Ignacio Herrera

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Ignacio Herrera

| image =

| caption =

| fullname = Ignacio José Herrera Fernández

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=y|1987|10|14}}

| birth_place = Santiago, Chile

| height = 1.78 m

| position = Forward

| currentclub = Universidad de Concepción

| clubnumber =

| youthyears1 =

| youthclubs1 = Universidad Católica

| years1 = 2007

| clubs1 = Rangers

| caps1 = 32

| goals1 = 5

| years2 = 2008–2009

| clubs2 = Real Betis B

| caps2 = 7

| goals2 = 0

| years3 = 2010–2011

| clubs3 = Huachipato

| caps3 = 15

| goals3 = 0

| years4 = 2011–2012

| clubs4 = Magallanes

| caps4 = 14

| goals4 = 1

| years5 = 2013–2015

| clubs5 = Cobreloa

| caps5 = 55

| goals5 = 7

| years6 = 2015

| clubs6 = Deportes Iquique

| caps6 = 16

| goals6 = 3

| years7 = 2016

| clubs7 = Irtysh Pavlodar

| caps7 = 28

| goals7 = 3

| years8 = 2017–2018

| clubs8 = Neftchi Baku

| caps8 = 41

| goals8 = 12

| years9 = 2018

| clubs9 = Seoul E-Land

| caps9 = 11

| goals9 = 1

| years10 = 2019

| clubs10 = Palestino

| caps10 = 4

| goals10 = 1

| years11 = 2020

| clubs11 = Mushuc Runa

| caps11 = 29

| goals11 = 2

| years12 = 2021

| clubs12 = Aucas

| caps12 = 10

| goals12 = 1

| years13 = 2021

| clubs13 = Lamezia Terme

| caps13 = –

| goals13 = –

| years14 = 2022–2023

| clubs14 = Barnechea

| caps14 = 41

| goals14 = 12

| years15 = 2024

| clubs15 = Deportes Recoleta

| caps15 = 0

| goals15 = 0

| years16 = 2024–

| clubs16 = Universidad de Concepción

| caps16 = 8

| goals16 = 1

| pcupdate = 15 March 2024

}}

Ignacio José Herrera Fernández (born 14 October 1987{{Cite web|url=http://www.sports.kz/news/ignasio-errera-pobeda-v-shyimkente-priblizit-nas-k-tseli|title=Игнасио Эррера: "Победа в Шымкенте приблизит нас к цели"|last=|first=|date=|website=www.sports.kz (in Russian)|publisher=|access-date=2016-10-16}}) is a Chilean footballer who plays as a forward for Universidad de Concepción in the Primera B de Chile.

Club career

On 4 August 2015, it was reported that he joined Deportes Iquique.{{cite web|url=http://www.elgraficochile.cl/ex-delantero-de-cobreloa-se-convirtio-en-el-nuevo-fichaje-del-iquique-de/prontus_elgrafico/2015-08-03/154244.html|title=Ex delantero de Cobreloa se convirtió en el nuevo fichaje del Iquique de Don Nelson|last=|first=|date=2015-08-03|website=|publisher=El Gráfico|access-date=|archive-date=2016-08-10|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160810065753/http://www.elgraficochile.cl/ex-delantero-de-cobreloa-se-convirtio-en-el-nuevo-fichaje-del-iquique-de/prontus_elgrafico/2015-08-03/154244.html|url-status=dead}}

On 29 February 2016, Herrera signed for Kazakhstan Premier League side Irtysh Pavlodar.{{cite web|url=http://fcirtysh.kz/news/407-errera-popolnil-ryady-irtysha.html|script-title=ru:Эррера пополнил ряды Иртыша|last=|first=|date=2016-02-29|website=fcirtysh.kz|publisher=FC Irtysh Pavlodar|language=Russian|accessdate=|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160315133357/http://fcirtysh.kz/news/407-errera-popolnil-ryady-irtysha.html|archive-date=2016-03-15|url-status=dead}}

