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Melissa Herrera
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Herrera with Costa Rica in 2015
Personal information
Full name Daphne Melissa Herrera Monge
Date of birth (1996-10-10) 10 October 1996 (age 28)
Place of birth San Isidro de El General, Costa Rica
Height 1.6m
Playing position Forward
Club information
Current club Tijuana
Number 12
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2016 AD Moravia
2016 F.C. Indiana
2017–2018 Santa Fe
2018–2021 Reims 29 (10)
2021–2023 Bordeaux 23 (2)
2023– Tijuana 38 (6)
National team
2013–2015 Costa Rica U20 3 (1)
2014– Costa Rica 26 (13)
  • Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.

† Appearances (Goals).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 20:02, 31 June 2023 (UTC)

Daphne Melissa Herrera Monge (born 10 October 1996), known as Melissa Herrera, is a Costa Rican footballer who plays as a forward for Liga MX Femenil side Club Tijuana and the Costa Rica women's national team.

Club career

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.

International career

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. 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. Herrera continued to play for Costa Rica in the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup. She scored in their Group C match against Zambia.

International goals

No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 13 June 2015 Olympic Stadium, Montreal, Canada Flag of South Korea.svg South Korea
1–0
2–2
2015 FIFA Women's World Cup
2 13 February 2016 Toyota Stadium, Frisco, United States Flag of Puerto Rico.svg Puerto Rico
3–0
9–0
2016 CONCACAF Women's Olympic Qualifying Championship
3 14 December 2016 Arena da Amazônia, Manaus, Brazil Flag of Russia.svg Russia
1–2
1–3
2016 International Women's Football Tournament of Manaus
4 12 June 2018 Estadio El Teniente, Rancagua, Chile Flag of Chile.svg Chile
2–2
2–2
Friendly
5 27 August 2018 IMG Academy Field 11, Bradenton, United States Flag of El Salvador.svg El Salvador
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 Flag of Cuba.svg Cuba
1–0
8–0
2018 CONCACAF Women's Championship
9 1 September 2019 Pacaembu Stadium, São Paulo, Brazil Flag of Argentina.svg Argentina
3–1
3–1
Friendly
10 29 January 2020 BBVA Stadium, Houston, Texas, United States Flag of Panama.svg Panama 1–0 6–1 2020 CONCACAF Women's Olympic Qualifying Championship
11
5–1
12 20 February 2022 Bethlehem Soccer Stadium, Saint Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands Flag of the United States Virgin Islands.svg U.S. Virgin Islands 5–0 6–0 2022 CONCACAF W Championship qualification
13 31 July 2023 Waikato Stadium, Hamilton, New Zealand Flag of Zambia.svg Zambia 1–2 1–3 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup
14 25 September 2023 Estadio Alejandro Morera Soto, Alajuela, Costa Rica Flag of Saint Kitts and Nevis.svg Saint Kitts and Nevis 2–0 11–0 2024 CONCACAF W Gold Cup qualification
15 10–0
16 11–0
17 4 December 2023 SKNFA Technical Center, Basseterre, St. Kitts & Nevis Flag of Saint Kitts and Nevis.svg Saint Kitts and Nevis 14–0 19–0

Honours

Costa Rica

  • Central American Games: 2013

Individual

  • Division 1 Féminine Player of the Month: March 2021, April 2021

See also

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