Nahuel Herrera
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Nahuel Herrera Viera | ||
| Date of birth | 1 December 2004 | ||
| Place of birth | Rosario, Uruguay | ||
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)[1] | ||
| Position | Centre-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Peñarol | ||
| Number | 34 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Peñarol | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2023– | Peñarol | 40 | (1) |
| International career | |||
| 2018–2019 | Uruguay U15 | 10 | (1) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 1 August 2026 | |||
Nahuel Herrera Viera (born 1 December 2004) is a Uruguayan professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Liga AUF Uruguaya club Peñarol.[2]
Club career
Herrera is a youth academy graduate of Peñarol.[3] He made his professional debut for the club on 5 March 2023 in a 2–1 league win against Deportivo Maldonado.[4][5] He scored his first goal on 27 March 2025 in a 2–0 win against Juventud.[6]
International career
Herrera has represented Uruguay at the under-15 level.[7] He made his debut for the team on 18 September 2018 in a friendly match against Argentine club Newell's Old Boys, scoring a goal in a 4–4 draw.[8] However, he was not included in Uruguay's squad for the 2019 South American U-15 Championship.[9]
Personal life
Herrera cites Walter Olivera and Virgil van Dijk as his football role models.[3][10]
Career statistics
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Peñarol | 2023 | Liga AUF Uruguaya | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| 2024 | Liga AUF Uruguaya | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
| 2025 | Liga AUF Uruguaya | 26 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 8[b] | 1 | 4[c] | 0 | 40 | 2 | |
| 2026 | Liga AUF Uruguaya | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2[d] | 0 | 6 | 0 | |
| Career total | 40 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 58 | 2 | ||
- ↑ Appearance in Copa Sudamericana
- ↑ Appearances in Copa Libertadores
- ↑ Three appearances in championship playoffs, one appearance in Torneo Intermedio final
- ↑ One appearance in Supercopa Uruguaya, one appearance in Torneo Intermedio final
Honours
Peñarol
Individual
- Liga AUF Uruguaya young player of the year: 2025[15]
- Liga AUF Uruguaya team of the year: 2025[15]
References
- ↑ "Nahuel Herrera" (in Spanish). Peñarol. Retrieved 4 August 2026.
- 1 2 Nahuel Herrera at Soccerway
- 1 2 "Peñarol: el trasfondo del ascenso de Nahuel "Pocho" Herrera y la frase que le dejó una huella indeleble" (in Spanish). 9 May 2025. Retrieved 4 August 2026.
- ↑ "Buen debut" (in Spanish). 6 March 2023. Retrieved 4 August 2026.
- ↑ "Apertura: Peñarol le ganó a Deportivo Maldonado 2-1 y sigue siendo el único líder" (in Spanish). Retrieved 4 August 2026.
- ↑ "Juventud 0-2 Peñarol: con goles de Leo Fernández y Nahuel Herrera, el manya volvió al triunfo" (in Spanish). 27 March 2025. Retrieved 4 August 2026.
- ↑ "La Celeste enfrentó a Argentina" (in Spanish). 8 March 2019. Retrieved 4 August 2026.
- ↑ "Sub-15 - Newell's 4-4 Uruguay" (in Spanish). 18 September 2018. Retrieved 4 August 2026.
- ↑ "Plantel sub-15 confirmado para el Sudamericano" (in Spanish). 29 October 2019. Retrieved 4 August 2026.
- ↑ "Nahuel Herrera: el paso que no le costaría dar y el sueño que hoy en día es un objetivo" (in Spanish). 24 December 2025. Retrieved 4 August 2026.
- ↑ Nahuel Herrera at BeSoccer
- ↑ "Peñarol: los 41 jugadores que usó Aguirre para el título, los que más jugaron y goleadores" (in Spanish). 2 December 2024. Retrieved 4 August 2026.
- ↑ "Copa AUF Uruguay: Peñarol se consagró campeón tras derrotar 2-0 a Plaza en el Centenario" (in Spanish). 29 October 2025. Retrieved 4 August 2026.
- ↑ "Peñarol 0 (4)-(2) 0 Nacional: Britos atajó uno y el aurinegro se quedó con la Supercopa Uruguaya por penales" (in Spanish). 1 February 2026. Retrieved 4 August 2026.
- 1 2 "Abel Hernández fue elegido como el mejor jugador de la Liga AUF Uruguaya 2025" (in Spanish). 12 December 2025. Retrieved 4 August 2026.
External links
- Nahuel Herrera at WorldFootball.net