Daphne Melissa Herrera Monge (born 10 October 1996), known as Melissa Herrera, is a Costa Rican footballer who plays as a forward for French Division 1 Féminine club FC Girondins de Bordeaux and the Costa Rica women's national team.
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Daphne Melissa Herrera Monge[1] | ||
Date of birth | (1996-10-10) 10 October 1996 (age 25)[1] | ||
Place of birth | Puntarenas, Costa Rica,[2] | ||
Height | 1.59 m (5 ft 3 in)[1] | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Bordeaux | ||
Number | 7 | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2012–2016 | AD Moravia | ||
2016 | F.C. Indiana | ||
2017–2018 | Santa Fe | ||
2018–2021 | Reims | 29 | (10) |
2021- | Bordeaux | 0 | (0) |
National team‡ | |||
2013–2015 | Costa Rica U20 | 3 | (1) |
2014– | Costa Rica | 26[3] | (13) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17:10, 18 June 2015 (UTC) |
Herrera began her career by playing for AD Moravia in Costa Rica. Herrera then played in United Women's Soccer for FC Indiana for a short time in 2016. From May 2017 to July 2018 she played for Colombian club Independiente Santa Fe.
In July 2018, she moved to France to join Reims.
On 8 June 2021, it was announced that she had reached an agreement to sign for FC Girondins de Bordeaux.[4]
She started playing with Costa Rica U20 in 2013. She played all three of Costa Rica's matches at the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup.[5] On 13 June 2015, during Costa Rica's second match in the tournament against South Korea, she scored the opening goal of the match which ended 2–2.[6]
No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition | Ref. |
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1 | 13 June 2015 | Olympic Stadium, Montreal, Canada | ![]() | 1–0 | 2–2 | 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup | [6] |
2 | 13 February 2016 | Toyota Stadium, Frisco, United States | ![]() | 3–0 | 9–0 | 2016 CONCACAF Women's Olympic Qualifying Championship | |
3 | 14 December 2016 | Arena da Amazônia, Manaus, Brazil | ![]() | 1–2 | 1–3 | 2016 International Women's Football Tournament of Manaus | |
4 | 12 June 2018 | Estadio El Teniente, Rancagua, Chile | ![]() | 2–2 | 2–2 | Friendly | |
5 | 27 August 2018 | IMG Academy Field 11, Bradenton, United States | ![]() | 1–0 | 11–0 | 2018 CONCACAF Women's Championship qualification | |
6 | 7–0 | ||||||
7 | 8–0 | ||||||
8 | 5 October 2018 | H-E-B Park, Edinburg, United States | ![]() | 1–0 | 8–0 | 2018 CONCACAF Women's Championship | [7] |
9 | 1 September 2019 | Pacaembu Stadium, São Paulo, Brazil | ![]() | 3–1 | 3–1 | Friendly | [8] |
10 | 29 January 2020 | BBVA Stadium, Houston, Texas, United States | ![]() | 1–0 | 6–1 | 2020 CONCACAF Women's Olympic Qualifying Championship | [9] |
11 | 5–1 |
Winner
FC Girondins de Bordeaux (women) – current squad | |
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