| Melissa Herrera | |
| Fullname: | Daphne Melissa Herrera Monge[1] |
| Birth Date: | 10 October 1996 |
| Birth Place: | San Isidro de El General, Costa Rica[2] |
| Height: | 1.6m |
| Position: | Forward |
| Currentclub: | Tijuana |
| Clubnumber: | 12 |
| Clubs1: | AD Moravia |
| Clubs2: | F.C. Indiana |
| Clubs3: | Santa Fe |
| Clubs4: | Reims |
| Clubs5: | Bordeaux |
| Clubs6: | Tijuana |
| Years1: | 2012–2016 |
| Years2: | 2016 |
| Years3: | 2017–2018 |
| Years4: | 2018–2021 |
| Years5: | 2021–2023 |
| Years6: | 2023– |
| Caps4: | 29 |
| Goals4: | 10 |
| Caps5: | 23 |
| Goals5: | 2 |
| Caps6: | 14 |
| Goals6: | 4 |
| Nationalteam1: | Costa Rica U20 |
| Nationalteam2: | Costa Rica |
| Nationalyears1: | 2013–2015 |
| Nationalyears2: | 2014– |
| Nationalcaps1: | 3 |
| Nationalcaps2: | 26[3] |
| Nationalgoals1: | 1 |
| Nationalgoals2: | 13 |
| Nationalteam-Update: | 20:02, 31 June 2023 (UTC) |
Daphne Melissa Herrera Monge (born 10 October 1996), known as Melissa Herrera, is a Costa Rican footballer who plays as a forward for Liga MX Femenil side Club Tijuana and the Costa Rica women's national team.
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 moved to France to join Reims.
On 8 June 2021, it was announced that she had reached an agreement to sign for FC Girondins de Bordeaux.[4]
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.[5] 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.[6] Herrera continued to play for Costa Rica in the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup.[7] She scored in their Group C match against Zambia.[8]
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 13 June 2015 | Olympic Stadium, Montreal, Canada | ||||
| 2 | 13 February 2016 | Toyota Stadium, Frisco, United States | ||||
| 3 | 14 December 2016 | Arena da Amazônia, Manaus, Brazil | ||||
| 4 | 12 June 2018 | Estadio El Teniente, Rancagua, Chile | ||||
| 5 | 27 August 2018 | IMG Academy Field 11, Bradenton, United States | 11–0 | |||
| 6 | ||||||
| 7 | ||||||
| 8 | 5 October 2018 | H-E-B Park, Edinburg, United States | ||||
| 9 | 1 September 2019 | Pacaembu Stadium, São Paulo, Brazil | ||||
| 10 | 29 January 2020 | BBVA Stadium, Houston, Texas, United States | 1–0 | 6–1 | ||
| 11 | ||||||
| 12 | 20 February 2022 | 5–0 | 6–0 | 2022 CONCACAF W Championship qualification | ||
| 13 | 31 July 2023 | 1–2 | 1–3 | 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup | ||
| 14 | 25 September 2023 | 2–0 | 11–0 | 2024 CONCACAF W Gold Cup qualification | ||
| 15 | 10–0 | |||||
| 16 | 11–0 | |||||
| 17 | 4 December 2023 | 14–0 | 19–0 | |||
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