Iago Herrerín Buisán (; born 25 January 1988) is a Spanish professional

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who plays as a

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for

Valencia CF Valencia Club de Fútbol (, ca-valencia, València Club de Futbol ), commonly referred to as Valencia CF (or simply Valencia) is a professional football club based in Valencia, Spain, that currently plays in La Liga, the top flight of the Spa ...

. He spent most of his career affiliated to

Athletic Bilbao Athletic Club ( eu, Bilboko Athletic Kluba; es, Athletic Club de Bilbao), commonly known as Athletic Bilbao or just Athletic, is a professional Association football, football club based in the city of Bilbao in the Basque Country (autonomous com ...

, making 119 first-team appearances. He also played on loan at Numancia in the

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and

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Club career

Athletic Bilbao

Born in

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, Herrerín was a product of

's youth ranks. He played a couple of months with the

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CD Basconia Club Deportivo Basconia is a Spanish football club based in Basauri, Biscay, in the autonomous community of Basque Country. Founded on 14 March 1913, it currently plays in Tercera División RFEF – Group 4, holding home games at ''Estadio de ...

, being loaned to

Barakaldo CF Barakaldo Club de Fútbol is a Spanish football team based in Barakaldo, in the autonomous community of the Basque Country. Founded in 1917 it plays in Tercera División RFEF – Group 4, holding home matches at '' Lasesarre'', with a capacity ...

in January 2007. After returning in the summer, Herrerín was assigned to the

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in the

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Atlético Madrid

In July 2010, Herrerín decided to leave Athletic in search for "a new life in football", signing a contract with

Atlético Madrid Club Atlético de Madrid, Sociedad Anónima Deportiva, S.A.D. (; meaning "Athletic Club of Madrid"), known simply as Atleti in the Spanish-speaking world and commonly referred to at international level as Atlético Madrid, is a Spanish profess ...

and playing two full seasons with the reserves also in the third division. On 8 January 2011, in a match against neighbouring

Getafe CF B Getafe Club de Fútbol "B" is the reserve team of Getafe CF, club based in Getafe, Madrid metropolitan area, in the namesake community. Founded in 1983, it currently plays in Tercera Federación – Group 7 holding home games at '' Ciudad Deportiv ...

, Herrerín scored the 3–2 winning goal for the hosts in the 72nd minute.

Return to Athletic

Herrerín returned to Athletic Bilbao in the summer of 2012, signing a two-year deal and immediately being loaned to

CD Numancia Club Deportivo Numancia de Soria, S.A.D. is a Spanish football club in Soria, in the autonomous community of Castile and León. Founded on 9 April 1945, it plays in Primera División RFEF – Group 2, holding home games at ''Nuevo Estadio Los ...

in a

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-long move. On 18 August he made his

debut, in a 2–0 home win against

Sporting de Gijón Real Sporting de Gijón, S.A.D. (), commonly known as Real Sporting, Sporting Gijón, or simply Sporting (although in an international context this can lead to confusion with Sporting Clube de Portugal) is a Spanish football club from Gijón, P ...

. In July 2013, Herrerín signed a new contract with the ''Lions'' and was definitively promoted to the main squad. On 23 August he played his first match in

, keeping a

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in the 2–0 victory over

CA Osasuna Club Atlético Osasuna (, ''Osasuna Athletic Club''), or simply Osasuna, is a Spanish professional football club in Pamplona, Navarre. Founded on 24 October 1920, the club currently plays in La Liga, holding home games at the 23,576-capacity El Sa ...

at the

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. He spent his

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, however, as backup to longtime incumbent

Gorka Iraizoz Gorka Iraizoz Moreno (born 6 March 1981) is a Spanish former footballer who played as a goalkeeper. He spent most of his professional career with Athletic Bilbao, appearing in 392 official games. In La Liga he also represented Espanyol and Gir ...

Herrerín was first choice in the

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in the 2014–15 campaign, helping his team reach the final of the tournament for the first time in three years. On 25 May 2015 he signed a new deal with the club, running until 2017. In 2015–16, Herrerín played both domestic cup and

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games while appearing twice in the league during Iraizoz'

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suspension. On 8 June 2016, he agreed to an extension until 2019. On 30 November 2016, after being overtaken by

Kepa Arrizabalaga Kepa Arrizabalaga Revuelta (born 3 October 1994) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for club Chelsea. He is sometimes referred to simply as Kepa. A Basque native, Arrizabalaga began his senior club career with Ath ...

, Herrerín was loaned to fellow top-tier side

CD Leganés Club Deportivo Leganés, S.A.D. is a football club based in Leganés, Community of Madrid, Spain, that currently competes in Segunda División, the second tier of the Spanish league system. It was founded on 23 June 1928. It holds home games at ...

until the end of the season, mainly as a replacement for injured Jon Ander Serantes. On 19 January 2018, already back at Athletic and during a domestic league fixture away to

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, he conceded two

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by tripping opposing forwards, saving the second kick in an eventual 2–2 draw. The previous week, he had signed a new contract until 2021. On 7 January 2019, in a league match away to

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, a long kick upfield by Herrerín (now the first-choice goalkeeper following Arrizabalaga's departure to

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) was collected by

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who ran on to score, making the former the first goalkeeper to register an

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in La Liga in the 21st century. He barely played in his final two years, due to the emergence of

Unai Simón Unai Simón Mendibil (born 11 June 1997) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for La Liga club Athletic Bilbao and the Spain national team. Club career Simón was born in Vitoria-Gasteiz, Álava, Basque Country, and ...

Al Raed

On 30 August 2021, Herrerín joined Saudi Arabian club

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. The following 15 June, he was released from his contract by mutual consent.

Valencia

Herrerín agreed to a short-term deal at

on 26 September 2022, following a trial; the team had just lost Jaume Doménech to a serious knee injury. He made his debut the following 3 January in a 3–0 win at

CF La Nucía Club de Fútbol La Nucía is a Spanish football team based in La Nucía, in the autonomous community of Valencia. Founded in 1995, it plays in Segunda Federación - Group 3, holding home games at '' Estadio Camilo Cano'', which has a capacity of 3 ...

of the

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in the Spanish Cup's last 32, playing the final 13 minutes in place of Giorgi Mamardashvili.

International career

Herrerín made his debut for the unofficial Basque Country national team in May 2019, in a 0–0 draw away to

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for which a small, youthful and inexperienced squad was selected.

Career statistics

Club

Honours

Athletic Bilbao *

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References

External links

Valencia official profile
* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Herrerin, Iago 1988 births Living people Spanish footballers Footballers from Bilbao Association football goalkeepers La Liga players Segunda División players Segunda División B players Tercera División players Danok Bat CF players Sestao River footballers CD Basconia footballers Barakaldo CF footballers Bilbao Athletic footballers Athletic Bilbao footballers Atlético Madrid B players CD Numancia players CD Leganés players Valencia CF players Saudi Professional League players Al-Raed FC players Basque Country international footballers Spanish expatriate footballers Expatriate footballers in Saudi Arabia Spanish expatriate sportspeople in Saudi Arabia