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Leonardo Heredia
Argentine footballer
Leonardo Matías Heredia (born 11 January 1996) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Estudiantes, on loan from Atlético Tucumán.[1]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Leonardo Matías Heredia | ||
| Date of birth | (1996-01-11) 11 January 1996 (age 28) | ||
| Place of birth | Lomas del Mirador, Argentina | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team |
Estudiantes (on loan from Atlético Tucumán) | ||
| Number | 4 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2014–2017 | Almirante Brown | 54 | (12) |
| 2017–2020 | Boston River | 0 | (0) |
| 2017–2019 | → Colón (loan) | 2 | (5) |
| 2019–2020 | → Atlético Tucumán (loan) | 12 | (1) |
| 2020– | Atlético Tucumán | 53 | (7) |
| 2022– | → Estudiantes (loan) | 10 | (1) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:02, 7 September 2022 (UTC) | |||
Heredia's first club were Almirante Brown.[1][2] He made his professional debut in Primera B Nacional in June 2014 versus Huracán, after being an unused substitute for four matches during the previous May.[1] The club were relegated in 2013–14 to Primera B Metropolitana.[1] Twenty appearances later, Heredia scored his first career goal in a 3–1 win over Tristán Suárez on 17 May 2016.[1] In August 2017, Heredia's rights were sold to a business group who later assigned the midfielder to Uruguayan club Boston River.[3][4] He was immediately loaned to Colón back in his homeland, where he'd remain for two full seasons.[1][5][6]
Heredia joined Atlético Tucumán on loan ahead of the 2019–20 season.[7] He made his debut on 4 September in a Copa Argentina win over Boca Unidos, with his first goal arriving in November against San Lorenzo.[1] He subsequently scored two goals in the Copa Libertadores in the succeeding February, netting in victories versus The Strongest and Independiente Medellín respectively.[1] In September 2020, Heredia was signed permanently by Atlético Tucumán; he penned a four-year contract.[8] On 27 June 2022 it was confirmed, that Heredia had joined fellow league club Estudiantes de La Plata on loan for the rest of the year with a purchase option.[9]
- As of 28 September 2020.[1]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | League Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Almirante Brown | 2013–14 | Primera B Nacional | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2014 | Primera B Metropolitana | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | |||
| 2015 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||||
| 2016 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 14 | 2 | ||||
| 2016–17 | 29 | 10 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 29 | 10 | ||||
| Total | 54 | 12 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 57 | 12 | ||||
| Boston River | 2017 | Uruguayan Primera División | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2018 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2019 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 2020 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Total | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Colón (loan) | 2017–18 | Argentine Primera División | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | |
| 2018–19 | 18 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 5 | ||
| Total | 28 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 5 | ||
| Atlético Tucumán (loan) | 2019–20 | Argentine Primera División | 12 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4[lower-alpha 2] | 2 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 3 |
| Atlético Tucumán | 2020–21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Total | 12 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 3 | ||
| Career total | 94 | 18 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 112 | 20 | ||
- Appearance(s) in the Copa Sudamericana
- Appearance(s) in the Copa Libertadores
- "Leonardo Heredia profile". Soccerway. 30 January 2018. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
- "Leonardo Heredia profile". BDFA. 30 January 2018. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
- "Argento se mostró "satisfecho" por la venta de un joven futbolista". El1Digital. 7 August 2017. Retrieved 28 September 2020.
- "Atlético Tucumán: Chequeos médicos para iniciar la semana". TyC Sports. 31 August 2020. Retrieved 28 September 2020.
- "Una gran sospecha en torno a la llegada de Leonardo Heredia". Uno Santa Fe. 19 January 2018. Archived from the original on 31 January 2018. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
- "Leonardo Heredia es el octavo pasajero". Uno Santa Fe. 18 August 2017. Archived from the original on 31 January 2018. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
- Heredia se convirtió en jugador de Atlético Tucumán, lt10.com.ar, 4 July 2019
- "Finalmente firmó Heredia y se acerca Marchiori al "decano"". La Gaceta. 23 September 2020. Retrieved 28 September 2020.
- Leonardo Heredia la nueva cara de Estudiantes LP, radiogol.com.ar, 27 June 2022
- Leonardo Heredia at Soccerway