Ozziel Herrera

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Ozziel Herrera
Personal information
Full nameJonathan Ozziel Herrera Morales
Date of birth (2001-05-25) 25 May 2001 (age 24)
Place of birth Culiacán, Sinaloa, Mexico
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) [1]
Position(s) Winger
Team information
Current team
 UANL
Number 77
Youth career
2014 Pachuca
2016–2018 Atlas
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2018–2023 Atlas 89 (10)
2023– Tigres UANL 59 (12)
International career‡
2021–2022 Mexico U21 5 (0)
2023– Mexico 7 (0)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico
CONCACAF Gold Cup
Winner 2023 United States–Canada Team
CONCACAF Nations League
Bronze medal icon.svg 2023 United States
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10 March 2025
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 2 July 2023

Jonathan Ozziel Herrera Morales (born 25 May 2001) is a Mexican professional footballer who plays as a winger for Liga MX club Tigres UANL and the Mexico national team. [2]

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Early life

Herrera was born in Culiacán, Sinaloa to Afro-Cuban Olympic runner, Héctor Herrera, and a Mexican mother. His father began his career in Mexico as a personal trainer at the age of 22 years old in the Institute of Sinaloense Sports. [3]

Club career

Youth

Herrera joined Pachuca's youth academy in 2014. Then moving on to Club Atlas Academy in 2016 where he managed settle down. He continued through Atlas Youth Academy successfully going through U-15, U-17, and U-20. Until finally reaching the first team to debut in Liga MX, Ángel Guillermo Hoyos being the coach giving Herrera the opportunity to join the first team. [4]

Atlas

Herrera made his professional debut in Liga MX against Monterrey in which ended in a 3–1 loss, where he subbed in the last 20 minutes of the game.

Tigres UANL

On 24 July 2023, Herrera joined Tigres UANL on a permanent transfer.

International career

Youth

In October 2021, Herrera made his under-21 debut in a friendly match against the Romania under-21 national team. [5] He was called up by Raúl Chabrand to participate with the under-21 team at the 2022 Maurice Revello Tournament, [6] where Mexico finished the tournament in third place. [7]

Senior

As a dual Mexican-Cuban national, Herrera was eligible to play for the national team of both countries. In mid April 2023, he was called up to Mexico's senior national team for a friendly match against the United States. [8] Herrera made his senior debut for Mexico on April 19, 2023, in a friendly against the United States entering in the 86th minute substituting Roberto de la Rosa.

Career statistics

Club

As of 13 May 2024 [9]
ClubSeasonLeagueCupContinentalOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Atlas 2018–19 Liga MX 2030––50
2019–20 3030––60
2020–21 213–––213
2021–22 301––1 [a] 0311
2022–23 336–4 [b] 11 [c] 0387
Total891060412010111
Tigres UANL 2023–24 Liga MX347–6 [b] 12 [d] 0428
2024–25 00—00–00
Total347006120428
Career total12317601024014319
  1. ↑ Appearance in Supercopa de la Liga MX
  2. 1 2 Appearances in CONCACAF Champions Cup
  3. ↑ Appearance in Campeones Cup
  4. ↑ Appearances in Leagues Cup

International

As of match played 2 July 2023 [10]
National teamYearAppsGoals
Mexico 202370
Total70

Honours

Atlas

Tigres UANL

Mexico

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Ozziel Herrera". Club Tigres UANL (in Mexican Spanish). Retrieved 2025-03-12.
  2. ↑ "Jonathan Ozziel Herrera Morales". LigaMX.net. LIGA BBVA Bancomer MX. Retrieved 2019-01-29.
  3. ↑ "Ozziel Herrera Morales cumple uno de sus sueños". Elsoldeainaloa.com (in Spanish). Javier Moreno Hernández. Retrieved 2019-01-30.
  4. ↑ "Culiacanense Jonathan Herrera debuta en la Liga MX con el Atlas". Noroeste.com (in Spanish). Noroeste. Retrieved 2019-01-30.
  5. ↑ "La SNM Sub-21 derrotó a Rumanía". miseleccion.mx (in Spanish). October 9, 2021.
  6. ↑ "Mexico announce squad for 2022 Toulon Tournament". FMF State of Mind. 27 May 2022. Retrieved 27 May 2022.
  7. ↑ "México Sub-21 vence a Colombia y es tercer lugar del Maurice Revello 2022". Fox Sports. 12 June 2022. Retrieved 12 June 2022.
  8. ↑ "Mexico announce call up list for United States friendly". fmfstateofmind.com. 13 April 2023. Retrieved 13 December 2023.
  9. ↑ Ozziel Herrera at Soccerway
  10. ↑ Ozziel Herrera at National-Football-Teams.com
  11. ↑ "Mexico beats Panama in Gold Cup final with late Gimenez goal". ESPN. 16 July 2023. Retrieved 17 July 2023.
  12. ↑ "Mexico announce squad list for Nations League Quarterfinals". 5 November 2024.
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