Marcelo Herrera (footballer, born 1998)

Argentine footballer

Marcelo Herrera
Personal information
Full name Marcelo Andrés Herrera Mansilla
Date of birth (1998-11-03) 3 November 1998 (age 25)
Place of birth Corrientes, Argentina
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[1]
Position(s) Right-back[2]
Team information
Current team
Columbus Crew
(on loan from River Plate)
Youth career
Textil Mandiyú
Boca Unidos
Rivadavia
2016–2018 San Lorenzo
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018–2022 San Lorenzo 46 (3)
2022– River Plate 59 (2)
2024– → Columbus Crew (loan) 1 (0)
International career
2019 Argentina U23 11 (0)
Medal record
Representing  Argentina
Men's Football
Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place 2019 Lima Team Competition
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:55, 2 May 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 16:24, 7 August 2024 (UTC)

Marcelo Andrés Herrera Mansilla (born 3 November 1998) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Major League Soccer club Columbus Crew, on loan from River Plate.[3]

Club career

Herrera started his senior career with San Lorenzo,[4] having had youth spells with Textil Mandiyú, Boca Unidos and Rivadavia.[5][6] He was selected in the club's senior squad during the 2018–19 Argentine Primera División campaign, with his professional debut arriving on 21 September 2018 during a win over Patronato at the Estadio Pedro Bidegain; he played the full ninety minutes as San Lorenzo won 3–2.[3][7] Herrera ended 2018–19 with three goals, split across the Primera División, the Copa Argentina and the Copa Libertadores.[3] In September 2020, he suffered a fractured tibia due to a hard tackle in training with teammate Ángel Romero.[8]

On 3 February 2022, Herrera joined River Plate for a fee of US$3.2 million, signing a 3-year deal.[9][10]

On 6 August, it was announced that he was loaned to Columbus Crew.[11]

International career

In July 2019, Herrera made the Argentina U23s' squad for the Pan American Games in Peru.[12] He made five appearances as Argentina beat Honduras in the final to secure the trophy.[3]

Career statistics

As of 28 August 2024.[3]
Club statistics
Club Season League Cup League Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
San Lorenzo 2018–19 Primera División 10 1 1 0 4 1 5 1 0 0 20 3
2019–20 12 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 1
2021 24 1 0 0 0 0 8 1 0 0 32 2
Total 46 3 3 0 4 1 13 2 0 0 66 6
River Plate 2022 Primera División 26 1 3 1 0 0 5 0 0 0 34 2
2023 5 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 8 0
Total 31 1 4 1 0 0 7 0 0 0 42 2
Columbus Crew 2024 Major League Soccer 1 0 0 0 4 0 6 1
Career total 78 4 7 1 8 0 20 2 0 0 5 8

Honours

Argentina U23[13]

Columbus Crew

References

  1. ^ "Marcelo Herrera" (in Spanish). Club Atlético River Plate. Retrieved 27 September 2022.
  2. ^ Marcelo Herrera at WorldFootball.net
  3. ^ a b c d e "Argentina - M. Herrera". Soccerway. Retrieved 28 October 2018.
  4. ^ "Andrés Herrera, nuevo refuerzo de River: "Me voy de un grande a otro grande"". El Intransigente (in Spanish). 4 February 2022. Retrieved 7 August 2024.
  5. ^ "Marcelo Herrera hizo realidad el sueño de jugar en primera". Diario Epoca. 22 September 2018. Retrieved 28 October 2018.
  6. ^ "El juvenil Herrera, y un sueño hecho realidad". El Libertador. 24 September 2018. Retrieved 28 October 2018.
  7. ^ "Ficha Estadistica de MARCELO HERRERA". BDFA. Retrieved 28 October 2018.
  8. ^ Hirschbrand, Gaston (5 February 2022). "Las 5 cosas que no sabías de Andrés Herrera, el nuevo refuerzo del River de Gallardo". 90min.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 7 August 2024.
  9. ^ "River Plate acordó con San Lorenzo por Andrés Herrera". ESPN.com.ar (in Spanish). 3 February 2022. Retrieved 21 April 2023.
  10. ^ Olé, Diario Deportivo (8 February 2022). "Herrera puso la firma en River". Olé (in Spanish). Retrieved 21 April 2023.
  11. ^ "Columbus Crew acquire Andrés Herrera via loan from River Plate | Columbus Crew". ColumbusCrew.com. 6 August 2024. Retrieved 7 August 2024.
  12. ^ "Lista de convocados de la Selección Sub 23 para los Juegos Panamericanos". AFA. 17 July 2019. Retrieved 29 July 2019.
  13. ^ "La selección de fútbol vence a Honduras y se queda con la medalla dorada de los Juegos Panamericanos". Infobae. 10 August 2019. Retrieved 15 August 2019.
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  • Assistant coach: Ampadu
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