Miguel Herlein

Miguel Herlein

Personal information
Full name	Miguel Bruno Pereira Herlein
Date of birth	(1993-02-11) 11 February 1993 (age 31) [1]
Place of birth	Amora, Portugal [1]
Height	1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) [1]
Position(s)	Forward
Youth career
2001–2004	Amora
2004–2012	Benfica
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2012–2013	Akritas	12	(0)
2013–2014	Granada B	12	(1)
2014	→ Vilaverdense (loan)	12	(3)
2014	Goa	5	(0)
2015	New York Cosmos B	11	(16)
2016	Águilas	8	(1)
2016	Civitanovese	8	(2)
2017	Penne
2017–2021	Charneca Caparica	29	(6)
International career
2009	Portugal U16	1	(0)
2010–2011	Portugal U18	9	(4)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 09:38, 16 March 2022 (UTC)

Miguel Bruno Pereira Herlein (born 11 February 1993) is a Portuguese footballer who plays as a forward.

Club career

Born in Amora (Seixal) of Argentinian descent, Herlein played youth football with S.L. Benfica. ^[2] He started his senior career with Akritas Chlorakas in the Cypriot Second Division. ^[3]

Herlein signed with Spanish club Granada CF in March 2013, being assigned to the reserves in the Tercera División. ^[4] In the following transfer window, he was loaned to Vilaverdense F.C. in his country's third tier. ^[2]

After a brief spell in the Indian Super League with FC Goa, ^[5] Herlein joined the New York Cosmos in 2015, being the leading scorer for their B team as they won the National Premier Soccer League; ^{[6] [7]} highlights included four goals in a 7–0 home win against the Seacoast United Phantoms on 11 July. ^[8] Subsequently, he played amateur football in Spain, Italy and Portugal. ^{[9] [10]}

International career

Herlein represented Portugal at under-16 and under-18 levels. ^{[11] [12]}

References

1. "Miguel Herlein" (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 21 October 2021.
2. Pereira, Sérgio (9 June 2014). "Miguel Herlein deixa Granada a caminho de Portugal" [Miguel Herlein leaves Granada towards Portugal] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 21 October 2021.
3. Cunha, Pedro Jorge (16 June 2015). "New York, New York: "Tratam-me como se eu fosse o Raul"" [New York, New York: "People treat me like I was Raul"] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 21 October 2021.
4. Azcoytia, Jorge (4 April 2013). "Sergio Martín: "Ser primeros es un gran aliciente"" [Sergio Martín: "Being first is a major boost"] (in Spanish). Granada en Juego. Retrieved 21 October 2021.
5. "Brazilian legend Zico arrives in Goa". Business Standard . 15 September 2014. Retrieved 21 October 2021.
6. Lovejoy, Ryan (13 July 2015). "Cosmos B complete unbeaten regular season". New York Cosmos. Retrieved 21 October 2021.
7. Cunha, Pedro Jorge (22 September 2015). "Miguel Herlein: 16 golos, 11 jogos nos EUA e livre em Portugal" [Miguel Herlein: 16 goals, 11 games in the US and free in Portugal] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 21 October 2021.
8. Lovejoy, Ryan (12 July 2015). "Cosmos B win 7–0, recognized as Division champs". New York Cosmos. Retrieved 21 October 2021.
9. "Colpo in attacco: in biancorosso il portoghese Miguel Herlein" [Attacking deal: Portugal's Miguel Herlein in white-and-red] (in Italian). Penne Calcio. 15 December 2016. Retrieved 21 October 2021.
10. Novo, David (11 November 2018). "Miguel Herlein: Agente-jogador ou futebol dos pés à cabeça" [Miguel Herlein: Agent-player or football from head to toe]. Record (in Portuguese). Retrieved 21 October 2021.
11. "Sub-18: Portugal vence Suíça por 3–0" [Under-18: Portugal beat Switzerland 3–0] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. 7 April 2011. Retrieved 21 October 2021.
12. "Portugal invicto conquista título" [Unbeaten Portugal conquer title] (in Portuguese). SAPO. 28 May 2011. Retrieved 21 October 2021.

External links

• Miguel Herlein at ForaDeJogo (archived)
• Miguel Herlein national team profile at the Portuguese Football Federation (in Portuguese)
• Miguel Herlein at Soccerway