Sebastián Esteban Herrera Kratzborn (born 1 November 1997) is a Chilean-German professional

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player for

Paris Basketball Paris Basketball is a French professional basketball club based in Paris. The club currently plays in the LNB Élite, the first division of basketball in France, and the EuroLeague since 2024–25. Founded in 2018, Paris plays its home games a ...

in the

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and the

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. He has also played for the Chile national team.

Professional career

After starting his career in German second-tier team Gladiators Treves in 2015, Herrera joined

Crailsheim Merlins Crailsheim Merlins, currently referred to as Hakro Merlins Crailsheim for sponsorship reasons, is a professional basketball club based in Crailsheim, Germany. Established in 1986, the club plays in the Basketball Bundesliga (BBL), the highest pro ...

in 2017, coached by

Tuomas Iisalo Tuomas Iisalo (born 29 July 1982) is a Finnish professional basketball coach and former player who is the head coach of the Memphis Grizzlies in the NBA. He previously served as an assistant coach of the Grizzlies under Taylor Jenkins. Standing ...

. At the end of the season they were promoted to

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, and Herrera played with Merlins until 2020, when he moved to

EWE Baskets Oldenburg Baskets Oldenburg, for sponsorship reasons EWE Baskets Oldenburg, is a professional basketball club that is based in the city of Oldenburg, Germany. The club plays in the Bundesliga. The club's name is derived from the team's main sponsor EWE AG ...

. For the 2022–23 season, he reunited with coach Iisalo after signing with

Telekom Baskets Bonn Telekom Baskets Bonn is a German professional basketball club that is based in Bonn, Germany. The club plays in the Basketball Bundesliga, which is German basketball league system, the highest level pro basketball league in Germany. The club's s ...

.Bonn uses Sebastian Herrera’s hot shooting to force Game 3 versus Strasbourg
eurohoops.net, 11 April 2023 They went on to win the 2022–23 FIBA Champions League title. In 2023, he followed coach Iisalo to French team

. They won the 2023–24 EuroCup title, and were promoted to

. Next season Herrera debuted in EuroLeague on 15 October 2024, in a home win against reigning champions

Panathinaikos Panathinaikos Athlitikos Omilos (, literally in English: "Panathenaic Athletic Club" or Panathinaikos A.C.), also known simply as Panathinaikós , is a major Greek multi-sport club based in the City of Athens. Panathinaikos is one of the mos ...

National team career

Herrera has played for the

Chile national basketball team The Chile national basketball team is controlled by the Federación de Básquetbol de Chile. It is affiliated to FIBA, under the zone confederation of FIBA Americas. In the 1950s, Chile had one of the finest national basketball teams in the wor ...

since 2016, representing Chile in South American Basketball Championship, FIBA World Cup qualifiers, FIBA Americup qualifiers and FIBA Olympic qualifying tournament.

Career statistics

EuroLeague

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Paris Paris () is the Capital city, capital and List of communes in France with over 20,000 inhabitants, largest city of France. With an estimated population of 2,048,472 residents in January 2025 in an area of more than , Paris is the List of ci ...

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EuroCup

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FIBA Champions League

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Bonn Bonn () is a federal city in the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia, located on the banks of the Rhine. With a population exceeding 300,000, it lies about south-southeast of Cologne, in the southernmost part of the Rhine-Ruhr region. This ...

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References

External links

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Herrera, Sebastian 1997 births Living people Basketball players from Santiago, Chile Chilean men's basketball players Chile men's national basketball team players German men's basketball players Shooting guards Chilean expatriate basketball people Chilean expatriate basketball people in Germany Chilean expatriate basketball people in France German expatriate basketball people in France Gladiators Treves players Crailsheim Merlins players Telekom Baskets Bonn players Paris Basketball players EWE Baskets Oldenburg players Chilean people of German descent German people of Chilean descent Chilean expatriate sportspeople in Germany Chilean expatriate sportspeople in France German expatriate sportspeople in France 21st-century Chilean sportsmen People from Santiago Province, Chile