Giovany Herbert

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Herbert and the second or maternal family name is Forcheney.
Giovany Herbert
Personal information
Full name Giovany Aymar Herbert Forcheney
Date of birth (2005-03-12) 12 March 2005
Place of birth Colón, Panama
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[1]
Position Attacking midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Athletico Paranaense
Number 2
Youth career
Atlético Bilbao de Calle 8
Champions Academy
Árabe Unido
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2023–2025 Árabe Unido 31 (2)
2025– Athletico Paranaense 0 (0)
International career‡
2024 Panama U19 2 (0)
2024– Panama U20 8 (2)
2025– Panama 1 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 8 May 2025
‡ National team caps and goals as of 13:29, 2 July 2024 (UTC)

Giovany Aymar Herbert Forcheney (born 12 March 2005) is a Panamanian professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for the Brazilian club Athletico Paranaense and the Panama national team.

Playing career

Herbert began playing football at the age of 9 with Atlético Bilbao de Calle 8 then Champions Academy, before finishing his development with Árabe Unido.[2] In 2023 he debuted with the senior Árabe Unido team in the Liga Panameña de Fútbol.[3] On 27 February 2025, he joined the Campeonato Brasileiro Série B club Athletico Paranaense on a contract until 2027.[4]

International career

Herbert first debuted with the Panama U20s at the 2024 CONCACAF U-20 Championship.[5] He debuted with the senior Panama national team in a friendly 6–1 loss to Chile on 8 February 2025.[6] He again made the U20s for the 2025 Maurice Revello Tournament.[7] He was called up to the Panama U20s again for the 2025 FIFA U-20 World Cup.[8]

Personal life

Herbert's twin brother Antony Herbert is also a professional footballer.[6]

References

  1. ^ "Giovany Herbert jugará en la Serie B del fútbol brasileño". www.rpctv.com.
  2. ^ "Del Árabe Unido al fútbol español: Antony Herbert se une al Conquense". www.laestrella.com.pa.
  3. ^ "Golazo y convocatoria: Giovany Herbert con mira al amistoso en Chile". www.prensa.com. 4 February 2025.
  4. ^ Costa, André Luiz (8 March 2025). "Giovany Herbert no Athletico: saiba salário, contrato e multa rescisória".
  5. ^ Sarabia, André (12 July 2024). "Los 21 convocados de Panamá para el Campeonato Sub-20 de CONCACAF" (in Spanish). Panamanian Football Federation. Retrieved 13 July 2024.
  6. ^ a b "Nacieron gemelos, el fútbol los separó y ahora Panamá los vuelve a unir para el Mundial Sub-20: "La familia lo es todo"". Fútbol Centroamérica. 27 September 2025.
  7. ^ "Los 22 elegidos del DT Jorge Dely Valdés están listos para su desafío en el Maurice Revello" (in Spanish). FEDERACIÓN PANAMEÑA DE FÚTBOL. 1 June 2025.
  8. ^ "Definida la Selección Sub-20 de Panamá para el Mundial Chile 2025" [Panama's U-20 team for the 2025 World Cup in Chile has been announced] (in Spanish). Panamanian Football Federation. 22 September 2025.
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