Ander Herrera

Ander Herrera
Herrera playing for Paris Saint-Germain in 2019
Personal information
Full name Ander Herrera Agüera[1]
Date of birth (1989-08-14) 14 August 1989 (age 35)[2]
Place of birth Bilbao, Spain
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)[3]
Position(s) Midfielder[4]
Team information
Current team
Athletic Bilbao
Number 21
Youth career
2001–2008 Zaragoza
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2008–2009 Zaragoza B 10 (2)
2009–2011 Zaragoza 82 (6)
2011–2014 Athletic Bilbao 94 (7)
2014–2019 Manchester United 132 (12)
2019–2023 Paris Saint-Germain 58 (5)
2022–2023Athletic Bilbao (loan) 8 (0)
2023– Athletic Bilbao 37 (0)
International career
2009 Spain U20 10 (3)
2009–2011 Spain U21 15 (4)
2012 Spain Olympic 5 (0)
2016–2017 Spain 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 6 October 2024

Ander Herrera Agüera (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈandeɾ eˈreɾa aˈɣweɾa]; born 14 August 1989) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for La Liga club Athletic Bilbao.

Herrera began his career at Zaragoza, before moving to Athletic Bilbao in 2011 and then to Manchester United for €36 million in 2014. With the English club, he won the FA Cup, FA Community Shield, EFL Cup and UEFA Europa League (in which he was named man of the match in the final), and was named as their player of the year for the 2016–17 season. He moved to Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) in 2019, winning the domestic quadruple and starting in the UEFA Champions League final against Bayern Munich in his first season, where PSG lost 1–0. At PSG, Herrera won Ligue 1, the Coupe de France, and the Trophée des Champions all twice, and the Coupe de la Ligue once. In 2022, he returned to Athletic Bilbao, first on loan before a permanent move in January 2023, he was part of the 2023-24 Copa del Rey winning squad with Bilbao.

Herrera has won tournaments with Spain at under-20 and under-21 level, and represented his nation at the 2012 Summer Olympics. He made his senior international debut for La Roja in November 2016, but would only ever make two appearances, his final one being in March 2017.

  1. ^ "FIFA U-20 World Cup Egypt 2009™: List of Players: Spain" (PDF). FIFA. 6 October 2009. p. 17. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 October 2009.
  2. ^ "Ander Herrera". ESPN. Retrieved 13 February 2020.
  3. ^ "Ander Herrera: Overview". Premier League. Retrieved 13 February 2020.
  4. ^ "Ander Herrera". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 13 February 2020.