Marcelo Herrera (footballer, born 1992)

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

Marcelo Herrera
Personal information
Full name Luis Marcelo Herrera
Date of birth (1992-02-26) 26 February 1992
Place of birth Ledesma, Argentina
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Centre-back
Team information
Current team
 Gimnasia y Tiro
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 10 (0)
2025– Gimnasia y Tiro 4 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 17:12, 11 August 2025 (UTC)

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

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]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k "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.
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