Jonathan Carlos Herrera (born 16 September 1991) is an Argentine

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who plays for

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in the

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. A

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, he is the only player to achieve the feat of being top goalscorer of four different tiers of Argentine football. Herrera is also

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's all-time topscorer with more than 100 goals.

Career

Herrera started his career at Centro Español, making his debut in the 2009–10 Primera D match against Victoriano Arenas. He made 21 appearances in the 2010–11 season, mostly as a substitute, and scored 2 goals. His team ended in the fifth position and made it to the play-off finals, being defeated by

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. He would take part in all of his teams' matches the following season, and ended the championship as second best goalscorer, with 19 goals. Herrera would stay at Centro Español for a third and last season in 2012–13, before transferring to runners-up

. Herrera achieved immediate success at the Blanquinegro squad, as they would become champions of the 2013–14 Primera D. Herrera's 26 goals in the season made him top goalscorer spot not only for the

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tournament, but of any AFA tournament in the season. He stayed at

after promotion to

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, which meant his first experience as professional footballer. During the

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season, only 6 months long due to a restructuring in the

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made a surprising campaign, ending second in their group and winning play-offs right after that, to clinch their second promotion within the same year. Herrera kept his scoring stint, scoring 4 goals in a single match in three occasions, against

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and

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. Jonathan Herrera became top goalscorer for the second season in a row, now at a higher tier, with 19 goals. During the 2015 season, Riestra's and Herrera's first at Primera B, he maintained his strong scoring record, achieving 4 goals at the

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opening against Victoriano Arenas, and again at the last match of the season against

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, and becoming top goalscorer for the third consecutive season. The 2016 season, lasting only a semester, saw Herrera as the main scorer of his team, with 7 goals, participating of all matches in the tournament. He would stay for another 6 months at

before going out on loan. His team would end the 2016–17 season as runners-up and gaining promotion to

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. During 2017 Herrera would spend a semester on loan at

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n side

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, facing his first international experience. His highlight in the

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side would be their debut at

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competitions at that season's Copa Sudamericana, in which Herrera scored the winning goal against

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would lose on penalty kicks after a 1–1 aggregate. In the domestic competition, Herrera would score 4 goals, while his team would place 11th in the tournament. Herrera rejoined

to participate in the team's inaugural season at

. He scored 5 goals for the Blanquinegro squad and left again during the summer on loan to

, which played the same tournament. With the Verdolaga side, Herrera scored another 8 goals to become the tournament's top goalscorer, considering his performance in both teams combined. After Oeste failed to renew his loan, Herrera would seek another international experience, now at

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an side

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. With appearances mostly from the bench, Jonathan Herrera would score a single goal, while his team narrowly avoided relegation and reached the finals of 2018 Copa Chile, in which his team would lose to

. Back again from loan, Jonathan Herrera returned to

, which were back at Primera B for the 2018–19 season. Herrera scored 13 goals in 22 matches, including two to derby rivals

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and a

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against

. The team achieved a new promotion, this time to

, after finishing fourth in the league. In 2021,

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signed Jonathan Herrera from Deportivo Riestra with a fee of €727,000. However, he was immediately loaned out for a season to Independiente for 2021 Argentine Primera División. Herrera was immediately loaned out again to another Argentine club,

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for an undisclosed fee for

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. During his time with Patronato, he managed to score 4 goals and 2 assists in 18 matches. Although Patronato will be relegated to the

in 2023, Herrera managed to contribute the club with 2022 Copa Argentina trophy for the first time in the club's history.

Career statistics

Honors and achievements

Club

Deportivo Riestra *

: 2013–14 *

play-offs:

Patronato *

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Individual

top goalscorer: 2013–14 *

top goalscorer:

* Primera B top goalscorer:

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top goalscorer: 2017–18

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Herrera, Jonathan Carlos 1991 births Living people Argentine men's footballers Argentine expatriate men's footballers Men's association football forwards Primera Nacional players Primera B Metropolitana players Venezuelan Primera División players Chilean Primera División players Centro Social y Recreativo Español players Audax Italiano footballers Deportivo Riestra players Ferro Carril Oeste footballers Atlético Venezuela C.F. players Central Córdoba de Santiago del Estero footballers San Lorenzo de Almagro footballers Johor Darul Ta'zim F.C. players Club Atlético Independiente footballers Club Atlético Patronato footballers Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Chile Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Venezuela Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Malaysia Expatriate men's footballers in Chile Expatriate men's footballers in Venezuela Expatriate men's footballers in Malaysia Footballers from Buenos Aires