Herrera joined on 26 June 2013: from €10m gamble to Porto icon | OneFootball

On June 26, 2013, FC Porto began Héctor Herrera’s journey in blue and white by informing the CMVM of the signing of the Mexican midfielder from Pachuca. The deal was completed for around €10 million, with the player signing a contract until 2017 and a release clause of €40 million.

Herrera arrived at the Dragão from Mexican football and would go on to build a remarkable career at the club between 2013 and 2019. Over six seasons, he made 245 official appearances, scored 35 goals and provided 28 assists, numbers that place him among the players with the most matches in Porto’s history.

In a spell initially marked by some inconsistency, the midfielder gained competitive importance and status within the squad, eventually establishing himself as one of the team’s key figures. With FC Porto, he won one Portuguese League title and two Supertaças Cândido de Oliveira, while also being included twice in the Team of the Season of the country’s top competition.

Herrera was also linked to one of the most symbolic moments in Porto’s recent history, scoring a hugely important goal at a decisive stage of his time at the club. That moment cemented his sporting redemption and reinforced the impact he had wearing the dragon on his chest.

A Mexico international, Herrera left in the summer of 2019 after bringing to a close a long and significant spell at FC Porto, where he went from a promising signing to an unavoidable name of a generation.

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