33 Facts About Chris Herd

Christopher Herd was born on 4 April 1989 and is an Australian former international footballer.

Chris Herd represented Australia at under-20 level and won the first of his senior caps in September 2014.

Chris Herd was largely absent from the first-team for the next two seasons.

Chris Herd was loaned out to Bolton Wanderers in September 2014 and then Wigan Athletic in January 2015.

Chris Herd signed with Chesterfield in September 2015 before signing a deal to join Australian side Perth Glory in April 2016; however, he decided to terminate the contract for family reasons and signed for Gillingham in October 2016.

Chris Herd signed for Aston Villa from Australian club Bayswater City SC in February 2005, along with fellow Australian Shane Lowry, initially in a deal that was made up of a two-year Youth Training Scheme followed by him signing a one-year professional contract with the club.

Chris Herd made 19 appearances and scored twice for Aston Villa Reserves during his Youth Training Scheme campaign, as well as 21 appearances and one goal for the academy.

Chris Herd was part of the squad that won the HKFC Philips Lighting International Soccer Sevens in May 2007 and was rewarded with a two-year contract following the success.

Chris Herd played in various positions in his early career, most notably in central midfield and on the right wing.

In July 2008, Chris Herd was awarded with a new two-year deal.

In January 2008, Chris Herd signed on a one-month loan deal for Port Vale, and made his debut in the following match against Millwall.

Chris Herd received the first red card of his career in early February 2008, as Vale lost to Bristol Rovers.

Chris Herd started three matches and made a substitute appearance in another, to play a total of four games during his spell.

On 27 November 2009, Villa allowed Chris Herd to join League Two side Lincoln City on loan until the new year.

However, Jonas Olsson insisted that Chris Herd kicked out and deserved his dismissal.

In December 2011, Chris Herd had signed a new four-year contract, keeping him at Villa Park until 2015.

Chris Herd said that his actions "were out of character", and was forced to pay a club fine as manager Alex McLeish called the incident a "slur on the club".

Chris Herd scored his second goal for Villa in a League Cup win over Tranmere Rovers on 28 August 2012.

Chris Herd was released in the summer by Villa manager Tim Sherwood.

Chris Herd signed a four-month contract with League One side Chesterfield in September 2015.

On 28 April 2016, Chris Herd signed with Australian A-League side Perth Glory.

Chris Herd signed a one-year contract with League One side Gillingham in October 2016.

Chris Herd returned to Australia and signed a two-year contract with Tony Popovic's Western Sydney Wanderers in July 2017.

On 28 June 2018, Chris Herd signed with Thai League 1 champions Buriram United.

Chris Herd left the club at the end of the campaign.

Chris Herd signed with Malaysia Super League club Terengganu FC in December 2020.

Chris Herd played one game for the club in April 2021.

Chris Herd was selected in Australia's final under-20 Squad for the 2009 FIFA Under-20 World Cup in Egypt.

Chris Herd received his first call-up to the Australia senior squad in November 2011, when he was selected for the World Cup Qualification matches against Oman and Thailand, but had to withdraw from the squad because of injury.

Chris Herd later revealed that he had fallen out with head coach Holger Osieck and had to wait until Ange Postecoglou took charge before returning to the side.

Chris Herd made his debut for Australia in a friendly against Belgium on 4 September 2014.

Chris Herd was named as part of Australia's squad for the 2015 AFC Asian Cup.

However, Chris Herd injured his Achilles tendon in a training session before the match against Oman, ruling him out for the remainder of the tournament.