Melissa Herrera


Daphne Melissa Herrera Monge, 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.
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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.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
113 June 2015Olympic Stadium, Montreal, Canada1–02–22015 FIFA Women's World Cup
213 February 2016Toyota Stadium, Frisco, United States3–09–02016 CONCACAF Women's Olympic Qualifying Championship
314 December 2016Arena da Amazônia, Manaus, Brazil1–21–32016 International Women's Football Tournament of Manaus
412 June 2018Estadio El Teniente, Rancagua, Chile2–22–2Friendly
527 August 2018IMG Academy Field 11, Bradenton, United States1–011–02018 CONCACAF Women's Championship qualification
627 August 2018IMG Academy Field 11, Bradenton, United States7–011–02018 CONCACAF Women's Championship qualification
727 August 2018IMG Academy Field 11, Bradenton, United States8–011–02018 CONCACAF Women's Championship qualification
85 October 2018H-E-B Park, Edinburg, United States1–08–02018 CONCACAF Women's Championship
91 September 2019Pacaembu Stadium, São Paulo, Brazil3–13–1Friendly
1029 January 2020BBVA Stadium, Houston, Texas, United States1–06–12020 CONCACAF Women's Olympic Qualifying Championship
1129 January 2020BBVA Stadium, Houston, Texas, United States5–16–12020 CONCACAF Women's Olympic Qualifying Championship
1220 February 2022Bethlehem Soccer Stadium, Saint Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands5–06–02022 CONCACAF W Championship qualification
1331 July 2023Waikato Stadium, Hamilton, New Zealand1–21–32023 FIFA Women's World Cup
1425 September 2023Estadio Alejandro Morera Soto, Alajuela, Costa Rica2–011–02024 CONCACAF W Gold Cup qualification
1525 September 2023Estadio Alejandro Morera Soto, Alajuela, Costa Rica10–011–02024 CONCACAF W Gold Cup qualification
1625 September 2023Estadio Alejandro Morera Soto, Alajuela, Costa Rica11–011–02024 CONCACAF W Gold Cup qualification
174 December 2023SKNFA Technical Center, Basseterre, St. Kitts & Nevis14–019–02024 CONCACAF W Gold Cup qualification

Honours

Costa Rica
Individual