Rodrigo Herrera
ratings updated 20 Aug 2026
Profile
Season stats
Full career & schedule →Domestic-league season · Newells Old Boys.
Also this season
On loan at Platense — Copa Argentina: 29 apps, 0g 1a, 1301 min
The headline Season rating covers his time at Newells Old Boys; availability counts only fixtures while in this squad.
Performance data · by competition
| Competition | Apps | G | A | Min | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Liga Profesional Argentina | 14 | 0 | 0 | 1090 | 6.74 |
Scout report
R. Herrera is a 26-year-old defensive midfielder at Newells Old Boys, rated 43.7 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 215th of 493 on scout potential in the Liga Profesional Argentina. In his prime years, he has been a regular starter this season (73.7% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 3.67 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Herrera.
Judged on this season alone, Herrera graded 20 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 31st of 64 of the 64 defensive midfielders in the Liga Profesional Argentina, on 0 goals, 0 assists and 3.67 defensive actions per 90.
Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 28 → 20). Over the 5 seasons on record his form has held fairly steady, peaking in 2024/25.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 44, 27th of 64 of the 64 defensive midfielders in the Liga Profesional Argentina. At 26 Herrera is in his prime years, and a market index of 11.6 reflects that trajectory.
Past his 2024/25 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.
Output in context · Newells Old Boys finished 14th of 15 · a relegation-threatened side
3.67 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — solid defensive volume, with 2 clean sheets across 17 appearances. Doing that for a relegation-threatened side (14th of 15) is harder than the bare numbers suggest: a back line under more pressure has to defend more often and protects fewer leads, so the volume — and any clean sheets — carry real weight.
Strengths
- Availability. On the pitch for 73.7% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.
- Defensive volume. 3.67 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — does the unseen work.
Watch points
- Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.
Outlook
With a Rating of 43.7, Herrera carries the 27th-highest potential of the defensive midfielders in the Liga Profesional Argentina of 64, and he is posting that for a relegation-threatened side (Newells Old Boys finished 14th of 15) — individual numbers are harder to earn on a struggling team, so his underlying level likely sits a touch above the ranking. Defensively he reads as solid defensive volume (3.67 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). In the prime window — at or near peak market value, so the next two seasons are the ones to cash in or build around.
Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.
Season statistics
Bars = where he ranks among defensive midfielders in the Liga Profesional Argentina with 600+ minutes this season.
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Transfer news
No transfer news found for this player.
