Ignacio José Herrera Fernández (born 14 October 1987) is a
Chilean footballer who plays as a
forward
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for
Universidad de Concepción in the
Primera B de Chile
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.
Club career
On 4 August 2015, it was reported that he joined
Deportes Iquique.
On 29 February 2016, Herrera signed for
Kazakhstan Premier League side
Irtysh Pavlodar
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.
On 3 January 2017, Herrera signed for
Azerbaijan Premier League
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side
Neftchi Baku. On 23 April 2017, Herrera scored for Neftchi in a 3–2 defeat to
Zira, only for the game to be awarded as a 3–0 victory to Zira two days later after Neftchi Baku fielded 7 foreign players in the match. In October 2017, Herrera extended his contract with Neftchi Baku for another six-months, until the end of the
2017–18 season. During the 2017–18 season Herrera scored 8 goals for Neftchi and became the top goalscorer of the team in the season.
On 29 June 2018, Herrera signed for
K League 2 side
Seoul E-Land.
In September 2021, he joined
Lamezia Terme in the
Italian Serie D.
Back in Chile, he joined
Barnechea. In 2024, he signed with
Deportes Recoleta, but he quit after the second matchday of the
Primera B
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, switching to
Universidad de Concepción.
Career statistics
Club
References
External links
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1987 births
Living people
Footballers from Santiago
Chilean men's footballers
Chilean expatriate men's footballers
Chilean Primera División players
Primera B de Chile players
Segunda División B players
Kazakhstan Premier League players
Azerbaijan Premier League players
K League 2 players
Ecuadorian Serie A players
Serie D players
Rangers de Talca footballers
Betis Deportivo Balompié footballers
Huachipato FC footballers
Deportes Magallanes footballers
C.D. Cobreloa footballers
Deportes Iquique footballers
FC Irtysh Pavlodar players
Neftçi PFK players
Seoul E-Land FC players
Club Deportivo Palestino footballers
Mushuc Runa S.C. footballers
S.D. Aucas footballers
FC Lamezia Terme players
A.C. Barnechea footballers
Deportes Recoleta footballers
C.D. Universidad de Concepción footballers
Men's association football forwards
Chilean expatriate sportspeople in Spain
Chilean expatriate sportspeople in Kazakhstan
Chilean expatriate sportspeople in Azerbaijan
Chilean expatriate sportspeople in South Korea
Chilean expatriate sportspeople in Ecuador
Chilean expatriate sportspeople in Italy
Expatriate men's footballers in Spain
Expatriate men's footballers in Kazakhstan
Expatriate men's footballers in Azerbaijan
Expatriate men's footballers in South Korea
Expatriate men's footballers in Ecuador
Expatriate men's footballers in Italy