Yangel Herrera

Yangel Clemente Herrera Ravelo (born 7 January 1998) is a Venezuelan professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for La Liga club Real Sociedad and the Venezuela national team.

Club career Herrera started his club career at Monagas SC before moving to Atlético Venezuela in 2016.

Manchester City Loan to New York City On 31 January 2017 it was confirmed that Herrera had signed for Manchester City. Herrera was immediately sent to New York City on a two-year loan. He made his debut on 12 March, as a substitute in a 4–0 win over D.C. United.

Loan to Huesca Following the conclusion of his two-year stay at New York City, Herrera was loaned to La Liga side Huesca for the last six months of the 2018–19 season.

Loan to Granada On 26 July 2019, Herrera was loaned to Granada for the 2019–20 season. On 30 August 2020, his loan was extended for the 2020–21 season.

Loan to Espanyol On 31 August 2021, Herrera moved to fellow La Liga side Espanyol on a one-year loan deal.

Girona On 2 August 2022, Herrera joined newly promoted side Girona, on a season-long loan. He made his debut for the club on the first matchday of the 2022–23 season in a 1–0 away loss to Valencia. On 7 January 2023, he scored his first goal for Girona, securing a late 2–2 equalizer against his former club Espanyol.

On 14 July 2023, Herrera signed a permanent four-year contract with Girona.

Real Sociedad On 1 September 2025, Herrera moved to Real Sociedad also in the Spanish top tier on a five-year deal.

International career

Herrera made his international debut for the Venezuela national team on 10 October 2016, coming on as a substitute in a 2–0 loss to Brazil.

Herrera was named captain of the Venezuela U20 team for the 2017 U-20 World Cup. He scored the only goal, in the 108th minute of their Round of 16 win over Japan.

Career statistics Club

International

Scores and results list Venezuela's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Herrera goal.

Honours Monagas Venezuelan Segunda División: 2015

Real Sociedad Copa del Rey: 2025–26

Venezuela U20 FIFA U-20 World Cup runner-up: 2017 South American Youth Football Championship third place: 2017

Venezuela Kirin Cup: 2019

Individual FIFA U-20 World Cup Bronze Ball: 2017