Borja Herrera
Borja Herrera González (born 8 January 1993) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a defender or winger for Indian Super League club Hyderabad.
| Herrera with Maccabi Netanya 2019 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Borja Herrera González | ||
| Date of birth | 8 January 1993 | ||
| Place of birth | Las Palmas, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Left back / Winger | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Hyderabad | ||
| Number | 26 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2003–2005 | Las Palmas | ||
| 2005–2012 | Huracán | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2012–2014 | Unión Viera | 53 | (13) |
| 2014 | Tudelano | 17 | (1) |
| 2014–2017 | Las Palmas B | 85 | (19) |
| 2017–2018 | Las Palmas | 3 | (0) |
| 2018 | → Real Valladolid (loan) | 5 | (0) |
| 2018–2019 | Reus | 18 | (1) |
| 2019 | Albacete | 9 | (0) |
| 2019 | Maccabi Netanya | 5 | (0) |
| 2020–2021 | Andorra | 11 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | Unionistas de Salamanca | 11 | (0) |
| 2022 | Tamaraceite | 14 | (4) |
| 2022– | Hyderabad | 20 | (4) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:30, 26 February 2023 (UTC) | |||
Club career
Born in Las Palmas, Canary Islands, Herrera finished his formation with AD Huracán. He made his debut as a senior with CF Unión Viera during the 2012–13 season, in Tercera División.[1]
On 31 January 2014, Herrera joined CD Tudelano in Segunda División B.[2] On 12 July 2014 he moved to UD Las Palmas, club he already represented as a youth, being assigned to the reserves also in the third division.[3]
On 11 July 2016, Herrera extended his contract until 2018.[4] The following 13 June, after helping the B-side in their promotion to the third division, he was definitely promoted to the main squad ahead of the 2017–18 campaign.[5]
Herrera made his first team – and La Liga – debut on 24 September 2017, starting in a 0–2 home loss against CD Leganés.[6] The following 25 January, he was loaned to Segunda División side Real Valladolid until June.[7]
On 31 July 2018, after achieving promotion with the Blanquivioletas and suffering relegation with the Amarillos, Herrera signed a three-year deal with CF Reus Deportiu in the second level. He scored his first professional goal the following 6 January, netting the opener in a 3–0 away defeat of Málaga CF.
On 24 January 2019, Herrera left the Catalans due to the club's poor financial situation overall.[8] Two days later, he agreed to an 18-month contract with fellow league team Albacete Balompié.[9]
On 19 July 2019, Herrera signed a two-year contract with Maccabi Netanya from the Israeli Premier League.[10]
On 6 August 2020, signed in Andorra.
Hyderabad
In July 2022, Herrera moved to India and signed with defending Indian Super League champions Hyderabad.[11] He made his debut on 13th Oct, 2022 against NorthEast United. He came on as a substitute in the 71st minute, and immediately scored.
Career statistics
Club
- As of 3 December 2022[12]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Tudelano | 2013–14 | Segunda División B | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 13 | 0 | |
| Las Palmas B | 2014–15 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 19 | 1 | ||
| Las Palmas | 2017–18 | La Liga | 3 | 0 | 3[a] | 0 | — | 6 | 0 | |
| Real Valladolid (loan) | 2017–18 | LaLiga 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 5 | 0 | |
| Reus | 2018–19 | 18 | 1 | 1[a] | 0 | — | 19 | 1 | ||
| Albacete | 2018–19 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 9 | 0 | ||
| Maccabi Netanya | 2019–20 | Israeli Premier League | 4 | 0 | 6[b][c] | 0 | — | 10 | 0 | |
| Andorra | 2020–21 | Segunda División B | 11 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | — | 12 | 0 | |
| Unionistas de Salamanca | 2021–22 | Primera División RFEF | 11 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | — | 12 | 0 | |
| Tamaraceite | 2021–22 | Segunda División RFEF | 14 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | 14 | 4 | |
| Hyderabad | 2022–23 | Indian Super League | 9 | 2 | 5[d] | 1 | — | 14 | 3 | |
| Career total | 116 | 8 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 133 | 9 | ||
- ^ a b c d Appearance(s) in Copa del Rey
- ^ Appearance(s) in Toto Cup
- ^ Appearance(s) in Israel State Cup
- ^ Appearance(s) in Durand Cup
References
- ^ "Borja Herrera: "Estoy preparado para jugar en la UD"" [Borja Herrera: "I am ready to play in UD"] (in Spanish). La Provincia. 4 June 2017. Retrieved 18 June 2017.
- ^ "Tres son los fichajes del mercado de invierno" [Three are the winter market signings] (in Spanish). CD Tudelano. 31 January 2014. Retrieved 17 June 2017.
- ^ "Maikel, Jesús Álvaro y Borja Herrera se incorporan a Las Palmas Atlético" [Maikel, Jesús Álvaro and Borja Herrera join Las Palmas Atlético] (in Spanish). UD Las Palmas. 12 July 2014. Retrieved 17 June 2017.
- ^ "Borja Herrera, también dos años más de amarillo" [Borja Herrera, also two further years as amarillo] (in Spanish). Tinta Amarilla. 11 July 2016. Retrieved 18 June 2017.
- ^ "Borja Herrera tendrá ficha y dorsal con el primer equipo" [Borja Herrera will have registration and jersey with the first team] (in Spanish). UD Las Palmas. 13 June 2017. Retrieved 18 June 2017.
- ^ "El Leganés toma el Gran Canaria y se asoma a Europa" [Las Palmas take Gran Canaria and head towards Europa] (in Spanish). Marca. 24 September 2017. Retrieved 24 September 2017.
- ^ "Borja Herrera refuerza el lateral izquierdo" [Borja Herrera bolsters the left back] (in Spanish). Real Valladolid. 25 January 2018. Retrieved 27 June 2018.
- ^ "Tres jugadores del Reus abandonan el club" [Three Reus players leave the club] (in Spanish). Sport. 24 January 2019. Retrieved 4 February 2019.
- ^ "Borja Herrera se pone la camiseta del Alba" [Borja Herrera puts the shirt of Alba] (in Spanish). Albacete Balompié. 24 January 2019. Retrieved 4 February 2019.
- ^ "המגן השמאלי בורחה הררה סיכם את תנאיו בנתניה - ישראל ספורט" [Left back Borja Herrera joins Maccabi Netanya] (in Hebrew). ISport. 19 July 2019. Retrieved 20 July 2019.
- ^ "Hyderabad FC sign versatile Spanish midfielder Borja Herrera". hyderabadfc.co.in. 29 July 2022. Retrieved 17 August 2022.
- ^ Borja Herrera at Soccerway
External links
- Borja Herrera at BDFutbol
- Borja Herrera at LaPreferente.com (in Spanish)
- Borja Herrera at Soccerway