Jonathan Herrera (footballer, born 1991)

Jonathan Carlos Herrera (born 16 September 1991) is an Argentine footballer who plays for Johor Darul Ta'zim in Malaysia Super League.[1] A forward, he is the only player to achieve the feat of being top goalscorer of four different tiers of Argentine football.[2] Herrera is also Deportivo Riestra's all-time topscorer with more than 100 goals.[3]

For other people named Jonathan Herrera, see Jonathan Herrera.
Jonathan Herrera
Personal information
Full name Jonathan Carlos Herrera
Date of birth (1991-09-16) 16 September 1991
Place of birth Argentina
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[1]
Position(s) Forward
Club information
Current team
 Johor Darul Ta'zim
Number 10
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–2013 Centro Español 93 (39)
2013–2019 Deportivo Riestra 145 (91)
2017 → Atlético Venezuela (loan) 11 (4)
2018 → Ferro Carril Oeste (loan) 12 (8)
2018 → Audax Italiano (loan) 10 (1)
2019–2021 Central Córdoba 3 (0)
2021- Johor Darul Ta'zim 0 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 23:16, 27 August 2019 (UTC)

Career

Herrera started his career at Centro Español, making his debut in the 2009–10 Primera D match against Victoriano Arenas.[4] He made 21 appearances in the 2010–11 season, mostly as a substitute, and scored 2 goals. His team ended in the fifth position and made it to the play-off finals, being defeated by Atlas. He would take part in all of his teams' matches the following season, and ended the championship as second best goalscorer, with 19 goals. Herrera would stay at Centro Español for a third and last season in 2012–13, before transferring to runners-up Deportivo Riestra.

Herrera achieved immediate success at the Blanquinegro squad, as they would become champions of the 2013–14 Primera D. Herrera's 26 goals in the season made him top goalscorer spot not only for the Primera D tournament, but of any AFA tournament in the season.[5]

He stayed at Deportivo Riestra after promotion to Primera C, which meant his first experience as professional footballer.[6][7] During the 2014 season, only 6 months long due to a restructuring in the Argentine football league system, Deportivo Riestra made a surprising campaign, ending second in their group and winning play-offs right after that, to clinch their second promotion within the same year.[8] Herrera kept his scoring stint, scoring 4 goals in a single match in three occasions, against Dock Sud and Justo José de Urquiza. Jonathan Herrera became top goalscorer for the second season in a row, now at a higher tier, with 19 goals.[9]

During the 2015 season, Riestra's and Herrera's first at Primera B, he maintained his strong scoring record, achieving 4 goals at the Copa Argentina opening against Victoriano Arenas, and again at the last match of the season against Barracas Central, and becoming top goalscorer for the third consecutive season.[10]

The 2016 season, lasting only a semester, saw Herrera as the main scorer of his team, with 7 goals, participating of all matches in the tournament. He would stay for another 6 months at Deportivo Riestra before going out on loan. His team would end the 2016–17 season as runners-up and gaining promotion to Primera B Nacional.[11]

During 2017 Herrera would spend a semester on loan at Venezuelan side Atlético Venezuela,[12] facing his first international experience. His highlight in the Caracas side would be their debut at CONMEBOL competitions at that season's Copa Sudamericana, in which Herrera scored the winning goal against Palestino.[13] Atlético Venezuela would lose on penalty kicks after a 1–1 aggregate.[14] In the domestic competition, Herrera would score 4 goals, while his team would place 11th in the tournament.

