Borja Herrera

Spanish footballer (born 1993)
Borja Herrera
Herrera with Maccabi Netanya 2019
Personal information
Full name Borja Herrera González
Date of birth (1993-01-08) 8 January 1993 (age 31)
Place of birth Las Palmas, Spain
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Goa
Number 26
Youth career
2003–2005 Las Palmas
2005–2012 Huracán
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2014 Unión Viera 53 (13)
2014 Tudelano 17 (1)
2014–2017 Las Palmas B 85 (19)
2017–2018 Las Palmas 3 (0)
2018 → Real Valladolid (loan) 5 (0)
2018–2019 Reus 18 (1)
2019 Albacete 9 (0)
2019 Maccabi Netanya 5 (0)
2020–2021 Andorra 11 (0)
2021–2022 Unionistas de Salamanca 11 (0)
2022 Tamaraceite 14 (4)
2022–2023 Hyderabad 22 (4)
2023– East Bengal 9 (1)
2024– → FC Goa (loan) 12 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13:09, 25 April 2024 (UTC)

Borja Herrera González (born 8 January 1993) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Indian Super League club FC Goa.

Club career

Born in Las Palmas, Canary Islands, Herrera finished his formation with AD Huracán. He made his debut as a senior with CF Unión Viera during the 2012–13 season, in Tercera División.[1]

On 31 January 2014, Herrera joined CD Tudelano in Segunda División B.[2] On 12 July 2014 he moved to UD Las Palmas, the club he already represented as a youth, being assigned to the reserves also in the third division.[3]

On 11 July 2016, Herrera extended his contract until 2018.[4] The following 13 June, after helping the B-side in their promotion to the third division, he was promoted to the main squad ahead of the 2017–18 campaign.[5]

Herrera made his first team – and La Liga – debut on 24 September 2017, starting in a 0–2 home loss against CD Leganés.[6] The following 25 January, he was loaned to Segunda División side Real Valladolid until June.[7]

On 31 July 2018, after achieving promotion with the Blanquivioletas and suffering relegation with the Amarillos, Herrera signed a three-year deal with CF Reus Deportiu in the second level. He scored his first professional goal the following 6 January, netting the opener in a 3–0 away defeat of Málaga CF.

On 24 January 2019, Herrera left the Catalans due to the club's poor financial situation overall.[8] Two days later, he agreed to an 18-month contract with fellow league team Albacete Balompié.[9]

On 19 July 2019, Herrera signed a two-year contract with Maccabi Netanya from the Israeli Premier League.[10]

On 6 August 2020, signed in Andorra.

In July 2022, Herrera moved to India and signed with defending Indian Super League champions Hyderabad FC.[11] He made his debut on 13 October 2022, against NorthEast United, coming on as 71st-minute substitute and scoring his debut goal two minutes later.[12]

On 12 June 2023, Herrera joined East Bengal on a one-year deal.[13] He won the 2024 Super Cup with East Bengal.[14]

On 30 January 2024, Herrera joined FC Goa on loan until the end of the 2023–24 season, reuniting with his Las Palmas and Hyderabad FC coach Manolo Márquez.[15]

Career statistics

Club

As of 28 January 2024[16]
Club Season League Cup Continental Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Tudelano 2013–14 Segunda División B 13 0 0 0 — 13 0
Las Palmas B 2014–15 19 1 0 0 — 19 1
Las Palmas 2017–18 La Liga 3 0 3[a] 0 — 6 0
Real Valladolid (loan) 2017–18 LaLiga 2 5 0 0 0 — 5 0
Reus 2018–19 18 1 1[a] 0 — 19 1
Albacete 2018–19 9 0 0 0 — 9 0
Maccabi Netanya 2019–20 Israeli Premier League 4 0 6[b][c] 0 — 10 0
Andorra 2020–21 Segunda División B 11 0 1[a] 0 — 12 0
Unionistas de Salamanca 2021–22 Primera División RFEF 11 0 1[a] 0 — 12 0
Tamaraceite 2021–22 Segunda División RFEF 14 4 0 0 — 14 4
Hyderabad 2022–23 Indian Super League 22 4 8[d][e] 1 1[f] 0 31 5
East Bengal 2023–24 9 1 10[d][e] 0 — 19 1
Goa (loan) 2023–24 0 0 0 0 — 0 0
Career total 138 11 30 1 1 0 169 12
  1. ^ a b c d Appearance(s) in Copa del Rey
  2. ^ Appearance(s) in Toto Cup
  3. ^ Appearance(s) in Israel State Cup
  4. ^ a b Appearance(s) in Durand Cup
  5. ^ a b Appearance(s) in Super Cup
  6. ^ Appearance(s) in play-offs for AFC Cup

