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| Full name | Marcelo Andrés Herrera Mansilla | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | (1998-11-03)3 November 1998 (age 27) | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Corrientes, Argentina | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[1] | ||||||||||||||||
| Position | Right-back[2] | ||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Columbus Crew (on loan fromRiver Plate) | ||||||||||||||||
| Number | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
| Textil Mandiyú | |||||||||||||||||
| Boca Unidos | |||||||||||||||||
| Rivadavia | |||||||||||||||||
| 2016–2018 | San Lorenzo | ||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 2018–2022 | San Lorenzo | 46 | (3) | ||||||||||||||
| 2022– | River Plate | 59 | (2) | ||||||||||||||
| 2024– | →Columbus Crew (loan) | 30 | (5) | ||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||
| 2019 | Argentina U23 | 11 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 07:56, 21 October 2025 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 16:24, 7 August 2024 (UTC) | |||||||||||||||||
Marcelo Andrés Herrera Mansilla (born 3 November 1998) is an Argentine professionalfootballer who plays as aright-back forMajor League Soccer clubColumbus Crew, on loan fromRiver Plate.[3]
Herrera started his senior career withSan Lorenzo,[4] having had youth spells withTextil Mandiyú,Boca Unidos andRivadavia.[5][6] He was selected in the club's senior squad during the2018–19 Argentine Primera División campaign, with his professional debut arriving on 21 September 2018 during a win overPatronato at theEstadio Pedro Bidegain; he played the full ninety minutes as San Lorenzo won 3–2.[3][7] Herrera ended2018–19 with three goals, split across the Primera División, theCopa Argentina and theCopa Libertadores.[3] In September 2020, he suffered a fractured tibia due to a hard tackle in training with teammateÁngel Romero.[8]
On 3 February 2022, Herrera joinedRiver Plate for a fee of US$2.5 million, signing a 3-year deal, with San Lorenzo holding a 30% sell-on clause.[9][10] He extended his contract in February 2024 for an additional year, with his new deal expiring in December 2026.[11]
On 6 August 2024, it was announced that he was loaned to theColumbus Crew until 30 June 2025.[12] He scored his first goal with his new club on 18 September againstToronto FC.[13] On 14 July 2025, it was announced that his loan was extended for another year.[14]
In July 2019, Herrera made theArgentina U23s' squad for thePan American Games in Peru.[15] He made five appearances as Argentina beat Honduras in the final to secure the trophy.[3]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | League Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
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| 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 | ||
| Columbus Crew | 2024 | Major League Soccer | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 1 | ||||
| Career total | 78 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 20 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 8 | ||
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