2021 Men's Soccer Roster
Santiago Herrera
- Height:
- 5-10
- Weight:
- 160
- Class:
- Fifth Year
- Hometown:
- Barquismeto, Venezuela
2021 - Graduate Season
One of five Tar Heels who started all 20 games, also logging 1294 minutes • Ranked second on the team with 13 points from five goals and three assists • First goal of the season came in a dominant 7-0 win in the season opener against Bucknell on Aug. 26 • Also tallied goals against Davidson (Sept. 6), Virginia (Sept. 25), Virginia Tech (Oct. 24) and Clemson (Nov. 7) • Took a team-high 46 shots, including 15 on target • Assisted Tega Ikoba’s game-winner versus Wofford on Oct. 12, also registering assists against LMU (Oct. 19) and Notre Dame (Oct. 29).
2020 - Senior Season
Appeared in 17 games, starting them all • Second on the team in points (eight), goals (four) and shots (30) • Scored goals at Duke (Oct. 2), at Clemson (Oct. 27), at Notre Dame (March 27) and vs. Wake Forest (May 10) in the NCAA quarterfinal • His second-half goal at the 67:17 mark against the Demon Deacons was the game-winner that sent UNC to the NCAA College Cup • Logged 1113 minutes, including 81 against Syracuse • One of five finalists among all UNC student-athletes for the RAMMY Award for Breakthrough Athlete.
2019 - Junior Season
Appeared in 16 games in 2019, starting in one for the Tar Heels • Tied for fourth on the team with three goals • Six points ranked fifth on the roster • Scored goals against Harvard (Sept. 6), Pitt (Oct. 4) and Syracuse (Oct. 12) • Recorded 11 shots on the year and five on goal • Season-high 39 minutes came in the season opener against Creighton on Aug. 30.
Prior to UNC
Spent two seasons at UCLA • Appeared in 33 games while starting 28 • Recorded five goals and one assist in two seasons • Appeared in all 18 games during his freshman season • Finished third on the team in points during 2017 • Scored first collegiate goal in his first game at San Francisco on Aug. 26, 2017.
Personal
Santiago Herrera is the son of Juan Carlos Herrera and Mariela Yallonardo • Competed for the U17 men's national team and participated in U20 camp • Has one brother, Luis Manuel • Is a history major.
