Franco Herrera

Franco Herrera (born 19 September 2003) is an Argentine footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Barracas Central on loan from Newell's Old Boys, and the Argentina national under-20 football team.

Franco Herrera

Personal information
Date of birth	(2003-09-19) 19 September 2003 (age 21)
Place of birth	Bandera, Argentina
Height	1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team	Newell's Old Boys
Number	23
Youth career
0000–2022	Newell's Old Boys
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2022–	Newell's Old Boys	5	(0)
2023	→ Barracas Central (loan)	0	(0)
International career‡
2019	Argentina U16	1	(0)
2023	Argentina U20	2	(0)
*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)

Early life

Herrera played more basketball than football as a youngster until he joined the academy at Newells.^[1]

Career

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

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

1. "Herrera: from basketball to tackle in the Rosario classic". Ole.com.ar.
2. "Franco Herrera passed the test in a very good way". La Capital.
3. "Franco Herrera the goalkeeper from Banderense passed the test in a very good way". Sursantiago.com.
4. "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.
5. "Franco Herrera, the young man from Bandera who became champion with the Under-16 National Team". Noticiasdelestero.com.
6. "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.
7. "Los números de la Selección en el Sudamericano Sub 20" (in Spanish). Olé. 16 January 2023.

External links

Franco Herrera at Soccerway