Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 19 January 2005 | ||
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 | |||
–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) |
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.
Herrera played more basketball than football as a youngster until he joined the academy at Newells.[1]
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]
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]