Melissa Herrera


Daphne Melissa Herrera Monge, known as Melissa Herrera, is a Costa Rican footballer who plays as a forward for French Division 1 Féminine club Stade de Reims and the Costa Rica women's national team.

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 joined French team Reims.

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.

International goals

No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
113 June 2015Olympic Stadium, Montreal, Canada
1–0
2–2
2015 FIFA Women's World Cup
213 February 2016Toyota Stadium, Frisco, United States
3–0
9–0
2016 CONCACAF Women's Olympic Qualifying Championship
314 December 2016Arena da Amazônia, Manaus, Brazil
1–2
1–3
2016 International Women's Football Tournament of Manaus
412 June 2018Estadio El Teniente, Rancagua, Chile
2–2
2–2
Friendly
527 August 2018IMG Academy Field 11, Bradenton, United States
1–0
11–0
2018 CONCACAF Women's Championship qualification
627 August 2018IMG Academy Field 11, Bradenton, United States
7–0
11–0
2018 CONCACAF Women's Championship qualification
727 August 2018IMG Academy Field 11, Bradenton, United States
8–0
11–0
2018 CONCACAF Women's Championship qualification
85 October 2018H-E-B Park, Edinburg, United States
1–0
8–0
2018 CONCACAF Women's Championship
91 September 2019Pacaembu Stadium, São Paulo, Brazil
3–1
3–1
Friendly
1029 January 2020BBVA Stadium, Houston, Texas, United States1–06–12020 CONCACAF Women's Olympic Qualifying Championship
1129 January 2020BBVA Stadium, Houston, Texas, United States
5–1
6–12020 CONCACAF Women's Olympic Qualifying Championship

Honours

;Costa Rica
Winner