Franco Herrera

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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*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2022– Newell's Old Boys 5 (0)
2023Barracas 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.

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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]

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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.

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