Franco Herrera (born 19 September 2003) is an Argentine footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Arsenal Sarandí.

Franco Herrera
Personal information
Date of birth (2003-09-19) 19 September 2003 (age 22)
Place of birth Bandera, Argentina
Height 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
Arsenal Sarandí
Youth career
–2022 Newell's Old Boys
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2022–2024 Newell's Old Boys 5 (0)
2023Barracas Central (loan) 0 (0)
2024San Martín de Tucumán (loan) 1 (0)
2025– Arsenal Sarandí 3 (0)
International career
2019 Argentina U16 1 (0)
2023 Argentina U20 2 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 17:22, 29 December 2025 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals as of 13:14, 09 May 2023 (UTC)

Early life

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

Club career

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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

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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

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Franco Herrera at Soccerway