Rodrigo Herrera

Rodrigo Ezequiel Herrera (born 2 August 2000) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Platense, on loan from Defensa y Justicia.^[3]

Rodrigo Herrera

Personal information
Full name	Rodrigo Ezequiel Herrera
Date of birth	(2000-08-02) 2 August 2000 (age 25)
Place of birth	Florencio Varela, Argentina[1]
Height	1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s)	Defensive midfielder[2]
Team information
Current team	Platense (on loan from Defensa y Justicia)
Number	5
Youth career
	Defensa y Justicia
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2020–	Defensa y Justicia	10	(0)
2021–2022	→ San Martín T. (loan)	55	(1)
2023–2024	→ Barracas Central (loan)	61	(0)
2025–	→ Platense (loan)	18	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 17:01, 8 July 2025 (UTC)

Career

Herrera is a product of the Defensa y Justicia youth system.^[4][5][6][7] He made the move into their first-team squad in December 2020 under manager Hernán Crespo, initially appearing on the substitute's bench for a Copa Sudamericana round of sixteen second leg victory away to Vasco da Gama on 3 December.^[3] On 6 December, Herrera made his senior debut in a defeat away to Independiente in the Copa de la Liga Profesional first group stage; featuring for the full duration at the Estadio Libertadores de América.^{[3][8][9][10]}

Career statistics

As of 7 December 2020.^[3]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			Cup		League Cup		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Defensa y Justicia	2020–21[nb 1]	Primera División	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Career total			1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0

Notes

1. Soccerway counts Copa de la Liga Profesional appearances as league appearances.

Honours

Platense

• Argentine Primera División: 2025 Apertura^[11]