Cristian Herrera

Not to be confused with Christian Herrera.

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Herrera and the second or maternal family name is Pérez.

Cristian Ignacio Herrera Pérez (born 13 March 1991) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a striker for Deportivo de La Coruña.

Cristian Herrera

Personal information
Full name	Cristian Ignacio Herrera Pérez[1]
Date of birth	(1991-03-13) 13 March 1991 (age 33)[1]
Place of birth	Las Palmas, Spain
Height	1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)[1]
Position(s)	Striker
Team information
Current team	Deportivo La Coruña
Number	14
Youth career
	Las Palmas
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2010–2013	Las Palmas B	83	(39)
2013–2014	Elche B	14	(13)
2013–2015	Elche	47	(4)
2015–2016	Almería	9	(0)
2016–2017	Girona	54	(9)
2017–2021	Lugo	154	(31)
2021–2023	Ibiza	71	(20)
2023–2024	Las Palmas	8	(1)
2024–	Deportivo La Coruña	13	(2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 26 November 2024

Club career

Born in Las Palmas, Canary Islands, Herrera was a product of hometown club UD Las Palmas' youth system. He made senior debut with the reserves in the 2010–11 season, spending several years with the side in the lower leagues.

On 9 July 2013, Herrera rejected a new deal and joined Elche CF Ilicitano in the Segunda División B.^[2] On 24 November he made his first-team – and La Liga – debut, playing the last 12 minutes and scoring the winner in a 2–1 home win over neighbouring Valencia CF.^[3] On 18 June of the following year, after appearing in 21 matches and netting three goals during the campaign, he renewed his link until 2019 and was definitely promoted to the main squad.^[4]

Herrera terminated his contract with the Valencians on 7 August 2015,^[5] and signed a one-year deal with UD Almería nine days later.^[6] On 1 February 2016, however, he severed his ties^[7] and moved to Girona FC also from Segunda División hours later.^[8]

On 14 July 2017, Herrera cut ties with the Catalans^[9] and agreed to a two-year contract at CD Lugo the same day.^[10] On 13 August 2021, he signed a two-year deal with second-division newcomers UD Ibiza.^[11]

On 22 June 2023, Herrera joined UD Las Palmas, newly-promoted to the top tier, on a one-year contract.^[12] On 31 August of the following year, he agreed to a one-year deal with Deportivo de La Coruña in the second division.^[13]

References

1. Cristian Herrera at AS.com (in Spanish)
2. Cristian rompe con la UD y se marcha el filial del Elche (Cristian rejects UD and goes to Elche reserves); La Provincia, 9 July 2013 (in Spanish)
3. Herrera late show downs Valencia Archived 31 December 2013 at the Wayback Machine; ESPN FC, 24 November 2013
4. Cristian Herrera amplía su contrato con el Elche hasta junio de 2019 (Cristian Herrera extends his contract with Elche until June 2019); Diario Información, 18 June 2014 (in Spanish)
5. Comunicado oficial (Official announcement) Archived 23 September 2015 at the Wayback Machine; Elche CF, 7 August 2015 (in Spanish)
6. Cristian Herrera, noveno fichaje del Almería para reforzar el ataque rojiblanco (Cristian Herrera, ninth signing of Almería to bolster the red-and-white attack); UD Almería, 16 August 2015 (in Spanish)
7. El Almería y Cristian Herrera llegan a un acuerdo para rescindir el contrato (Almería and Cristian Herrera reach an agreement to terminate the contract); UD Almería, 1 February 2016 (in Spanish)
8. Cristian Herrera firma con el Girona hasta junio de 2018 (Cristian Herrera signs with Girona until June 2018); Diario AS, 1 February 2016 (in Spanish)
9. Cristian Herrera deixa el Girona (Cristian Herrera leaves Girona); Girona FC, 14 July 2017 (in Catalan)
10. Cristian Herrera, nuevo jugador del Lugo (Cristian Herrera, new player of Lugo); Marca, 14 July 2017 (in Spanish)
11. "Cristian Herrera, nuevo jugador del Ibiza" [Cristian Herrera, new player of Ibiza] (in Spanish). UD Ibiza. 13 August 2021. Retrieved 13 August 2021.
12. "Cristian Herrera, nuevo jugador de la UD Las Palmas" [Cristian Herrera, new player of UD Las Palmas] (in Spanish). UD Las Palmas. 22 June 2023. Retrieved 22 June 2023.
13. "Cristian Herrera completa la plantilla del Dépor" [Cristian Herrera completes the squad of Dépor] (in Spanish). Deportivo La Coruña. 31 August 2024. Retrieved 2 September 2024.

External links

• Cristian Herrera at BDFutbol
• Cristian Herrera at Futbolme (in Spanish)
• Cristian Herrera at Soccerway