Emanuel Herrera

Emanuel Herrera (Spanish pronunciation: [emaˈnwel eˈreɾa], born 13 April 1987) is an Argentine footballer who plays for Chilean Primera División side Ñublense as a striker.

In the Chilean team, he consolidated himself as a starter and, after a great 2011 season where he scored 29 goals in 39 matches, he was signed by Unión Española.

He stayed in the French team for two seasons, but after an irregular start to the 2013–14 campaign he was loaned to Tigres, where he played for a semester and won the Copa MX.

[1] On 26 February 2011, Herrera made his debut for the club in a 2–0 win over Deportes Puerto Montt on the opening game of the season.

[5] After scoring 11 goals in the first half of the season, Herrera was able to be joint-top scorer along with Claudio Latorre, Ariel Roberto Pereyra and Cristian Milla.

Despite the club lose the spot in the Copa Sudamericana, Herrera played strong in the league scoring 11 goal, being the scorer of the tournament.

After the team failed to qualified for the playoffs for promotion, it confirmed the transfer on 13 December 2011 that Herrera will join Chilean Primera División side Unión Española, signing a five-year deal.

In the opening season of Chilean Primera División, Herrera scored on his debut in a 2–0 win over Audax Italiano on 29 January 2012.

During his time at Unión Española, Herrera earned the nickname 'El Tanque' due to his physical, dribbler and rather fast, it has the characteristic mark of the essential goals of the right foot.

[11] On his move, manager René Girard says Herrera drew comparison to Real Madrid and Argentinian striker Gonzalo Higuaín.

Herrera made his debut for the club in a competitive match at Trophée des Champions against Lyon on 28 July 2012 where he converted a penalty, scoring his first goal to make it 2–1.

[15][16] On 1 February 2014, Herrera made his official debut with Tigres playing the second half of the local derby against CF Monterrey in a game that finished in a 0–0 draw.

On 9 April 2014, Herrera played the finals of the 2014 Copa MX where Tigres beat Alebrijes de Oaxaca by 3–0 at the Estadio Universitario.

Coach Gustavo Quinteros brought the player in as a replacement for Denis Stracqualursi after his sale to Baniyas of the United Arab Emirates.

[20] In the final stretch of the tournament the situation improved for Herrera, since he scored continuously: first two goals in a duel against LDU Loja, another one in the 2–1 victory against Manta and the discount in the 1–2 defeat against Deportivo Cuenca.