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Aarón Herrera

Project playerDC United · 29 yrsFringe player
22.4
19.4%
Ratingi
16.8
±0%
Seasoni
2.9
Valuei

based on the 2025 season · updated 20 Aug 2026

Profile

Full nameAarón Joseph Herrera
PositionFull-back
NationalityGuatemala
Age29
Date of birth6 Jun 1997
BirthplaceLas Cruces
Height180 cm
Shirt number#22
ClubDC United
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Full-backalso played MID

Season stats

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7
Appearances
0
Goals
0
Assists
385
Minutes

Domestic-league season · DC United.

Performance data · by competition

CompetitionAppsGAMinMatch
Major League Soccer7003856.59

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. 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.

On the season, Herrera graded 17 for current form (age-blind), on 3 clean sheets and 3.298 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 17 → 17). Over the 7 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2020/21.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 28. 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
27.8
Ratingi
below regular-starter level
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

26
Apps
3.3
Def. / 90
36
Tackles
29
Interceptions
3
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

Rated 27.8 overall — below regular-starter level. 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.

Season statistics

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

Shooting

Goals0

Passing

Assists2

Defending

Tackles36
Interceptions29
Blocks11

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards9
Red cards1

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.