Franco Herrera
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 19 September 2003 | ||
| Place of birth | Bandera, Argentina | ||
| Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | San Martín de Tucumán on loan from Newell's Old Boys | ||
| Number | 23 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2022 | Newell's Old Boys | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2022– | Newell's Old Boys | 5 | (0) |
| 2023 | → Barracas Central (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 2024 | → San Martín de Tucumán (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2019 | Argentina U16 | 1 | (0) |
| 2023 | Argentina U20 | 2 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13:20, 09 May 2023 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 13:14, 09 May 2023 (UTC) | |||
Franco Herrera (born 19 September 2003) is an Argentine footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for San Martín de Tucumán on loan from Newell's Old Boys, and the Argentina national under-20 football team.
Early life
[edit]Herrera played more basketball than football as a youngster until he joined the academy at Newells.[1]
Career
[edit]Herrera made his senior league debut in April 2022 for Newell's Old Boys, keeping a clean sheet in a 1–0 win against Club Atlético Patronato.[2] He also received praise for his performance in a 0–0 draw with Racing Club at the Estadio Marcelo Bielsa a week later.[3] In February 2023 he joined Barracas Central on loan.[4]
International career
[edit]In 2019 Herrera played for the Argentina under-16 team which won a UEFA development tournament in Portugal.[5] He was named in the Argentina under-20 squad by Javier Mascherano for the 2023 South American U-20 Championship held in Colombia in January and February 2023.[6][7]
References
[edit]- ^ "Herrera: from basketball to tackle in the Rosario classic". Ole.com.ar.
- ^ "Franco Herrera passed the test in a very good way". La Capital.
- ^ "Franco Herrera the goalkeeper from Banderense passed the test in a very good way". Sursantiago.com.
- ^ "Del arco del Sub-20 al de Olavarría y Luna! -Franco Herrera se suma a Barracas Central". Vermouth-deportivo. 2 February 2023. Retrieved 9 May 2023.
- ^ "Franco Herrera, the young man from Bandera who became champion with the Under-16 National Team". Noticiasdelestero.com.
- ^ "Lista oficial de convocados de la Selección Sub 20 para el Sudamericano" (in Spanish). Argentine Football Association. 6 January 2023. Archived from the original on 6 January 2023. Retrieved 7 January 2023.
- ^ "Los números de la Selección en el Sudamericano Sub 20" (in Spanish). Olé. 16 January 2023.
External links
[edit]Franco Herrera at Soccerway
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