Marcelo Herrera (footballer, born 1992)

Not to be confused with Marcelo Herrera (footballer, born 1966) or Marcelo Herrera (footballer, born 1998).

Luis Marcelo Herrera (born 26 February 1992) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Primera Nacional club Agropecuario.^[1]

Marcelo Herrera

Personal information
Full name	Luis Marcelo Herrera
Date of birth	(1992-02-26) 26 February 1992 (age 32)
Place of birth	Ledesma, Argentina
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s)	Centre-back
Team information
Current team	Agropecuario
Youth career
	Club Ledesma
	Nueva Chicago
	Lanús
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2012–2019	Lanús	47	(1)
2014	→ Talleres (loan)	0	(0)
2015	→ Olimpo (loan)	12	(1)
2019	→ Belgrano (loan)	9	(0)
2019	→ Defensa y Justicia (loan)	2	(0)
2020–2021	Godoy Cruz	5	(0)
2021	Sarmiento	1	(0)
2022–2023	Deportes La Serena	18	(2)
2023	Agropecuario	18	(0)
2023–2024	Bhayangkara	12	(1)
2024–	Agropecuario	4	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 6 August 2024

Career

Herrera had youth spells with Club Ledesma and Nueva Chicago before joining Lanús.^[2][3] His Lanús senior career began in 2012, he was an unused substitute for a win over San Martín in the Argentine Primera División on 15 November.^[1][4] His professional debut arrived later in the 2012–13 season, on 11 March 2013, against Arsenal de Sarandí.^[1] He made two more appearances in all competitions for Lanús, prior to leaving on loan in July 2014 to play for Torneo Federal A's Talleres.^[1] Fourteen appearances followed as the club were beaten in a promotion play-off final.^[1] On 19 January 2015, Herrera joined Primera División side Olimpo on loan.^[1]

His first senior goal came in his tenth appearance versus Gimnasia y Esgrima on 3 October.^[1] In total, Herrera scored one goal in fourteen games for Olimpo.^[1] He went on to play forty-three times over the following two seasons for Lanús, whilst also scoring his first goal for the club during a 4–2 victory against Banfield in April 2017.^[1] January 2019 saw Herrera sign for Belgrano.^[5]

Career statistics

As of 4 January 2019.^[1]

Club statistics

Club	Season	League			Cup[a]		League Cup		Continental[b]		Other[c]		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Lanús	2012–13	Primera División	1	0	1	0	—		—		0	0	2	0
	2013–14		1	0	0	0	—		0	0	0	0	1	0
	2014		0	0	0	0	—		0	0	0	0	0	0
	2015		0	0	0	0	—		0	0	0	0	0	0
	2016		6	0	0	0	—		—		0	0	6	0
	2016–17		25	1	3	0	—		7[d]	0	2[e]	0	37	1
	2017–18		12	0	1	0	—		2[f]	0	0	0	15	0
	2018–19		3	0	1	0	—		2	0	0	0	6	0
	Total		48	1	6	0	—		11	0	2	0	67	1
Talleres (loan)	2014	Torneo Federal A	9	0	1	0	—		—		4[g]	0	14	0
Olimpo (loan)	2015	Primera División	12	1	0	0	—		—		2[h]	0	14	1
Belgrano	2018–19	Primera División	0	0	0	0	—		—		0	0	0	0
Career total			63	2	7	0	—		11	0	8	0	89	2

1. Includes the Copa Argentina
2. Includes the Copa Libertadores and Copa Sudamericana
3. Includes the Copa Bicentenario, Supercopa Argentina, Torneo Federal A play-offs and Primera División play-offs
4. Two appearances in 2016 Copa Sudamericana, five appearances in 2017 Copa Libertadores
5. One appearance in 2016 Copa Bicentenario, one appearance in 2016 Supercopa Argentina
6. Two appearances in 2017 Copa Libertadores
7. Four appearances in 2014 Torneo Federal A play-offs
8. Two appearances in 2015 Primera División play-offs

Honours

Lanús^[1]

• Argentine Primera División: 2016
• Copa Bicentenario: 2016
• Supercopa Argentina: 2016

References

1. "Marcelo Herrera profile". Soccerway. 17 March 2018. Retrieved 17 March 2018.
2. "Herrera, ledesmense campeón con Lanús". El Tribuno. 20 June 2016. Retrieved 17 March 2018.
3. "Entra algo de platita". Olé. 13 May 2012. Retrieved 17 March 2018.
4. "Marcelo Herrera profile". BDFA. 17 March 2018. Retrieved 17 March 2018.
5. "Marcelo Herrera, nuevo jugador de Belgrano". Marca. 4 January 2019. Retrieved 17 March 2018.

External links

• Marcelo Herrera at Soccerway