender Aaron Herrera, Monarchs' Taylor Peay". mlssoccer.com. Major League Soccer. 15 December 2017. Retrieved 3 May 2020.
  6. "CF Montréal acquire Aaron Herrera in trade with Real Salt Lake | MLSSoccer.com". mlssoccer.
  7. "D.C. United Acquire Defender Aaron Herrera from CF Montréal in Exchange for $500K GAM and Defender Ruan". dcunited.com.
  8. "Las Cruces born soccer player riding high after U-20 World Cup experience". lcsun-news.com. Las Cruces Sun-News. 16 June 2017. Retrieved 3 May 2020.
  9. "U.S. Under-23 Men's National Team Head Coach Jason Kreis Names Roster for Concacaf Men's Olympic Qualifying Championship". www.ussoccer.com. 11 March 2021.
  10. "National team roster – 2023 Concacaf Gold Cup" (PDF). 1 June 2023.
  11. "El jugador del CF Montreal destaca en la alineación de la Bicolor para enfrentar a Costa Rica". ESPNDeportes.com (in Spanish). 16 June 2023.
  12. Aaron Herrera at Soccerway. Retrieved 17 February 2024.
  13. Aaron Herrera at National-Football-Teams.com
  14. "U-20 MEN'S NATIONAL TEAM CLAIMS FIRST CONCACAF U-20 CHAMPIONSHIP WITH SHOOTOUT WIN VS. HONDURAS". ussoccer.com. 5 March 2017.
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