Daphne Melissa Herrera Monge (born 10 October 1996), known as Melissa Herrera, is a Costa Rican footballer who plays as a forward for Liga MX Femenil side Club Tijuana and the Costa Rica women's national team.
 Herrera with Costa Rica in 2015 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Daphne Melissa Herrera Monge[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 10 October 1996[1] | ||
| Place of birth | San Isidro de El General, Costa Rica[2] | ||
| Height | 1.60 m (5 ft 3 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Tijuana | ||
| Number | 12 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2012–2016 | AD Moravia | ||
| 2016 | F.C. Indiana | ||
| 2017–2018 | Santa Fe | ||
| 2018–2021 | Reims | 29 | (10) |
| 2021–2023 | Bordeaux | 23 | (2) |
| 2023– | Tijuana | 38 | (6) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2013–2015 | Costa Rica U20 | 3 | (1) |
| 2014– | Costa Rica | 26[3] | (13) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 20:02, 31 June 2023 (UTC) | |||
Club career
editHerrera began her career by playing for AD Moravia in Costa Rica. Herrera then played in United Women's Soccer for FC Indiana for a short time in 2016. From May 2017 to July 2018 she played for Colombian club Independiente Santa Fe.
In July 2018, she moved to France to join Reims.
On 8 June 2021, it was announced that she had reached an agreement to sign for FC Girondins de Bordeaux.[4]
International career
editShe started playing with Costa Rica U20 in 2013. She played all three of Costa Rica's matches at the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup.[5] On 13 June 2015, during Costa Rica's second match in the tournament against South Korea, she scored the opening goal of the match which ended 2–2.[6] Herrera continued to play for Costa Rica in the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup.[7] She scored in their Group C match against Zambia.[8]
International goals
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Honours
editCosta Rica
Individual
- Division 1 Féminine Player of the Month: March 2021,[9] April 2021[10]
References
edit- ^ a b c "List of Players – 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup" (PDF). Fédération Internationale de Football Association. Retrieved 18 June 2015.
- ^ "Yo Soy". Federación Costarricense de Fútbol (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 29 May 2015. Retrieved 24 June 2015.
- ^ "Profile". FIFA.com. Archived from the original on 11 June 2015. Retrieved 18 June 2015.
- ^ "Melissa Herrera en route vers Bordeaux". 8 June 2021.
- ^ "FIFA player's stats". FIFA. Archived from the original on 1 July 2015. Retrieved 29 June 2015.
- ^ "Costa Rica late show denies Korea Republic". FIFA. Archived from the original on 15 June 2015. Retrieved 29 June 2015.
- ^ "Costa Rica's Melissa Herrera scores goal vs. Zambia in 47' | 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup". FOX Sports. Retrieved 1 August 2023.
- ^ "Costa Rica 1-3 Zambia (31 Jul, 2023) Game Analysis". ESPN. Retrieved 1 August 2023.
- ^ "MELISSA HERRERA ÉLUE JOUEUSE DE MARS". 14 April 2021. Retrieved 14 May 2024.
- ^ "JOUEUSE DU MOIS : LE DOUBLÉ POUR MELISSA HERRERA". 8 May 2021. Retrieved 14 May 2024.
External links
edit- Melissa Herrera at Soccerway.com
- Melissa Herrera at WorldFootball.net
- Melissa Herrera at FBref.com
- Melissa Herrera at Liga MX Femenil (archive) (in Spanish)
- Melissa Herrera – FIFA competition record (archived)
- Profile (in Spanish) at Fedefutbol
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