Ander Herrera injured again: all his Boca injuries listed | OneFootball

This Wednesday's training session brought two terrible news for Boca: Exequiel Zeballos' first muscle injury in his career and a new tear for Ander Herrera. The Spaniard had been in two consecutive starting lineups, and during the second practice of the week ahead of the match against Vélez, he suffered a grade 1 muscle fiber tear in the rectus femoris of his right thigh.

The year 2025 was so difficult for the Basque in his first year in Argentina that he returned to his country to reconsider the next step in his career. After a family vacation and total uncertainty about his continuity with Xeneize, he agreed with the club on a new contract, with a significant salary reduction.

«I needed to reflect and see what we wanted on a family level. We were very happy here in Buenos Aires, and I personally was happy at Boca as well. We decided to return partly because of the opportunity to enjoy a competition (the Copa Libertadores) so appealing to the club,» he declared upon his return to Buenos Aires to join Boca's preseason.

There had been four tears for Ander Herrera in 2025. And when it seemed he might achieve some regularity, the fifth one arrived since he donned the blue and yellow. Below is the list of all his injuries:

First tear and a blow with Alianza Lima He debuted with Argentino de Monte Maíz in the Copa Argentina and was a starter for the first time in the opening match of the Torneo Apertura, against Argentinos Juniors. On that same January 26, he left the field injured, and the diagnosis of a grade II tear in his right hamstring kept him off the pitch for 25 days. He returned against Aldosivi and was a starter in the great frustration against Alianza Lima, in the Copa Libertadores. Second tear (not confirmed) and a FIFA break that saved him After a return with good performances that generated excitement (Aldosivi, Alianza Lima, Rosario Central, and Central Córdoba), he got injured again. It was never officially communicated what happened to him, but a break for the qualifiers helped him miss only one match, against Defensa y Justicia. Brief return against Newell’s and a third tear He returned at halftime during the visit to Newell’s and only stayed on the field for ten minutes. He walked off alone and went straight to the substitutes' bench, devastated. He missed the last five matches of the Torneo Apertura and the round of 16 against Lanús and returned in the quarterfinals against Independiente.

Fourth tear and a sad farewell to the Club World Cup A starter in the debut against Benfica in the United States, Ander Herrera could only stay on the field for 20 minutes. To make matters worse, he was sent off from the substitutes' bench and watched the matches against Bayern Munich and Auckland City in civilian clothes. This was the injury that took the longest to overcome: he was sidelined for 100 days and missed 12 matches. Fifth and last tear, the first of 2026 After having good performances in the two preseason friendlies and starting the Torneo Clausura as a substitute, the Spaniard was a starter in the defeat against Estudiantes and in the victory over Newell’s last Sunday. He did not manage to stand out but was part of the midfield dreamed of by Úbeda and all of Boca. Unfortunately for him, during Wednesday's practice, he suffered a grade 1 tear in the rectus femoris of his right thigh. After the diagnosis was known, Ander left the training and began his recovery process this Thursday. Despite it being a grade 1 injury, the history requires caution, making it practically impossible to predict when he might return to the field.

The summary of Ander Herrera's injuries at Boca:

First tear: 25 days out (27/01 to 20/02) – missed 6 matches Second tear: 21 days out (08/03 to 29/03) – missed 1 match Third tear: 46 days out (31/03 to 15/05) – 6 matches Fourth tear: 100 days out (17/06 to 24/09) – 12 matches Fifth tear: undetermined time.

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