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Yangel Herrera

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In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Herrera and the second or maternal family name is Ravelo.
Yangel Ravelo
Herrera with Venezuela U20 in 2017
Personal information
Full name Yangel Clemente Herrera Ravelo[1]
Date of birth (1998-01-07) 7 January 1998 (age 26)
Place of birth La Guaira, Venezuela
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Girona
Number 21
Youth career
Monagas
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2017 Atlético Venezuela 32 (3)
2017–2023 Manchester City 0 (0)
2017–2018 → New York City (loan) 38 (1)
2019 → Huesca (loan) 16 (0)
2019–2021 → Granada (loan) 62 (5)
2021–2022 → Espanyol (loan) 23 (1)
2022–2023 → Girona (loan) 20 (2)
2023– Girona 41 (7)
International career‡
2015 Venezuela U17 4 (2)
2017–2018 Venezuela U20 15 (3)
2016– Venezuela 40 (3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20 December 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23:21, 14 November 2024 (UTC)

Yangel Clemente Herrera Ravelo (born 7 January 1998) is a Venezuelan professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for La Liga club Girona and the Venezuela national team.[2]

Club career

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Herrera started his club career at Monagas SC before moving to Atlético Venezuela in 2016.[3]

Manchester City

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Loan to New York City

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On 31 January 2017 it was confirmed that Herrera had signed for Manchester City.[4] Herrera was immediately sent to New York City on a two-year loan.[5][6] He made his debut on 12 March, as a substitute in a 4–0 win over D.C. United.[7]

Loan to Huesca

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Following the conclusion of his two-year stay at New York City, Herrera was loaned to La Liga side Huesca for the last six months of the 2018–19 season.[8]

Loan to Granada

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On 26 July 2019, Herrera was loaned to Granada for the 2019–20 season.[9] On 30 August 2020, his loan was extended for the 2020–21 season.[10]

Loan to Espanyol

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On 31 August 2021, Herrera moved to fellow La Liga side Espanyol on a one-year loan deal.[11]

Girona

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On 2 August 2022, Herrera joined newly promoted side Girona, on a season-long loan.[12] He made his debut for the club on the first matchday of the 2022–23 season in a 1–0 away loss to Valencia.[13] On 7 January 2023, he scored his first goal for Girona, securing a late 2–2 equalizer against his former club Espanyol.[14]

On 14 July 2023, Herrera signed a permanent four-year contract with Girona.[15]

International career

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Herrera in action with Venezuela against the United States on 9 June 2019

Herrera made his international debut for the Venezuela national team on 10 October 2016, coming on as a substitute in a 2–0 loss to Brazil.[16]

Herrera was named captain of the Venezuela U20 team for the 2017 U-20 World Cup. He scored the only goal, in the 108th minute of their Round of 16 win over Japan.[17]

Career statistics

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Club

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As of match played 20 December 2024[18]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Monagas 2014–15 Venezuelan Segunda División 19 4 4 0 — — 23 4
2015 Venezuelan Segunda División 16 5 2 0 — — 18 5
Total 35 9 6 0 — — 41 9
Atlético Venezuela 2016 Venezuelan Primera División 32 3 1 0 — — 33 3
New York City (loan) 2017 MLS 20 1 0 0 — — 20 1
2018 MLS 18 0 0 0 — — 18 0
Total 38 1 0 0 — — 38 1
Huesca (loan) 2018–19 La Liga 16 0 0 0 — — 16 0
Granada (loan) 2019–20 La Liga 30 2 6 0 — — 36 2
2020–21 La Liga 32 3 2 0 8[b] 5 — 42 8
Total 62 5 8 0 8 5 — 78 10
Espanyol (loan) 2021–22 La Liga 23 1 0 0 — — 23 1
Girona (loan) 2022–23 La Liga 20 2 0 0 — — 20 2
Girona 2023–24 La Liga 29 5 2 0 — — 31 5
2024–25 La Liga 12 2 0 0 2[c] 0 — 14 2
Total 41 7 2 0 2 0 0 0 45 7
Career total 267 28 17 0 10 5 0 0 294 33
  1. ^ Includes Copa Venezuela, Copa del Rey
  2. ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  3. ^ Appearances in UEFA Champions League

