Christian Herrera

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Christian Herrera
Personal information
Date of birth (1997-04-20) April 20, 1997 (age 26)
Place of birth Las Cruces, New Mexico, United States
Height 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
Colorado Springs Switchbacks
Number 1
Youth career
2012–2015 Real Salt Lake
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2015–2017 Real Monarchs 0 (0)
2016Pachuca II (loan) 5 (0)
2017Portland Timbers 2 (loan) 0 (0)
2018 Swope Park Rangers 4 (0)
2019 Orlando City B 10 (0)
2020 Oakland Roots 3 (0)
2020Tacoma Defiance (loan) 6 (0)
2021 Tacoma Defiance 18 (0)
2022– Colorado Springs Switchbacks 33 (0)
International career
Mexico U18
United States U18
United States U20
Mexico U20
2023– Mexico 0 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of October 20, 2023

Christian Herrera (born April 20, 1997) is a professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for USL Championship club Colorado Springs Switchbacks. Born in the United States, he represented the Mexico national under-20 team.

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Career

Herrera began his career with United Soccer League side Real Monarchs after playing with the academy team of Real Salt Lake in Arizona. He had spells on loan with C.F. Pachuca and Portland Timbers 2, [1] before signing permanently with Swope Park Rangers on February 26, 2018. [2] [3] Herrera was released by Swope Park on December 3, 2018. [4]

Herrera joined USL League One side Orlando City B in February 2019. [5] After one season in Orlando, Herrera joined NISA club Oakland Roots in February 2020. [6]

On February 3, 2022, Herrera signed with Colorado Springs Switchbacks of the USL Championship. [7]

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References

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  2. Smith, Chad C. (26 February 2018). "Swope Park Rangers add Youth International Goalkeeper". The Blue Testament.
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  4. USLChampionship com Staff (3 December 2018). "Bilyeu Re-Signs as Rangers Make Roster Moves". USL Championship.
  5. "OCB Announces Inaugural 2019 USL League One Roster | Orlando City".
  6. "Roots Sign Trio with Prior US Soccer Pro Experience". www.oaklandrootssc.com. Archived from the original on 13 February 2020. Retrieved 7 February 2020.
  7. "COLORADO SPRINGS SWITCHBACKS FC SIGN NEW GOALKEEPER CHRISTIAN HERRERA". SwitchbacksFC.com. Retrieved 3 February 2022.