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]
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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 | 45 | (10) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 6 October 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 2 July 2023 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Early life
editHerrera 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
editYouth
editHerrera 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
editHerrera 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
editOn 24 July 2023, Herrera joined Tigres UANL on a permanent transfer.
International career
editYouth
editIn 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
editAs 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
editClub
edit- As of 13 May 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 | 34 | 7 | – | 6[b] | 1 | 2[d] | 0 | 42 | 8 | |
| 2024–25 | 0 | 0 | — | – | – | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Total | 34 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 42 | 8 | ||
| Career total | 123 | 17 | 6 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 143 | 19 | ||
- ^ 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
editAtlas
Mexico
See also
editReferences
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. 27 May 2022. Retrieved 27 May 2022.
- ^ "México Sub-21 vence a Colombia y es tercer lugar del Maurice Revello 2022". Fox Sports. 12 June 2022. 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 Official Liga MX Profile
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