Herrera rejoined Deportivo Riestra to participate in the team's inaugural season at Primera B Nacional. He scored 5 goals for the Blanquinegro squad and left again during the summer on loan to Ferro Carril Oeste, which played the same tournament.[15] With the Verdolaga side, Herrera scored another 8 goals to become the tournament's top goalscorer, considering his performance in both teams combined.[2]

After Oeste failed to renew his loan, Herrera would seek another international experience, now at Chilean side Audax Italiano.[16] With appearances mostly from the bench, Jonathan Herrera would score a single goal, while his team narrowly avoided relegation and reached the finals of 2018 Copa Chile, in which his team would lose to Palestino.[17]

Back again from loan, Jonathan Herrera returned to Deportivo Riestra, which were back at Primera B for the 2018–19 season.[3] Herrera scored 13 goals in 22 matches, including two to derby rivals Sacachispas[18][19] and a hat-trick against Justo José de Urquiza.[20] The team achieved a new promotion, this time to Primera B Nacional, after finishing fourth in the league.[21]

Career statistics
As of 29 June 2019[1][4][5][9][22][23]
Club statistics
Club Season League Cup[lower-alpha 1] Continental[lower-alpha 2] Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Centro Español 2009–10 Primera D Metropolitana 50——50
2010–11 Primera D Metropolitana 222——222
2011–12 Primera D Metropolitana 331900—3319
2012–13 Primera D Metropolitana 331822—3520
Total 933922—9541
Deportivo Riestra 2013–14 Primera D Metropolitana 332600—3326
2014 Primera C Metropolitana 2219——2219
2015 Primera B Metropolitana 422844—4632
2016 Primera B Metropolitana 197——197
2016–17 Primera B Metropolitana 18610—196
2017–18 Primera B Nacional 115——115
2018–19 Primera B Metropolitana 211310—2213
Total 16610464—172108
Atlético Venezuela (loan) 2017 Primera División 1140021135
Ferro Carril Oeste (loan) 2017–18 Primera B Nacional 128——128
Audax Italiano (loan) 2018 Primera División 10130—131
Career total 29215611621305163
  1. Includes the Copa Argentina and the Copa Chile.
  2. All appearances at Copa Sudamericana.

Honors and achievements

Club

Deportivo Riestra

Individual

References
  1. Jonathan Herrera at Soccerway
  2. Olé (4 May 2018). "Es el as del gol" (in Spanish).
  3. Olé (13 December 2018). "La leyenda continúa" (in Spanish).
  4. Universo Fútbol. "Ficha de Centro Español, temporada 2009/2010" (in Spanish).
  5. Sólo Ascenso (21 April 2014). "Acá está el campeón" (in Spanish).
  6. Revista Ascenso. "Un juego que no todos podrán jugar" (in Spanish).
  7. ETER Digital. "Fútbol registrado" (in Spanish).
  8. Clarín (8 December 2014). "Riestra se quedó con el Reducido y jugará en la B Metro" (in Spanish).
  9. Argentine Football Association (25 December 2014). "#Goleadores: Primera C" (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 23 February 2015.
  10. Olé (15 November 2015). "¡Qué goleador!" (in Spanish).
  11. Argentine Football Association (3 August 2017). "Deportivo Riestra ascendió a la Primera B Nacional" (in Spanish).
  12. Atlético Venezuela (1 February 2017). "Jonathan Herrera: el goleador del Papa llega al Atlético" (in Spanish).
  13. Fútbol 360. "Ficha del partido Palestino 0-1 Atlético Venezuela" (in Spanish).
  14. Fútbol 360. "Ficha del partido Atlético de Venezuela 0-1 Palestino" (in Spanish).
  15. Olé (19 December 2017). "Ya se hizo oficial" (in Spanish).
  16. Publimetro (25 June 2018). "Una apuesta: Goleador argentino Jonathan Herrera se transformó en nuevo refuerzo de Audax Italiano" (in Spanish).
  17. CDF (17 November 2018). "Palestino, tricampeón de la Copa Chile" (in Spanish).
  18. Revista Ascenso (29 January 2019). "Riestra, el más taita del barrio" (in Spanish).
  19. Todo Ascenso (23 April 2019). "El clásico se quedó en Bajo Flores" (in Spanish).
  20. Sólo Ascenso (15 May 2019). "Se lo dio vuelta" (in Spanish).
  21. Olé (6 May 2019). "Dos son de la B... Nacional" (in Spanish).
  22. Universo Fútbol. "Goleadores Primera D Temporada 2011/12" (in Spanish).
  23. Universo Fútbol. "Goleadores Primera D Temporada 2012/13" (in Spanish).
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