Ander Herrera

On 23 April, Herrera featured in United's triumph in the FA Cup Semi-final over Everton at Wembley; on as an 87th-minute substitute for Marouane Fellaini with the score tied at 1–1, Herrera played a one-two with Anthony Martial, sending the Frenchman through on goal to score a dramatic injury-time winner to seal a 2–1 win and send United through to the final.

United went on to beat Crystal Palace 2–1 in the final, securing the cup and Herrera's first major honour with United.

Ander Herrera Agüera (born 14 August 1989) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for La Liga club Athletic Bilbao.

Born in Bilbao, Basque Country, Herrera began his career at Real Zaragoza and made his professional debut in the Segunda División in the 2008–09 season.

He made 19 appearances that season as the Aragonese club made an immediate return to La Liga.

He made his top-flight debut on 29 August 2009, in a 1–0 home win against CD Tenerife.

During the 2009–10 campaign, Herrera was one of Zaragoza's most used players as the club managed to retain its top-flight status.

He scored his first league goal on 6 December, but in a 4–1 away defeat to RCD Mallorca.

In 2010–11, Herrera continued to feature regularly for Zaragoza, under both José Aurelio Gay and his successor Javier Aguirre.

Herrera began his career at Zaragoza, before moving to Athletic Bilbao in 2011 and then to Manchester United for €36 million in 2014.

On 7 February 2011, Herrera agreed to join Athletic Bilbao on a five-year contract for a reported €7.5 million effective as of 1 July.

Buyout clauses were set at €36 million in his first three seasons and €40 million in the remainder.

Herrera made his official debut for Athletic Bilbao on 18 August 2011, playing the full 90 minutes in a 0–0 home draw against Trabzonspor in the 2011–12 UEFA Europa League.

He appeared in 54 official matches and scored four goals in his first season with the Basque club, who reached the finals of both the Copa del Rey and the Europa League.

In his third and final season he played 33 league games as Athletic qualified for the UEFA Champions League for the first time in 16 years.

Herrera has won tournaments with Spain at under-20 and under-21 level, and represented his nation at the 2012 Summer Olympics.

Herrera was the subject of a £24 million offer from Manchester United in August 2013, but the bid was rejected by Athletic Bilbao.

A year later, Manchester United tried to sign him again.

On 26 June 2014, Athletic announced on their official website that they had rejected a €36 million (£28.85 million) bid from Manchester United for Herrera.

Athletic Bilbao later confirmed that Herrera had activated his buyout clause, allowing United to sign him.

Manchester United announced on the same day they had completed the signing of Herrera on a four-year contract, pending the receipt of an International Transfer Certificate.

Herrera made his debut in the opening game of the Premier League season on 16 August, a 2–1 home defeat to Swansea City.

He played 67 minutes before being substituted for Marouane Fellaini.

Herrera picked up an injury during training and missed Manchester United's next two games against Sunderland and Burnley.

In his first game back after returning from injury, against Queens Park Rangers on 14 September 2014, he scored his first goal for the club and made an assist as Manchester United won the game 4–0.

He scored again in United's next game, flicking in Ángel Di María's shot with his heel in their 5–3 defeat to newly promoted Leicester City on 21 September.

Herrera scored his first FA Cup goal with a dipping effort in a third round tie against Yeovil Town on 4 January 2015.

Herrera followed his cup goal against Yeovil with an important equalising goal against Preston North End in the FA Cup fifth round; United would go on to win the tie 3–1 and progress to the quarter final stage.

Herrera started a Premier League game for the first time since 2 December against Swansea City, scoring United's only goal – his fifth of the season – in a 2–1 defeat.

On 4 April, Herrera scored the first brace of his career to help United beat Aston Villa 3–1; he was also named man of the match for his performances.

On 26 August 2015, in his first start of the season, he provided an assist for Wayne Rooney's second goal and scored the fourth goal in a 4–0 win (7–1 aggregate) over Belgian side Club Brugge in the second leg of their Champions League play-off.

He scored his second goal of the season from the penalty spot in Manchester United's 3–1 home win over Liverpool on 12 September.

His good form continued with a man-of-the-match performance in a 3–0 win against Everton at Goodison Park, in which he scored United's second – heading in from a Marcos Rojo cross, and assisting Rooney's goal in the second half.

With the English club, he won the FA Cup, FA Community Shield, EFL Cup and UEFA Europa League (in which he was named man of the match in the final), and was named as their player of the year for the 2016–17 season.

He made his senior international debut for La Roja in November 2016, but would only ever make two appearances, his final one being in March 2017.

On 25 February 2016, Herrera scored his first European goal at Old Trafford – a powerfully converted penalty in the latter stages of a 5–1 win over FC Midtjylland, in the Round of 32 of the Europa League.

Later that week, on 28 February, Herrera scored the winning goal in a 3–2 victory over Arsenal.

He moved to Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) in 2019, winning the domestic quadruple and starting in the UEFA Champions League final against Bayern Munich in his first season, where PSG lost 1–0.

At PSG, Herrera won Ligue 1, the Coupe de France, and the Trophée des Champions all twice, and the Coupe de la Ligue once.

In 2022, he returned to Athletic Bilbao, first on loan before a permanent move in January 2023.