Sergio Herrera Pirón (born 5 June 1993) is a Spanish professional

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who plays for

La Liga The Campeonato Nacional de Liga de Primera División, commonly known as the Primera División or La Liga, and officially known as LaLiga EA Sports for sponsorship reasons, is a professional association football league in Spain and the highest ...

club

Osasuna Club Atlético Osasuna (, ''Osasuna Athletic Club''), or simply Osasuna, is a Spanish professional association football, football club based in Pamplona, Navarre. It was founded on 24 October 1920 and plays in La Liga, the top division of Spanish ...

as a

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Career

Born in

Miranda de Ebro Miranda de Ebro () is a Spanish municipality belonging to the province of Burgos in the autonomous community of Castile and León. Straddling the Ebro river, near its confluence with the Bayas, the city is located on the northern watershed of the ...

Burgos Burgos () is a city in Spain located in the autonomous community of Castile and León. It is the capital and most populous municipality of the province of Burgos. Burgos is situated in the north of the Iberian Peninsula, on the confluence of th ...

Castile and León Castile and León is an Autonomous communities of Spain, autonomous community in northwestern Spain. Castile and León is the largest autonomous community in Spain by area, covering 94,222 km2. It is, however, sparsely populated, with a pop ...

, Herrera finished his graduation with

Deportivo Alavés Deportivo Alavés, S.A.D. (; ''Sporting Alavés''), usually known as Alavés, is a List of football clubs in Spain, Spanish football club based in Vitoria-Gasteiz, Álava, in the Autonomous communities of Spain, autonomous community of the Basque ...

' youth setup, and made his senior debuts with the reserves in the 2011–12 campaign, in

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. On 28 November 2012, he made his first team debut, starting in a 3–1

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away defeat against

FC Barcelona Futbol Club Barcelona (), commonly known as FC Barcelona and colloquially as Barça (), is a professional Football club (association football), football club based in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain, that competes in La Liga, the top flight of ...

. Herrera appeared in only one further match with the main squad (who achieved promotion to

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) before being loaned out to

CD Laudio Club Deportivo Laudio de Fútbol San Rokezar is a Spanish football team based in Laudio/Llodio, in the autonomous community of Basque Country. Founded in 1927 it plays in , holding home matches at ''Estadio Ellakuri'', which has a capacity of 3. ...

on 23 July 2013. Upon his return, he was again assigned to the B-team in the fourth level. On 2 July 2015, Herrera signed for

SD Amorebieta Sociedad Deportiva Amorebieta is a Spanish football team based in Amorebieta-Etxano, in the Basque Country. Founded in 1925, it currently plays in , holding home games temporarily at the Lezama Facilities outside Bilbao (its own ground '' Campo ...

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. On 22 June of the following year, after being a regular starter, he signed a three-year contract with

SD Huesca Sociedad Deportiva Huesca, S.A.D., is a Spanish football club based in Huesca, in the autonomous community of Aragon. Founded in 1910, the club competes in the Segunda División, having played in the Spanish top division for the first time in th ...

in the second tier. On 20 August 2016, Herrera made his professional debut, starting and keeping a

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in a 0–0 away draw against

AD Alcorcón Agrupación Deportiva Alcorcón S.A.D. is a Spanish football team based in Alcorcón, in the autonomous community of Madrid. Founded in 1971, it currently plays in Primera Federación, holding home matches at the Municipal de Santo Domingo, ...

. He became an undisputed starter for the club, overtaking new signings Javi Jiménez (who was also injured) and

Queco Piña Sergio "Queco" Piña Cousillas (born 17 July 1980) is a Spanish former footballer who played as a goalkeeper. In a 19-year senior career, he appeared in 84 Segunda División matches over seven seasons, representing Racing de Ferrol, Alicante, ...

. On 12 July 2017, Herrera signed a four-year deal with

CA Osasuna Club Atlético Osasuna (, ''Osasuna Athletic Club''), or simply Osasuna, is a Spanish professional football club based in Pamplona, Navarre. It was founded on 24 October 1920 and plays in La Liga, the top division of Spanish football. The team's ...

, freshly relegated from

, for a fee of

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300,000. He spent the first half of the 2018–19 campaign nursing a

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injury, and contributed rarely to his team's return to the top tier. On December 8, 2021, his renewal was announced until 2026. His release clause amounts to €14,000,000. On 19 January 2025, Herrera made a crucial save to keep out

Isi Palazón Isaac "Isi" Palazón Camacho (born 27 December 1994) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a right winger for La Liga club Rayo Vallecano. Career Palazón was born in Cieza, Murcia, and made his senior debut with CD Cieza at the a ...

's long-range shot in a league match against

Rayo Vallecano Rayo Vallecano de Madrid, S.A.D. (), often abbreviated to Rayo (Spanish for "thunderbolt"), is a Spanish professional football club based in the Villa de Vallecas district of Madrid. The club competes in La Liga, the top flight of Spanish foot ...

that earned him the

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award for January.

Career statistics

Honours

Alaves *

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Osasuna *

: 2018–19 *

: runner-up

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Individual *

: January 2025

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Herrera, Sergio 1993 births Living people People from Miranda de Ebro Footballers from the Province of Burgos Spanish men's footballers Men's association football goalkeepers La Liga players Segunda División players Segunda División B players Tercera División players Deportivo Alavés B players Deportivo Alavés players CD Laudio players SD Amorebieta footballers SD Huesca footballers CA Osasuna players 21st-century Spanish sportsmen