Yangel Clemente Herrera Ravelo (born 7 January 1998) is a Venezuelan professional

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who plays as a

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for

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club

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and the Venezuela national team.

Club career

Herrera started his club career at

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before moving to

Atlético Venezuela Atlético, Spanish for ''athletics'', or Athletico in English, may refer to: Sports Teams Athletico * Athletico SC (Lebanon), a Lebanese football academy * Athletic Bilbao, or Atletico Bilbao, Basque students athletic club (also forming Athletic ...

in 2016.

Manchester City

Loan to New York City

On 31 January 2017 it was confirmed that Herrera had signed for

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. Herrera was immediately sent to

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on a two-year loan. He made his debut on 12 March, as a substitute in a 4–0 win over

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Loan to Huesca

Following the conclusion of his two-year stay at New York City, Herrera was loaned to

side Huesca for the last six months of the 2018–19 season.

Loan to Granada

On 26 July 2019, Herrera was loaned to

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for the 2019–20 season. On 30 August 2020, his loan was extended for the 2020–21 season.

Loan to Espanyol

On 31 August 2021, Herrera moved to fellow La Liga side

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on a one-year loan deal.

Girona

On 2 August 2022, Herrera joined newly promoted side

, on a season-long loan. He made his debut for the club on the first matchday of the 2022–23 season in a 0–1 away loss to

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. On 7 January 2023, he scored his first goal for Girona, securing a late 2–2 equalizer against his former club Espanyol. On 14 July 2023, Herrera signed a permanent four-year contract with Girona.

International career

Herrera made his international debut for the Venezuela national team on 10 October 2016, coming on as a substitute in a 2–0 loss to

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. Herrera was named captain of the Venezuela U20 team for the 2017

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. He scored the only goal, in the 108th minute of their Round of 16 win over

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Career statistics

Club

International

:''Scores and results list Venezuela's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Herrera goal.''

Honours

Monagas *

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Venezuela U20 * FIFA U-20 World Cup runner-up:

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Third place:

Individual * FIFA U-20 World Cup Bronze Ball:

References

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Herrera, Yangel 1998 births Living people Men's association football midfielders Venezuelan Primera División players Major League Soccer players La Liga players Manchester City F.C. players New York City FC players SD Huesca footballers Granada CF footballers RCD Espanyol footballers Girona FC players Expatriate men's soccer players in the United States Expatriate men's footballers in Spain People from La Guaira Sportspeople from Vargas (state) Venezuela men's international footballers Venezuela men's under-20 international footballers Venezuela men's youth international footballers Venezuelan expatriate men's footballers Venezuelan expatriate sportspeople in Spain Venezuelan expatriate sportspeople in the United States Venezuelan men's footballers 2019 Copa América players 2021 Copa América players