Jay Joshua Herdman (born August 14, 2004) is a professional soccer player who currently plays for

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. Born in New Zealand, he has represented both Canada and New Zealand at youth level.

Club career

In March 2022, Herdman signed a contract with

. He made his professional debut on March 26 against Houston Dynamo 2.

International career

Herdman is eligible for

New Zealand New Zealand ( mi, Aotearoa ) is an island country in the southwestern Pacific Ocean. It consists of two main landmasses—the North Island () and the South Island ()—and over 700 smaller islands. It is the sixth-largest island count ...

through birth,

England England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Wales to its west and Scotland to its north. The Irish Sea lies northwest and the Celtic Sea to the southwest. It is separated from continental Europe b ...

through parentage and

Canada Canada is a country in North America. Its ten provinces and three territories extend from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean and northward into the Arctic Ocean, covering over , making it the world's second-largest country by tot ...

through residency. In April 2022 he received a call-up to the Canadian under-20 side for two friendly matches against Costa Rica. In August 2022, he was named in the New Zealand U20 squad to contest the

2022 OFC U-19 Championship The 2022 OFC U-19 Championship was the 23rd edition of the OFC U-19/U-20 Championship, the biennial international youth football championship organised by the Oceania Football Confederation (OFC) for the men's under-19/under-20 national teams o ...

Tahiti Tahiti (; Tahitian ; ; previously also known as Otaheite) is the largest island of the Windward group of the Society Islands in French Polynesia. It is located in the central part of the Pacific Ocean and the nearest major landmass is Austra ...

. On 7 September 2022, Herdman made his debut for the New Zealand U20's and scored against Cook Islands U20 in an 8–0 win. New Zealand went on to win the OFC U-19 Championship, qualifying for the 2023 FIFA U-20 World Cup. Herdman was awarded the Golden Ball for the tournament. On 23 March 2023 Herdman made his first appearance for the New Zealand U23's in a game against China U23's. He scored the winner 3 days later in the second game of the two-game series against China. In May 2023, Herdman was named to the U-20 squad for the

2023 FIFA U-20 World Cup The 2023 FIFA U-20 World Cup will be the 23rd edition of the FIFA U-20 World Cup, the biennial international men's youth football championship contested by the under-20 national teams of the member associations of FIFA, since its inception in 197 ...

Personal life

Herdman is the oldest child of current

head coach

John Herdman John Herdman (born 19 July 1975) is an English professional Manager (association football), football manager who is the head coach of the Canada men's national soccer team, Canada men's national team. Coaching career Early career Herdman beg ...

Honours

New Zealand *

OFC U-19 Championship The OFC U-19 Championship is a tournament held once every two years to decide the under-19 champions of Oceania and also decides who will represent Oceania Football Confederation (OFC) at the biennial FIFA U-20 World Cup. Between 1974 and 2012, ...

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Individual *

Golden Ball:

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Herdman, Jay 2004 births Living people Sportspeople from Invercargill New Zealand men's association footballers New Zealand men's youth international footballers Canadian men's soccer players Canada men's youth international soccer players New Zealand people of English descent Canadian people of English descent New Zealand emigrants to Canada Men's association football midfielders Whitecaps FC 2 players MLS Next Pro players