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Ozziel Herrera
Personal information
Full name	Jonathan Ozziel Herrera Morales
Date of birth	25 May 2001 (age 23)
Place of birth	Culiacán, Sinaloa, Mexico
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s)	Winger
Team information
Current team	UANL
Number	77
Youth career
2014	Pachuca
2016–2018	Atlas
Senior career*
Years	Team
2018–2023	Atlas
2023–	Tigres UANL
International career‡
2021–2022	Mexico U21
2023–	Mexico
Medal record
Men's football
Representing Mexico
CONCACAF Gold Cup
CONCACAF Nations League
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 6 October 2024; ‡ 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.^[1]

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.^[2]

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.^[3]

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.^[4] He was called up by Raúl Chabrand to participate with the under-21 team at the 2022 Maurice Revello Tournament,^[5] where Mexico finished the tournament in third place.^[6]

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.^[7] 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^[8]

Club	Season	League			Cup		Continental		Other		Total
Club	Season	Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Atlas	2018–19	Liga MX	2	0	3	0	–		–		5	0
	2019–20		3	0	3	0	–		–		6	0
	2020–21		21	3	–		–		–		21	3
	2021–22		30	1	–		–		1^[a]	0	31	1
	2022–23		33	6	–		4^[b]	1	1^[c]	0	38	7
	Total		89	10	6	0	4	1	2	0	101	11
Tigres UANL	2023–24	Liga MX	34	7	–		6^[b]	1	2^[d]	0	42	8
	2024–25	Liga MX	0	0	—		–		–		0	0
	Total		34	7	0	0	6	1	2	0	42	8
Career total			123	17	6	0	10	2	4	0	143	19