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Ozziel Herrera

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Ozziel Herrera
Personal information
Full name Jonathan Ozziel Herrera Morales
Date of birth (2001-05-25) 25 May 2001 (age 23)
Place of birth Culiacán, Sinaloa, Mexico
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Winger
Team information
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
Men's football
Representing  Mexico
CONCACAF Gold Cup
Winner 2023 United States–Canada Team
CONCACAF Nations League
Third place 2023 United States
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 6 October 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 2 July 2023

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]

Early life

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Herrera 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

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Youth

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Herrera 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

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Herrera 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

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On 24 July 2023, Herrera joined Tigres UANL on a permanent transfer.

International career

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Youth

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In 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

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As 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

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Club

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As of 13 May 2024[8]
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
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
  1. ^ Appearance in Supercopa de la Liga MX
  2. ^ a b Appearances in CONCACAF Champions Cup
  3. ^ Appearance in Campeones Cup
  4. ^ Appearances in Leagues Cup

International

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As of match played 2 July 2023[9]
National team Year Apps Goals
Mexico 2023 7 0
Total 7 0

Honours

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Atlas

Mexico

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Jonathan Ozziel Herrera Morales". LigaMX.net. LIGA BBVA Bancomer MX. Retrieved 2019-01-29.
  2. ^ "Ozziel Herrera Morales cumple uno de sus sueños". Elsoldeainaloa.com (in Spanish). Javier Moreno Hernández. Retrieved 2019-01-30.
  3. ^ "Culiacanense Jonathan Herrera debuta en la Liga MX con el Atlas". Noroeste.com (in Spanish). Noroeste. Retrieved 2019-01-30.
  4. ^ "La SNM Sub-21 derrotó a Rumanía". miseleccion.mx (in Spanish). October 9, 2021.
  5. ^ "Mexico announce squad for 2022 Toulon Tournament". FMF State of Mind. 27 May 2022. Retrieved 27 May 2022.
  6. ^ "México Sub-21 vence a Colombia y es tercer lugar del Maurice Revello 2022". Fox Sports. 12 June 2022. Retrieved 12 June 2022.
  7. ^ "Mexico announce call up list for United States friendly". fmfstateofmind.com. 13 April 2023. Retrieved 13 December 2023.
  8. ^ Ozziel Herrera at Soccerway
  9. ^ Ozziel Herrera at National-Football-Teams.com
  10. ^ "Mexico beats Panama in Gold Cup final with late Gimenez goal". ESPN. 16 July 2023. Retrieved 17 July 2023.
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