Aaron Herrera (soccer)

Aaron Joseph Herrera[1] (born June 6, 1997) is an American soccer player who plays as a defender for Real Salt Lake in Major League Soccer.

Aaron Herrera
Personal information
Date of birth (1997-06-06) June 6, 1997
Place of birth Las Cruces, New Mexico, United States
Height 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Position(s) Defender
Club information
Current team
 Real Salt Lake
Number 22
Youth career
2012–2015 Real Salt Lake AZ
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2017 New Mexico Lobos 54 (7)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2017 FC Tucson 11 (0)
2018– Real Salt Lake 68 (0)
2018 Real Monarchs 5 (0)
National team‡
2017 United States U20 3 (0)
2019– United States U23 2 (0)
2021– United States 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of January 31, 2021

College and amateur

Herrera played three years of college soccer at the University of New Mexico between 2015 and 2017, scoring 7 goals and tallying 8 assists in 54 appearances.[2]

Herrera also played with Premier Development League side FC Tucson in 2016 and 2017.[3]

Professional career

On December 15, 2017, Herrera signed as a Homegrown Player for Real Salt Lake of Major League Soccer.[4]

International career

Herrera was born in the United States to a Guatemalan father (Diego Herrera) and American mother (Donni Herrera). Internationally, he represented the United States U20s.[5]

References
  1. "Concacaf Men's Olympic Qualifying - Rosters Provisional Lists" (PDF). mcusercontent.com. Retrieved May 3, 2020.
  2. "Aaron Herrera - 2017". golobos.com. The University of New Mexico. Retrieved May 3, 2020.
  3. "Aaron Herrera". uslpdl.com. USL PDL. Archived from the original on May 16, 2017. Retrieved May 3, 2020.
  4. "Real Salt Lake sign Homegrown defender Aaron Herrera, Monarchs' Taylor Peay". mlssoccer.com. Major League Soccer. December 15, 2017. Retrieved May 3, 2020.
  5. "Las Cruces born soccer player riding high after U-20 World Cup experience". lcsun-news.com. Las Cruces Sun-News. 16 June 2017. Retrieved 3 May 2020.


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