# Yangel Herrera

Yangel Clemente Herrera Ravelo (born 7 January 1998) is a Venezuelan professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for La Liga club Girona and the Venezuela national team.

## Club career

Herrera started his club career at Monagas SC before moving to Atlético Venezuela in 2016.

### Manchester City
#### Loan to New York City

On 31 January 2017 it was confirmed that Herrera had signed for Manchester City. Herrera was immediately sent to New York City on a two-year loan. He made his debut on 12 March, as a substitute in a 4–0 win over D.C. United.

#### Loan to Huesca

Following the conclusion of his two-year stay at New York City, Herrera was loaned to La Liga side Huesca for the last six months of the 2018–19 season.

#### Loan to Granada

On 26 July 2019, Herrera was loaned to Granada for the 2019–20 season. On 30 August 2020, his loan was extended for the 2020–21 season.

#### Loan to Espanyol

On 31 August 2021, Herrera moved to fellow La Liga side Espanyol on a one-year loan deal.

### Girona

On 2 August 2022, Herrera joined newly promoted side Girona, on a season-long loan. He made his debut for the club on the first matchday of the 2022–23 season in a 1–0 away loss to Valencia. On 7 January 2023, he scored his first goal for Girona, securing a late 2–2 equalizer against his former club Espanyol.
On 14 July 2023, Herrera signed a permanent four-year contract with Girona.

## International career

Herrera made his international debut for the Venezuela national team on 10 October 2016, coming on as a substitute in a 2–0 loss to Brazil.
Herrera was named captain of the Venezuela U20 team for the 2017 U-20 World Cup. He scored the only goal, in the 108th minute of their Round of 16 win over Japan.

## Career statistics
### Club

    As of match played 1 March 2025
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition :
| Club | Season | League | League | League | National cup | National cup | Continental | Continental | Other | Other | Total | Total |
| Club | Season | Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Monagas | 2014–15 | Venezuelan Segunda División | 19 | 4 | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 23 | 4 |
| Monagas | 2015 | Venezuelan Segunda División | 16 | 5 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 18 | 5 |
| Monagas | Total | Total | 35 | 9 | 6 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 41 | 9 |
| Atlético Venezuela | 2016 | Venezuelan Primera División | 32 | 3 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 33 | 3 |
| New York City (loan) | 2017 | MLS | 20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 20 | 1 |
| New York City (loan) | 2018 | MLS | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 18 | 0 |
| New York City (loan) | Total | Total | 38 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 38 | 1 |
| Huesca (loan) | 2018–19 | La Liga | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 16 | 0 |
| Granada (loan) | 2019–20 | La Liga | 30 | 2 | 6 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 36 | 2 |
| Granada (loan) | 2020–21 | La Liga | 32 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 5 | — | — | 42 | 8 |
| Granada (loan) | Total | Total | 62 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 5 | — | — | 78 | 10 |
| Espanyol (loan) | 2021–22 | La Liga | 23 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 23 | 1 |
| Girona (loan) | 2022–23 | La Liga | 20 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 20 | 2 |
| Girona | 2023–24 | La Liga | 29 | 5 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 31 | 5 |
| Girona | 2024–25 | La Liga | 18 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 20 | 4 |
| Girona | Total | Total | 47 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 53 | 9 |
| Career total | Career total | Career total | 273 | 30 | 17 | 0 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 302 | 35 |
* ↑ Includes Copa Venezuela, Copa del Rey
* ↑ Appearances in UEFA Europa League
* ↑ Appearances in UEFA Champions League

### International

    As of match played 14 November 2024
Appearances and goals by national team and year :
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
| Venezuela | 2016 | 1 | 0 |
| Venezuela | 2017 | 5 | 1 |
| Venezuela | 2018 | 2 | 0 |
| Venezuela | 2019 | 10 | 1 |
| Venezuela | 2020 | 3 | 0 |
| Venezuela | 2021 | 1 | 0 |
| Venezuela | 2022 | 3 | 0 |
| Venezuela | 2023 | 8 | 1 |
| Venezuela | 2024 | 7 | 0 |
| Total | Total | 40 | 3 |
    Scores and results list Venezuela's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Herrera goal.
List of international goals scored by Yangel Herrera :
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
| 1 | 10 October 2017 | Estadio Defensores del Chaco, Asunción, Paraguay | Paraguay | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 2 | 10 October 2019 | Estadio Olímpico, Caracas, Venezuela | Bolivia | 1–0 | 4–1 | Friendly |
| 3 | 19 June 2023 | Pratt & Whitney Stadium at Rentschler Field, East Hartford, United States | Guatemala | 1–0 | 1–0 | Friendly |

## Honours

Monagas
* Venezuelan Segunda División: 2015
Venezuela U20
* FIFA U-20 World Cup runner-up: 2017
* South American Youth Football Championship third place: 2017
Venezuela
* Kirin Cup: 2019
Individual
* FIFA U-20 World Cup Bronze Ball: 2017