Chris Herd
Nationality :
Australian
Date of Birth :
04/04/1989
Height :
5' 8" (173cm)
Weight :
12st 0lbs (76.27kg)
Squad Number :
31
Previous Clubs :
Lincoln City (loan), Wycombe (loan), Port Vale (loan),
Position :
Midfielder
He may not have had the same impact as the likes of Ciaran Clark and Marc Albrighton but there's no question 2010-11 was a breakthrough season for Chris Herd.
The popular and long-haired Aussie, hailing from Melbourne, made two starts for the first team - at right-back against Manchester City at Eastlands and as centre-half against Wolves at Villa Park.
That pretty much sums up the free-flowing footballer, who counts versatility as his number one strength.
Starting out as a central midfielder, he can now pretty much play any position - and is willing to do so for the good of the claret and blue.
The previous campaign was a standout one for Herd, as he made his Barclays Premier League debut in the 2-2 draw with Manchester United before subsequent sub appearances against Blackburn and Arsenal in consecutive games, West Brom and Wigan.
He also managed the incredible feat of bagging a hat-trick in the 10-1 demolition of the Gunners in a reserve rout - from RIGHT-BACK.
He continued that amazing week in January 2011 by penning a new three-and-a-half year deal, which will keep him at the club until June 2014.
He will be hoping to really kick on during the 2011-12 campaign.
Herd started out at Australian club Bayswater City before arriving in Birmingham with the sole goal of impressing claret and blue coaches along with fellow Aussie Shane Lowry.
He did just that in early 2005 as a maturing 15-year-old.
He soon became a regular fixture of the youth team and the reserve side and while a vast change in culture would bring about homesickness in many, it never really affected Herd.
Herd enjoyed successful temporary stints at Port Vale - at the tender age of 18 - and Wycombe early on in his development, with another at Lincoln coming, under the tutelage of former Villa striker Chris Sutton.
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