| Marcelo Herrera | |
| Fullname: | Marcelo Andrés Herrera Mansilla |
| Birth Date: | 3 November 1998 |
| Birth Place: | Corrientes, Argentina |
| Height: | 1.78 m[1] |
| Position: | Right-back |
| Currentclub: | Columbus Crew (on loan from River Plate) |
| Youthclubs1: | Textil Mandiyú |
| Youthclubs2: | Boca Unidos |
| Youthclubs3: | Rivadavia |
| Youthyears4: | 2016–2018 |
| Youthclubs4: | San Lorenzo |
| Years1: | 2018–2022 |
| Clubs1: | San Lorenzo |
| Caps1: | 46 |
| Goals1: | 3 |
| Years2: | 2022– |
| Clubs2: | River Plate |
| Caps2: | 59 |
| Goals2: | 2 |
| Years3: | 2024– |
| Clubs3: | → Columbus Crew (loan) |
| Caps3: | 0 |
| Goals3: | 0 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2019 |
| Nationalteam1: | Argentina U23 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 11 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
| Club-Update: | 19:55, 2 May 2024 (UTC) |
| Nationalteam-Update: | 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.[2]
Herrera started his senior career with San Lorenzo,[3] having had youth spells with Textil Mandiyú, Boca Unidos and Rivadavia.[4] [5] 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.[2] [6] Herrera ended 2018–19 with three goals, split across the Primera División, the Copa Argentina and the Copa Libertadores.[2] In September 2020, he suffered a fractured tibia due to a hard tackle in training with teammate Ángel Romero.[7]
On 3 February 2022, Herrera joined River Plate for a fee of US$3.2 million, signing a 3-year deal.[8] [9]
On 6 August, it was announced that he was loaned to Columbus Crew.[10]
In July 2019, Herrera made the Argentina U23s' squad for the Pan American Games in Peru.[11] He made five appearances as Argentina beat Honduras in the final to secure the trophy.[2]
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| 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 | |||
| Career total | 77 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 20 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 108 | 8 | |||