Santiago Herrera

Santiago Herrera Yallonardo (born 27 November 1999) is a Venezuelan footballer who plays as a forward for Monagas S.C. in the Venezuelan Primera Division. Prior to joining the club, Herrera played the 2022 season with Deportivo La Guaira F.C. Herrera played collegiately in the United States for the North Carolina Tar Heels of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill from 2019-2021.^[1] He played for the UCLA Bruins for 2017-18.

Santiago Herrera

Personal information
Full name	Santiago Herrera Yallonardo
Date of birth	(1999-11-27) November 27, 1999 (age 24)
Place of birth	Barquisimeto, Venezuela
Height	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Position(s)	Forward
Team information
Current team	Monagas S.C.
Number	23
College career
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2017–2018	UCLA Bruins	33	(5)
2019–2021	North Carolina Tar Heels	53	(12)
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2016–2017	ACD Lara	12	(0)
2022	Deportivo La Guaira	26	(5)
2023–	Monagas	13	(3)
International career^‡
2018–2019	Venezuela U20	10	(2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 30 March 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 14:11, 20 October 2019 (UTC)

Herrera signed with Deportivo La Guaira in February 2022,^[2] making his league debut on 24 February 2022. In his first season with the club, Hererra registered five goals in 26 league appearances as Los Naranjas finished the regular season in fifth place in the standings. Herrera appeared in five matches in the Copa Sudamericana tournament, failing to score in 337 minutes of action.

In January 2023, Herrera signed a two-year contract with Monagas S.C.^[3] Herrera debuted for Monagas on 4 Feb 2023 against his former club, Deportivo La Guaira, logging 20 minutes as a substitute in a scoreless draw. On 12 Feb 2023, Herrera registered his first assist for Monagas in a 3-1 win over A.C.C.D. Mineros de Guayana, playing just 7 minutes as a late-game substitute. Herrera scored his first goal for Monagas on 25 Feb 2023, the match winner, in a 1-0 victory against Angostura F.C.

Career statistics

Club

As of 5 Aug 2023.^[4]

Club	Season	League			Cup		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
ACD Lara	2016	Venezuelan Primera División	9	0	1^[a]	0	0	0	0	0	10	0
	2017		3	0	0	0	–		0	0	3	0
Deportivo La Guaira F.C.	2022	Venezuelan Primera Division	26	5	0	0	5	0	6	0	37	5
Monagas S.C.	2023	Venezuelan Primera División	13	3	0	0	5	0	0	0	18	3
Career total			51	8	1	0	10	0	6	0	68	8

Notes

1. Appearances in the Copa Venezuela

References

1. In the right place unc.edu
2. "Santiago Herrera, un nuevo bombardero para el Naranja". Deportivo La Guaira FC (in Spanish). 2022-02-04. Retrieved 2022-12-09.
3. "https://twitter.com/Monagas_SC/status/1613987885077696521". Twitter. Retrieved 2023-02-12. {{cite web}}: External link in |title= (help)
4. Santiago Herrera at Soccerway. Retrieved 7 January 2019.