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]
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| Full name | Marcelo Andrés Herrera Mansilla | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 3 November 1998 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Corrientes, Argentina | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[1] | ||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Right-back[2] | ||||||||||||||||
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Current team |
Columbus Crew (on loan from River Plate) | ||||||||||||||||
| Number | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| 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) | 10 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||
| 2019 | Argentina U23 | 11 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:55, 2 January 2025 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 16:24, 7 August 2024 (UTC) | |||||||||||||||||
Club career
editHerrera 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$2.5 million, signing a 3-year deal, with San Lorenzo holding a 30% sell-on clause.[9][10] He extended his contract in February 2024 for an additional year, with his new deal expiring in December 2026.[11]
On 6 August 2024, it was announced that he was loaned to Columbus Crew.[12]
On a September 18 match against Toronto FC, Herrera scored his first goal with the Crew.[13]
International career
editIn July 2019, Herrera made the Argentina U23s' squad for the Pan American Games in Peru.[14] He made five appearances as Argentina beat Honduras in the final to secure the trophy.[3]
Career statistics
edit- As of 28 August 2024.[3]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | League Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
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| 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 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 1 | ||||
| Career total | 78 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 20 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 8 | ||
Honours
edit- Argentina U23[15]
River Plate
Columbus Crew
- Leagues Cup: 2024
- Campeones Cup runner-up: 2024
References
edit- ^ "Marcelo Herrera" (in Spanish). Club Atlético River Plate. Retrieved 27 September 2022.
- ^ Marcelo Herrera at WorldFootball.net
- ^ a b c d e "Argentina - M. Herrera". Soccerway. Retrieved 28 October 2018.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Marcelo Herrera hizo realidad el sueño de jugar en primera". Diario Epoca. 22 September 2018. Retrieved 28 October 2018.
- ^ "El juvenil Herrera, y un sueño hecho realidad". El Libertador. 24 September 2018. Retrieved 28 October 2018.
- ^ "Ficha Estadistica de MARCELO HERRERA". BDFA. Retrieved 28 October 2018.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "River Plate acordó con San Lorenzo por Andrés Herrera". ESPN.com.ar (in Spanish). 3 February 2022. Retrieved 21 April 2023.
- ^ "Andrés Herrera, nuevo refuerzo de River: "Me voy de un grande a otro grande"". El Intransigente (in Spanish). 4 February 2022. Retrieved 24 January 2025.
- ^ "Andrés Herrera renovó contrato con River Plate". ESPN.com.ar (in Spanish). 21 February 2024. Retrieved 24 January 2025.
- ^ "Columbus Crew acquire Andrés Herrera via loan from River Plate | Columbus Crew". ColumbusCrew.com. 6 August 2024. Retrieved 7 August 2024.
- ^ Two Second Half Goals See Reds Defeated At BMO Field
- ^ "Lista de convocados de la Selección Sub 23 para los Juegos Panamericanos". AFA. 17 July 2019. Retrieved 29 July 2019.
- ^ "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.
External links
edit- Marcelo Herrera at Soccerway