Ignacio Herrera

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 Forward
Youth career
Universidad de Chile
Universidad Católica
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2007–2009 Universidad Católica 0 (0)
2007 → Rangers (loan) 32 (5)
2008–2009 → Betis B (loan) 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 4 (0)
2022–2023 Barnechea 41 (12)
2024 Deportes Recoleta 0 (0)
2024–2025 Universidad de Concepción 52 (9)
Total 359 (57)
International career
2026 Chile (football 7) 6 (10)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Ignacio José Herrera Fernández (born 14 October 1987[1]) is a Chilean former footballer who played as a forward.

Club career

Herrera was trained at Universidad Católica, with a brief stint with Universidad de Chile.[2] He was with Universidad Católica until the age of 22, with stints on loan to Rangers de Talca and the Spanish club Real Betis B.[3]

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

On 29 February 2016, Herrera signed for Kazakhstan Premier League side Irtysh Pavlodar.[5]

On 3 January 2017, Herrera signed for Azerbaijan Premier League side Neftchi Baku.[6] 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.[7] In October 2017, Herrera extended his contract with Neftchi Baku for another six-months, until the end of the 2017–18 season.[8] 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.[9]

In September 2021, he joined Lamezia Terme in the Italian Serie D.[10]

Back in Chile, he joined Barnechea.[11] In 2024, he signed with Deportes Recoleta, but he quit after the second matchday of the Primera B,[12] switching to Universidad de Concepción.[13]

On 31 January 2026, Herrera confirmed his retirement in a tribute previous to the Chilean Primera División match between Universidad de Concepción and Coquimbo Unido.[14]

Football 7

He was selected for the Chile squad for the 2026 Kings World Cup Nations under Arturo Vidal as captain.[15][16] They were the runners-up.[17]

In May 2026, Herrera joined the City Soccer FC football 7 team with views to the 2026 TST Tournament, alongside his countrymen Ezequiel Luna, Santiago Dittborn, Nicolás Castillo, Felipe Seymour, Mathías Vidangossy, Matías Donoso and Juan Araya.[18]

Personal life

Herrera is the son of the former football goalkeeper Fernando Herrera.[19]

As a student, Herrera attended the Athletic Study Center, where athletes such as Marcelo Ríos and Kristel Köbrich also studied.[3]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 11 November 2018[20]
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[21] 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

Honours

Universidad de Concepción

References

  1. ↑ "Игнасио Эррера: "Победа в Шымкенте приблизит нас к цели"". www.sports.kz (in Russian). Retrieved 16 October 2016.
  2. ↑ Aliaga, Martín (10 May 2026). "Se formó en la UC, peleó con un ídolo y cruzó la vereda a U. de Chile: "Fue error mío"". Bolavip Chile (in Spanish). Retrieved 16 May 2026.
  3. 1 2 "Ignacio Herrera: entre fútbol profesional y la afamada Kings League". Doble Espacio (in Spanish). 20 April 2026. Retrieved 16 May 2026.
  4. ↑ "Ex delantero de Cobreloa se convirtió en el nuevo fichaje del Iquique de Don Nelson". El Gráfico. 3 August 2015. Archived from the original on 10 August 2016.
  5. ↑ Эррера пополнил ряды Иртыша. fcirtysh.kz (in Russian). FC Irtysh Pavlodar. 29 February 2016. Archived from the original on 15 March 2016.
  6. ↑ "Çilili hücumameyilli yarımmüdafiəçi "Neftçi"də". neftchipfk.com (in Azerbaijani). Neftchi Baku. 3 January 2017. Archived from the original on 4 January 2017. Retrieved 3 January 2017.
  7. ↑ Официально: Нефтчи засчитано техническое поражение в матче с Зиря. azerifootball.com (in Russian). Azerifootball. 25 April 2017. Retrieved 25 April 2017.
  8. ↑ "Errera və Barqas mövsümün sonuna kimi "Neftçi"də". neftchipfk.com/az (in Azerbaijani). Neftchi Baku. 13 October 2017. Archived from the original on 14 October 2017. Retrieved 13 October 2017.
  9. ↑ 서울 이랜드 FC' 칠레 출신 특급 윙포워드 에레라 영입!. seoulelandfc.com (in Korean). Seoul E-Land FC. 29 June 2018. Retrieved 29 June 2018.
  10. ↑ 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.
  11. ↑ "De Italia a la Primera B: el nuevo refuerzo de Barnechea". Diario AS (in Spanish). 7 February 2022. Retrieved 15 March 2024.
  12. ↑ "Deportes Concepción y la UdeC irían por Ignacio Herrera". PrimeraBChile.cl (in Spanish). 13 March 2024. Retrieved 15 March 2024.
  13. ↑ 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.
  14. ↑ Martínez, Nelson (31 January 2026). "Video: crack de Chile en la Kings League dice adiós con homenaje en duelo de Coquimbo". RedGol (in Spanish). Retrieved 31 January 2026.
  15. ↑ "Mundial de la Kings League: Esta es la nómina de Chile con Arturo Vidal como capitán". T13 (in Spanish). 23 December 2025. Retrieved 25 December 2025.
  16. ↑ "Los ex futbolistas que representarán a Chile en el Mundial de la Kings League y el rol clave de Arturo Vidal". Emol (in Spanish). 24 December 2025. Retrieved 25 December 2025.
  17. ↑ Jeria, Diego (20 January 2026). "Crack de Chile en la Kings League le da a Brasil por "vende humo"". RedGol (in Spanish). Retrieved 31 January 2026.
  18. ↑ Petersen, Andrea (13 May 2026). "Nacho Herrera vuelve al fútbol y es anunciado en nuevo club: "Viene demostrar su vigencia"". RedGol (in Spanish). Retrieved 15 May 2026.
  19. ↑ Sánchez, Francisco (7 November 2025). ""Me formé en Católica, pero me hubiera encantado llegar a la U... Mi padre jugó ahí muchos años"". Diario AS (in Spanish). Retrieved 7 November 2025.
  20. ↑ "I.Herrera". soccerway.com. Soccerway. Retrieved 13 October 2017.
  21. ↑ "Oyunçu statistikaları". pfl.az/ (in Azerbaijani). pfl. Retrieved 13 October 2017.
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