Ignacio Herrera

Ignacio José Herrera Fernández (born 14 October 1987[1]) is a Chilean footballer who plays as a forward for Universidad de Concepción in the Primera B de Chile.

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Herrera and the second or maternal family name is Fernández.
Ignacio Herrera
Personal information
Full name Ignacio José Herrera Fernández
Date of birth (1987-10-14) 14 October 1987
Place of birth Santiago, Chile
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Universidad de Concepción
Youth career
Universidad Católica
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2007 Rangers 32 (5)
2008–2009 Real Betis B 7 (0)
2010–2011 Huachipato 15 (0)
2011–2012 Magallanes 14 (1)
2013–2015 Cobreloa 55 (7)
2015 Deportes Iquique 16 (3)
2016 Irtysh Pavlodar 28 (3)
2017–2018 Neftchi Baku 41 (12)
2018 Seoul E-Land 11 (1)
2019 Palestino 4 (1)
2020 Mushuc Runa 29 (2)
2021 Aucas 10 (1)
2021 Lamezia Terme – (–)
2022–2023 Barnechea 41 (12)
2024 Deportes Recoleta 0 (0)
2024– Universidad de Concepción 0 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15 March 2024

Club career

On 4 August 2015, it was reported that he joined Deportes Iquique.[2]

On 29 February 2016, Herrera signed for Kazakhstan Premier League side Irtysh Pavlodar.[3]

On 3 January 2017, Herrera signed for Azerbaijan Premier League side Neftchi Baku.[4] On 23 April 2017, Herrera scored for Neftchi in a 3–2 defeat to Zira, only for the game to be awarded as a 3–0 victory to Zira two days later after Neftchi Baku fielded 7 foreign players in the match.[5] In October 2017, Herrera extended his contract with Neftchi Baku for another six-months, until the end of the 2017–18 season.[6] During the 2017–18 season Herrera scored 8 goals for Neftchi and became the top goalscorer of the team in the season.

On 29 June 2018, Herrera signed for K League 2 side Seoul E-Land.[7]

In September 2021, he joined Lamezia Terme in the Italian Serie D.[8]

Back in Chile, he joined Barnechea.[9] In 2024, he signed with Deportes Recoleta, but he quit after the second matchday of the Primera B,[10] switching to Universidad de Concepción.[11]

Career statistics

Club
As of match played 11 November 2018[12]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Cobreloa 2013–14 Chilean Primera División 29320––313
2014–15 26400––264
Total 55720----577
Deportes Iquique 2015–16 Chilean Primera División 16320––183
Irtysh Pavlodar 2016 Kazakhstan Premier League 27331––304
Neftchi Baku 2016–17[13] Azerbaijan Premier League 1342000–154
2017–18 28850––338
Total 411270----4812
Seoul E-Land 2018 K League 2 11100––111
Career total 1502611100--16127

References
  1. "Игнасио Эррера: "Победа в Шымкенте приблизит нас к цели"". www.sports.kz (in Russian). Retrieved 2016-10-16.
  2. "Ex delantero de Cobreloa se convirtió en el nuevo fichaje del Iquique de Don Nelson". El Gráfico. 2015-08-03. Archived from the original on 2016-08-10.
  3. Эррера пополнил ряды Иртыша. fcirtysh.kz (in Russian). FC Irtysh Pavlodar. 2016-02-29. Archived from the original on 2016-03-15.
  4. "Çilili hücumameyilli yarımmüdafiəçi "Neftçi"də". neftchipfk.com (in Azerbaijani). Neftchi Baku. 3 January 2017. Retrieved 3 January 2017.
  5. Официально: Нефтчи засчитано техническое поражение в матче с Зиря. azerifootball.com (in Russian). Azerifootball. 25 April 2017. Retrieved 25 April 2017.
  6. "Errera və Barqas mövsümün sonuna kimi "Neftçi"də". neftchipfk.com/az (in Azerbaijani). Neftchi Baku. 13 October 2017. Retrieved 13 October 2017.
  7. 서울 이랜드 FC' 칠레 출신 특급 윙포워드 에레라 영입!. seoulelandfc.com (in Korean). Seoul E-Land FC. 29 June 2018. Retrieved 29 June 2018.
  8. Silva, Carolina (24 September 2021). "Ignacio Herrera se fue a Calabria: "Vivir en Europa era una sueño pendiente"" (in Spanish). Las Últimas Noticias. Retrieved 5 October 2021.
  9. "De Italia a la Primera B: el nuevo refuerzo de Barnechea". Diario AS (in Spanish). 7 February 2022. Retrieved 15 March 2024.
  10. "Deportes Concepción y la UdeC irían por Ignacio Herrera". PrimeraBChile.cl (in Spanish). 13 March 2024. Retrieved 15 March 2024.
  11. Cárcamo, Ricardo; Inostroza, Paulo (14 March 2024). "Lo quiso Deportes Concepción pero llega a la UdeC: Campanil suma otro refuerzo". Diario Concepción (in Spanish). Retrieved 15 March 2024.
  12. "I.Herrera". soccerway.com. Soccerway. Retrieved 13 October 2017.
  13. "Oyunçu statistikaları". pfl.az/ (in Azerbaijani). pfl. Retrieved 13 October 2017.
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