Honours

East Bengal

References

  1. ^ "Borja Herrera: "Estoy preparado para jugar en la UD"" [Borja Herrera: "I am ready to play in UD"] (in Spanish). La Provincia. 4 June 2017. Retrieved 18 June 2017.
  2. ^ "Tres son los fichajes del mercado de invierno" [Three are the winter market signings] (in Spanish). CD Tudelano. 31 January 2014. Retrieved 17 June 2017.
  3. ^ "Maikel, Jesús Álvaro y Borja Herrera se incorporan a Las Palmas Atlético" [Maikel, Jesús Álvaro and Borja Herrera join Las Palmas Atlético] (in Spanish). UD Las Palmas. 12 July 2014. Retrieved 17 June 2017.
  4. ^ "Borja Herrera, también dos años más de amarillo" [Borja Herrera, also two further years as amarillo] (in Spanish). Tinta Amarilla. 11 July 2016. Retrieved 18 June 2017.
  5. ^ "Borja Herrera tendrá ficha y dorsal con el primer equipo" [Borja Herrera will have registration and jersey with the first team] (in Spanish). UD Las Palmas. 13 June 2017. Retrieved 18 June 2017.
  6. ^ "El Leganés toma el Gran Canaria y se asoma a Europa" [Las Palmas take Gran Canaria and head towards Europa] (in Spanish). Marca. 24 September 2017. Retrieved 24 September 2017.
  7. ^ "Borja Herrera refuerza el lateral izquierdo" [Borja Herrera bolsters the left back] (in Spanish). Real Valladolid. 25 January 2018. Retrieved 27 June 2018.
  8. ^ "Tres jugadores del Reus abandonan el club" [Three Reus players leave the club] (in Spanish). Sport. 24 January 2019. Retrieved 4 February 2019.
  9. ^ "Borja Herrera se pone la camiseta del Alba" [Borja Herrera puts the shirt of Alba] (in Spanish). Albacete Balompié. 24 January 2019. Retrieved 4 February 2019.
  10. ^ "המגן השמאלי בורחה הררה סיכם את תנאיו בנתניה - ישראל ספורט" [Left back Borja Herrera joins Maccabi Netanya] (in Hebrew). ISport. 19 July 2019. Retrieved 20 July 2019.
  11. ^ "Hyderabad FC sign versatile Spanish midfielder Borja Herrera". hyderabadfc.co.in. 29 July 2022. Retrieved 17 August 2022.
  12. ^ "NorthEast United vs. Hyderabad - 13 October 2022 - Soccerway".
  13. ^ "ISL Transfer News: East Bengal FC Sign Borja Herrera on 1-year Deal". news18.com. 12 June 2023.
  14. ^ a b Rawat, Akhil (28 January 2024). "12 years of pall of gloom lifted: East Bengal win a spine-chiller to take home Kalinga Super Cup". AIFF Media Team. Bhubaneswar: AIFF. Archived from the original on 28 January 2024.
  15. ^ "FC Goa secure midfield maestro Borja Herrera for ongoing ISL campaign". fcgoa.in. 30 January 2024.
  16. ^ Borja Herrera at Soccerway

External links

  • Borja Herrera at BDFutbol
  • Borja Herrera at LaPreferente.com (in Spanish)
  • Borja Herrera at Soccerway