Aarón Herrera

Herrera's current-season form is down 23% on last season (Season 22→17), while his Rating eased 37→28. His peak season for form remains 2020/21 (Season 45).

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	G	A	Match	RTG	Season
2026/27	DC United	7	0	0	6.59	—	—
2025/26	DC United · 8th	26	0	2	6.9	28	17
2024/25	DC United · 10th	30	1	4	7.27	37	22
2024/25	MLS All-Stars	1	0	0	—	—	—
2023/24	CF Montreal · 10th	19	0	6	6.8	37	40
2022/23	Real Salt Lake · 7th	27	0	2	7.04	42	30

Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year. 4 earlier seasons and 2 youth-team spells in the full career.

Guatemala · international

Side	Apps	G
Guatemala	24	0

Career caps & goals — tournament breakdown in the full career.

Scout report

Project playerFull-back

A. Herrera is a 29-year-old full-back at DC United, rated 27.8 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 326th of 513 on scout potential in the Major League Soccer. An experienced operator, he has been a regular starter this season (67.8% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 3.3 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Herrera.

Judged on this season alone, Herrera graded 17 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 47th of 101 of the 101 full-backs in the Major League Soccer, on 3 clean sheets and 3.298 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 22 → 17). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2020/21.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 28, 67th of 101 of the 101 full-backs in the Major League Soccer. At 29 Herrera is in his prime years, and a market index of 2.9 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report

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Past his 2020/21 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.

Peak: 2020/21Trending down

Current potential67th of 101 full-backs · Major League Soccer Current season47th of 101 full-backs · Major League Soccer47th-best full-back in the Major League Soccer326th in the Major League Soccer · potential67th-highest potential full-back in the Major League Soccer

27.8

Ratingi

67th of 101 full-backs

16.8

Seasoni

below regular-starter level

67.8%

Minutes

a regular starter

3.3

Def. actions / 90

moderate defensive volume

Output in context · DC United finished 8th of 15 · a mid-table side

3.3

Def. / 90

Tackles

Interceptions

Clean sheets

3.3 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 3 clean sheets across 26 appearances. Going forward he chipped in 0 goals and 2 assists — a useful bonus from the back.

Strengths

Availability. On the pitch for 67.8% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.

Watch points

Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

With a Rating of 27.8, Herrera carries the 67th-highest potential of the full-backs in the Major League Soccer of 101. Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (3.3 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Experienced and reliable, but the value curve is easing (1.1× now → 0.8× projected in three years).

Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.

Per 90 & availability

Minutes played %67.8%

Available fixtures34 of 34

Goals / 900

Assists / 900.087

Goal contribution / 900.087

Defensive actions / 903.298

Player flow

Goal involvements2

Shot conversion %0

Shot accuracy %40

Dribble success %45.7

Cards / 900.434

Foul involvement / 901.692

Season-by-season progression

Rating (potential)Season (form)

Value & potential by age

Market valueRating

Solid = now · dashed = projected

The gold line is market value — an index (not €) blending rating, age and league. It climbs through the early 20s, peaks around ages 23–27 (~5), then tapers with age. At 29, Herrera sits on 2.9, past its peak and easing. The blue line is Herrera's projected Rating — 27.8 today — recomputed at each age, so it follows the same rise-and-fall as a career matures and declines. Solid = up to today; dashed = projected.

Season statistics

Bars = where he ranks among full-backs in the Major League Soccer with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals0

Shots on target4

Shots10

Passing

Assists2

Chances created38

Passes890

Possession

Successful dribbles16

Dribble success45.7%

Duels won96

Duels won %51.1%

Fouls won11

Defending

Tackles36

Interceptions29

Blocks11

Fouls committed28

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards9

Red cards1

Transfer history

DC United2023/24 – nowSwap

CF Montreal2022/23 – 2023/24Swap

Real Salt Lakeuntil 2022/23

About A. Herrera

Aarón Joseph Herrera is a 29-year-old full-back who plays for DC United, born on June 6, 1997 in Las Cruces, standing 180 cm tall. He is from Guatemala. DC United currently sit 8th of 15 in the Major League Soccer.

This season

In the current season, A. Herrera has made 26 appearances with 0 goals and 2 assists across 2,074 minutes, averaging a 6.7 match rating over his last 10 rated games, with 9 yellow cards. Though primarily a full-back, he has also lined up in midfield and in attack this season.

When A. Herrera plays, DC United's record this season is 5W-8D-13L — and his match ratings average 6.8 at home against 6.98 on the road.

Recent matches

October 4, 2025: 0-1 loss at home vs Charlotte (30 minutes, 5.5 rating)
September 27, 2025: 0-6 loss at home vs Philadelphia Union (58 minutes, 6.2 rating)
September 20, 2025: 2-3 loss away at Inter Miami (90 minutes, 7.2 rating)
August 30, 2025: 2-1 win away at New York City FC (96 minutes, 6.6 rating)
August 23, 2025: 1-1 draw at home vs Inter Miami (90 minutes, 6.9 rating)
August 16, 2025: 1-1 draw away at CF Montreal (90 minutes, 7.2 rating)
August 9, 2025: 0-2 loss away at New England Revolution (90 minutes, 6.9 rating)
July 19, 2025: 1-2 loss away at Columbus Crew (89 minutes, 6.9 rating)
July 13, 2025: 1-2 loss away at Los Angeles Galaxy (90 minutes, 6.7 rating)
May 31, 2025: 2-1 win away at FC Cincinnati (90 minutes, 6.9 rating)

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates A. Herrera at 27.8 with a Season form score of 16.8, ranking 326th of 513 full-backs in the Major League Soccer. See the full scout report for strengths, watch-points and the market-value outlook.

Availability: A. Herrera has missed 3 matches this season (2 through injury, 1 through suspension).

His honours include 4 career titles — among them the Mobile Mini Sun Cup and the Concacaf U20. Full list in the career record.

Career

Across 10 recorded seasons, A. Herrera has totalled 227 club appearances with 2 goals and 26 assists for 7 different clubs. His busiest campaign came in 2019/20, with 34 appearances for Real Salt Lake.

A. Herrera's career has also included time at CF Montreal and Real Salt Lake.

On the international stage, A. Herrera has represented Guatemala — 24 caps in our records.

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.

Profile

Season stats

Performance data · by competition

Career

Scout report

Output in context · DC United finished 8th of 15 · a mid-table side

Strengths

Watch points

Outlook

Per 90 & availability

Player flow

Season-by-season progression

Value & potential by age

Season statistics

Shooting

Passing

Possession

Defending

Yellow/red cards

Transfer history

About A. Herrera

This season

Recent matches

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Career

Transfer news

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Per 90 & availability

Player flow

Season-by-season progression

Value & potential by age

Transfer history

About A. Herrera

This season

Recent matches

Field Insider's view

Career

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