Club Name: Club Sport Herediano
Stadium: Estadio Rosabal Cordero
Nickname(s): El Team, Los Florenses
Manager: Jafet Soto
Club Honors
League Titles: 29
CONCACAF League: 1 (2018)
Style of Play
Despite tinkering with multiple formations, Herediano still relies heavily on a two-striker system. Last season, that manifested itself in a 5-3-2. Even still, the 4-4-2 remains the most prominent system for El Team.
Especially when Jafet Soto feels like stepping in to manage, which feels like every other week.
Herediano’s direct style is built around a target man possessing aerial dominance. The ability to win vertical passes is the main objective. The second, more mobile striker, is looking to win the flick in behind, or receive a penetrating pass following a lay-off. The ability to go at defenders is an absolute necessity. The target man will often create 1v1 or 1v2 opportunities closer to goal.
This style of play is a direct result of Herediano frustrating the opposition’s attack, playing a lower block in defense.
When the objective is not to get the ball to the target man in as few passes as possible, Herediano plays a more traditional style. The central midfielders are patient in possession. One striker drops in midfield to create numerical advantages. Possession will be recycled as needed. Both central midfielders will look to play between defensive lines, or to the wide midfielders. The use of width here is to provide service into the area, or combine with the overlapping fullback to do so.
Herediano will not always rely on traditional wingers in this system, but rather players that possess the necessary attributes to provide service
Best XI
Key Players
| Player Name: Gerson Torres |
| Player Rating: ★★★★★ |
| Date of Birth: 1997-Aug-28 |
| Age: 24 |
| Citizenship: Costa Rica |
| Primary Position: Winger |
| Position Style: Playmaking Winger |
| PLAYER GRADES |
| 2021 Clausura: 4.18 |
| 2022 Apertura: 3.67 |
| Player Name: Yeltsin Tejeda |
| Player Rating: ★★★★ |
| Date of Birth: 1992-Mar-17 |
| Age: 30 |
| Citizenship: Costa Rica |
| Primary Position: Defensive Midfielder |
| Position Style: Box-to-Box |
| PLAYER GRADES |
| 2021 Clausura: 3.71 |
| 2022 Apertura: 3.67 |
| Player Name: Yendrick Ruiz |
| Player Rating: ★★★★ |
| Date of Birth: 1987-Apr-12 |
| Age: 35 |
| Citizenship: Costa Rica |
| Primary Position: Striker |
| Position Style: Target Man |
| PLAYER GRADES |
| 2021 Clausura: 3.47 |
| 2022 Apertura: 3.35 |
Squad Overview
| # | Player Name | Position | Playing Style | 2021 Grade |
| 1 | Esteban Alvarado | GK | Penalty Specialist | 4.50 |
| 20 | Bryan Segura | GK | Shot Stopper | 3.59 |
| 31 | Carlos Umaña | GK | N/A | 3.00 |
| 37 | Keysher Fuller | RB | Attacking Fullback | 3.07 |
| 97 | Rocky Rodriguez | RB | Attacking Fullback | – |
| 25 | Brandon Bonilla | LB | Crossing Specialist | 3.13 |
| 90 | Waylon Francis | LB | Attacking Fullback | – |
| 11 | Diego Gonzalez | LB | Attacking Fullback | 2.40 |
| 24 | Miguel Basulto | CB | Ball-Playing Defender | 3.31 |
| 99 | Kenyor Brown | CB | Stopper | 3.71 |
| 2 | Aaron Salazar | CB | Balanced | 4.07 |
| 16 | Ariel Soto | CB | Stopper | 3.00 |
| 4 | Orlando Galo | DM | Balanced | 3.20 |
| 5 | Oscar Granados | DM | Destroyer | 3.25 |
| 10 | Yeltsin Tejeda | DM | Box-to-Box | 3.71 |
| 12 | Jefferson Brenes | CM | Box-to-Box | 3.00 |
| 23 | Alejandro Bran | 10 | Creative Playmaker | 3.00 |
| 28 | Gerson Torres | 10 | Creative Playmaker | 4.18 |
| 27 | Jewison Bennette | Winger | Playmaking Winger | 3.04 |
| 22 | Kennedy Rocha | Winger | Playmaking Winger | 2.95 |
| 58 | Luis Miguel Franco | LM | Wide Midfielder | 3.27 |
| 94 | John Jairo Ruiz | FWD | Advanced Playmaker | 3.08 |
| 21 | Jostin Daly | 9 | Target Man | 2.83 |
| 19 | Jonathan McDonald | 9 | Target Man | 3.08 |
| 77 | Jose Guilermo Ortiz | 9 | Target Man | 3.44 |
| 26 | Bryan Rojas | 9 | Mobile Striker | 3.14 |
| 7 | Yendrick Ruiz | 9 | Target Man | 3.47 |
| 15 | Kenneth Vargas | 9 | Mobile Striker | 3.35 |
CRC FUTBOL 