International

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As of match played 14 November 2024[19]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Venezuela 2016 1 0
2017 5 1
2018 2 0
2019 10 1
2020 3 0
2021 1 0
2022 3 0
2023 8 1
2024 7 0
Total 40 3
Scores and results list Venezuela's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Herrera goal.
List of international goals scored by Yangel Herrera
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 10 October 2017 Estadio Defensores del Chaco, Asunción, Paraguay  Paraguay 1–0 1–0 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification
2 10 October 2019 Estadio Olímpico, Caracas, Venezuela  Bolivia 1–0 4–1 Friendly
3 19 June 2023 Pratt & Whitney Stadium at Rentschler Field, East Hartford, United States  Guatemala 1–0 1–0 Friendly

Honours

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Monagas

Venezuela U20

Venezuela

Individual

References

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  1. ^ "Updated squads for 2017/18 Premier League confirmed". Premier League. 2 February 2018. Retrieved 15 February 2018.
  2. ^ de Menezes, Jack (February 2017). "Manchester City make surprise double-deadline day signing to swoop for Yangel Herrera and Nabil Touaizi". The Independent. Archived from the original on 7 May 2022. Retrieved 14 February 2017.
  3. ^ "Yangel Clemente Herrera Ravelo - Fichajes.com". Fichajes .com: Noticias y rumores sobre el mercado de fichajes de fútbol (in Spanish). Retrieved 20 January 2020.
  4. ^ "Manchester City complete the signing of Yangel Herrera from Atlético Venezuela". City Watch. 31 January 2017. Retrieved 18 February 2017.
  5. ^ Smith, Jonathan (15 February 2017). "Manchester City loan Yangel Herrera to New York City FC for 2017 season". ESPN FC. Retrieved 18 February 2017.
  6. ^ @GlennCrooks (27 November 2017). "Regarding Yangel Herrera, just..." (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  7. ^ Araos, Christian (12 March 2017). "NYCFC Runs Over, Around and Through D.C. United". Empire of Soccer. Archived from the original on 4 September 2017. Retrieved 15 April 2017.
  8. ^ "Yangel Herrera, talento para el mediocentro" (in Spanish). SD Huesca. 16 January 2019. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
  9. ^ "Comunicado | Yangel Herrera se une al Granada CF como cedido" [Announcement | Yangel Herrera joins Granada CF on loan] (in Spanish). Granada CF. Retrieved 26 July 2019.
  10. ^ "Acuerdo con el Manchester City para la cesión de Yangel Herrera" [Agreement with Manchester City for the loan of Yangel Herrera] (in Spanish). Granada CF. 30 August 2020. Retrieved 30 August 2020.
  11. ^ "Yangel Herrera, incorporación para el centro del campo" [Yangel Herrera, addition for the centre of midfield] (in Spanish). RCD Espanyol. 31 August 2021. Retrieved 31 August 2021.
  12. ^ "Yangel Herrera s'incorpora al Girona FC" [Yangel Herrea joins Girona FC]. Girona FC (in Catalan). 2 August 2022. Retrieved 2 August 2022.
  13. ^ Pico, Diego (14 August 2022). "El Valencia gana con el espíritu Gattuso". MARCA (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 27 August 2022. Retrieved 16 April 2023.
  14. ^ Molero, Iván (7 January 2023). "Yangel asfixia al Espanyol". Diario AS (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 26 March 2023. Retrieved 16 April 2023.
  15. ^ "Yangel Herrera, blanc-i-vermell fins al 2027" [Yangel Herrera, white-and-red until 2027] (in Catalan). Girona FC. 14 July 2023. Retrieved 14 July 2023.
  16. ^ "Brazil beat Venezuela to go top of South American group". Marca. 12 October 2016. Retrieved 18 February 2017.
  17. ^ Stejskal, Sam (31 May 2017). "NYCFC's Yangel Herrera credits Vieira, Pirlo for Under-20 World Cup success". mlssoccer.com. Retrieved 10 June 2017.
  18. ^ Yangel Herrera at Soccerway. Retrieved 2 August 2022.
  19. ^ "Venezuela - y. Herrera - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway".
  20. ^ "Japan vs. Venezuela". Soccerway. 19 November 2019. Retrieved 2 May 2020.
  21. ^ "Samurai Blue lose final home match of the year 1-4 against Venezuela - Kirin Challenge Cup 2019". jfa.jp. Japan Football Association. 20 November 2019. Retrieved 2 May 2020.
  22. ^ "FIFA U-20 World Cup Korea Republic 2017 - Awards". FIFA.com. Archived from the original on 3 September 2007.
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