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Argentine footballer Not to be confused with Marcelo Herrera (footballer, born 1966) or Marcelo Herrera (footballer, born 1992).

Marcelo Herrera
Personal information
Full name Marcelo Andrés Herrera Mansilla
Date of birth (1998-11-03) 3 November 1998 (age 26)
Place of birth Corrientes, Argentina
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Right-back
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) 4 (1)
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.

Club career

Herrera started his senior career with San Lorenzo, having had youth spells with Textil Mandiyú, Boca Unidos and Rivadavia. 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. Herrera ended 2018–19 with three goals, split across the Primera División, the Copa Argentina and the Copa Libertadores. In September 2020, he suffered a fractured tibia due to a hard tackle in training with teammate Ángel Romero.

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

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

On a September 18 match against Toronto FC, Herrera scored his first goal with the Crew.

International career

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

Career statistics

As of 28 August 2024.
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 4 1 0 0 4 0 6 1
Career total 78 4 7 1 8 0 20 2 0 0 5 8

Honours

Argentina U23

Columbus Crew

References

  1. "Marcelo Herrera" (in Spanish). Club Atlético River Plate. Retrieved 27 September 2022.
  2. Marcelo Herrera at WorldFootball.net
  3. ^ "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. Two Second Half Goals See Reds Defeated At BMO Field
  13. "Lista de convocados de la Selección Sub 23 para los Juegos Panamericanos". AFA. 17 July 2019. Retrieved 29 July 2019.
  14. "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

Columbus Crew – current squad
  • Head coach: Nancy
  • Assistant coach: Ampadu
  • Assistant coach: Damet
  • Goalkeeping coach: Boerger
  • Fitness coach: Gueguen
  • Technical director: Nichols
Argentina men's football squad – 2020 Summer Olympics
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