Héctor Moreno

Héctor Moreno
Moreno with Mexico at the 2018 FIFA World Cup
Personal information
Full name Héctor Alfredo Moreno Herrera
Date of birth (1988-01-17) 17 January 1988
Place of birth Culiacán, Sinaloa, Mexico
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position Centre-back
Youth career
2003–2006 UNAM
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2006–2007 UNAM 44 (2)
2008–2011 AZ 80 (6)
2011–2015 Espanyol 118 (7)
2015–2017 PSV 61 (11)
2017–2018 Roma 5 (0)
2018–2019 Real Sociedad 33 (2)
2019–2021 Al-Gharafa 34 (1)
2021–2025 Monterrey 112 (1)
International career
2005 Mexico U17 6 (2)
2007 Mexico U20 4 (1)
2007–2023 Mexico 132 (5)
Medal record
Representing  Mexico
Winner FIFA U-17 World Championship 2005
Winner CONCACAF Gold Cup 2011
Winner CONCACAF Gold Cup 2019
Runner-up CONCACAF Gold Cup 2021
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 09:25, 13 November 2025 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals as of 26 March 2023

Héctor Alfredo Moreno Herrera (born 17 January 1988) is a Mexican former professional footballer who played as a centre-back.

Moreno progressed through the youth ranks of Universidad Nacional, making his senior debut in 2006 at the age of 18. In 2007, he transferred to Dutch club AZ Alkmaar, where he won the Eredivisie title. He joined Spanish side Espanyol in 2011 and remained with the team for four seasons before returning to the Netherlands with PSV Eindhoven. Subsequent moves included Roma in Italy, Real Sociedad in Spain, and Al-Gharafa in Qatar. Moreno later returned to Mexico to play for Monterrey, retiring after four years with the club.

Moreno was a member of the Mexico national under-17 team that won the 2005 World Championship held in Peru. He has also represented Mexico at the 2010, 2014, 2018, and 2022 FIFA World Cup, as well as the 2011 and 2019 CONCACAF Gold Cup, the Copa América Centenario, and the 2013 and 2017 FIFA Confederations Cup.