On 3 January 2017, Herrera signed for Azerbaijan Premier League side Neftchi Baku.{{cite web|title=Çilili hücumameyilli yarımmüdafiəçi "Neftçi"də|url=http://neftchipfk.com/az/allnews/889/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170104091322/http://neftchipfk.com/az/allnews/889/|url-status=usurped|archive-date=4 January 2017|website=neftchipfk.com|publisher=Neftchi Baku|accessdate=3 January 2017|language=Azerbaijani|date=3 January 2017}} 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.{{cite web|script-title=ru:Официально: Нефтчи засчитано техническое поражение в матче с Зиря|url=http://www.azerifootball.com/ru/13/news/35540.html|website=azerifootball.com|publisher=Azerifootball|accessdate=25 April 2017|language=Russian|date=25 April 2017}} In October 2017, Herrera extended his contract with Neftchi Baku for another six-months, until the end of the 2017–18 season.{{cite web|title=Errera və Barqas mövsümün sonuna kimi "Neftçi"də|url=http://neftchipfk.com/az/allnews/1265/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171014033858/http://neftchipfk.com/az/allnews/1265/|url-status=usurped|archive-date=14 October 2017|website=neftchipfk.com/az|publisher=Neftchi Baku|accessdate=13 October 2017|language=Azerbaijani|date=13 October 2017}} 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.{{cite web |script-title=ko:서울 이랜드 FC' 칠레 출신 특급 윙포워드 에레라 영입! |url=https://www.seoulelandfc.com/fanzone/news_view?b_id=157 |website=seoulelandfc.com |publisher=Seoul E-Land FC |accessdate=29 June 2018 |language=Korean |date=29 June 2018}}

In September 2021, he joined Lamezia Terme in the Italian Serie D.{{cite web |last1=Silva |first1=Carolina |title=Ignacio Herrera se fue a Calabria: "Vivir en Europa era una sueño pendiente" |url=https://www.lun.com/Pages/NewsDetail.aspx?dt=2021-09-24&NewsID=478040&BodyID=0&PaginaId=19 |publisher=Las Últimas Noticias |access-date=5 October 2021 |language=es |date=24 September 2021}}

Back in Chile, he joined Barnechea.{{cite news |title=De Italia a la Primera B: el nuevo refuerzo de Barnechea |url=https://chile.as.com/chile/2022/02/07/futbol/1644261173_798424.html |access-date=15 March 2024 |work=Diario AS |date=7 February 2022 |language=es}} In 2024, he signed with Deportes Recoleta, but he quit after the second matchday of the Primera B,{{cite news |title=Deportes Concepción y la UdeC irían por Ignacio Herrera |url=https://primerabchile.cl/deportes-concepcion-y-la-udec-irian-por-ignacio-herrera/ |access-date=15 March 2024 |work=PrimeraBChile.cl |date=13 March 2024 |language=es}} switching to Universidad de Concepción.{{cite news |last1=Cárcamo |first1=Ricardo |last2=Inostroza |first2=Paulo |title=Lo quiso Deportes Concepción pero llega a la UdeC: Campanil suma otro refuerzo |url=https://www.diarioconcepcion.cl/deportes/2024/03/14/lo-quiso-deportes-concepcion-pero-llega-a-la-udec-campanil-suma-otro-refuerzo.html |access-date=15 March 2024 |work=Diario Concepción |date=14 March 2024 |language=es}}

Career statistics

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{{updated|match played 11 November 2018}}{{cite web|title=I.Herrera|url=https://int.soccerway.com/players/ignacio-herrera/116489/|website=soccerway.com|publisher=Soccerway|accessdate=13 October 2017}}

rowspan="2"\|Club !rowspan="2"\|Season !colspan="3"\|League !colspan="2"\|National Cup !colspan="2"\|Continental !colspan="2"\|Other !colspan="2"\|Total
class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;" \|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
rowspan="3" valign="center"\|Cobreloa \|2013–14 \|rowspan="2" valign="center"\|Chilean Primera División \|29	3	2	0	colspan="2"\|–	colspan="2"\|–	31	3
2014–15 \|26	4	0	0	colspan="2"\|–	colspan="2"\|–	26	4
colspan="2"\|Total !55	7	2	0	-	-	-	-	57	7
valign="center"\|Deportes Iquique \|2015–16 \|Chilean Primera División \|16	3	2	0	colspan="2"\|–	colspan="2"\|–	18	3
valign="center"\|Irtysh Pavlodar \|2016 \|Kazakhstan Premier League \|27	3	3	1	colspan="2"\|–	colspan="2"\|–	30	4
rowspan="3" valign="center"\|Neftchi Baku \|2016–17{{cite web\|title=Oyunçu statistikaları\|url=http://pfl.az/files/0oyuncu25.doc\|website=pfl.az/\|publisher=pfl\|accessdate=13 October 2017\|language=Azerbaijani}} \|rowspan="2" valign="center"\|Azerbaijan Premier League \|13	4	2	0	0	0	colspan="2"\|–	15	4
2017–18 \|28	8	5	0	colspan="2"\|–	colspan="2"\|–	33	8
colspan="2"\|Total !41	12	7	0	-	-	-	-	48	12
valign="center"\|Seoul E-Land \|2018 \|K League 2 \|11	1	0	0	colspan="2"\|–	colspan="2"\|–	11	1
colspan="3"\|Career total !150	26	11	1	0	0	-	-	161	27