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Yangel Herrera

Stalwart CM, also CDM, CAM Right-footed box-to-boxleader
Rating
81
Caps
40
Goals
3
Life
1998
Clubs
Monagas Sport Club, Granada CF, Girona
#6
Editorial rank of 33 for Venezuela
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The people's rank, live from duel votes

Venezuela's under-20 side needed 108 minutes to break Japan in the 2017 round of 16, and it was their captain who found the finish. Herrera finished that tournament as a runner-up, won the Venezuelan second division with Atlético Venezuela in 2015, joined Manchester City in 2017, and later helped Girona to third in La Liga and a first Champions League place in 2023/24. Career record: 40 caps and 3 goals for Venezuela; club career at Monagas Sport Club, Granada CF, Girona.

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Career record

2015–2015Monagas Sport Club
2016–2017Atlético Venezuela Club de Fútbol
2017–2023Manchester City
2017–2018New York City
2019–2021Granada CF
2019–2019Sociedad Deportiva Huesca
2021–2022RCD Espanyol de Barcelona
2022–2025Girona
2025–todayReal Sociedad
Venezuela40 caps, 3 goals

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Around Herrera in the almanac

One rank above: Rafael Dudamel at #5.

One rank below: Darwin Machís at #7.

Venezuela's editorial top five: Juan Arango · Salomón Rondón · Tomás Rincón · Josef Martínez · Rafael Dudamel.