| 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) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
| Current team | Argentinos Juniors | ||
| Number | 15 | ||
| 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) |
| 2020–2023 | Atlético Tucumán | 53 | (7) |
| 2022 | → Estudiantes (loan) | 19 | (1) |
| 2023 | → Argentinos Juniors (loan) | 30 | (6) |
| 2024– | Argentinos Juniors | 10 | (3) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14:59, 7 May 2024 (UTC) | |||
Leonardo Matías Heredia (born 11 January 1996) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Argentinos Juniors.
Career
Heredia's first club were Almirante Brown. 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. The club were relegated in 2013–14 to Primera B Metropolitana. Twenty appearances later, Heredia scored his first career goal in a 3–1 win over Tristán Suárez on 17 May 2016. In August 2017, Heredia's rights were sold to a business group who later assigned the midfielder to Uruguayan club Boston River. He was immediately loaned to Colón back in his homeland, where he'd remain for two full seasons.
Heredia joined Atlético Tucumán on loan ahead of the 2019–20 season. 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. He subsequently scored two goals in the Copa Libertadores in the succeeding February, netting in victories versus The Strongest and Independiente Medellín respectively. In September 2020, Heredia was signed permanently by Atlético Tucumán; he penned a four-year contract. 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.
Career statistics
- As of 28 September 2020.
| 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 | 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 | 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
References
- ^ "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
External links
- Leonardo Heredia at Soccerway
| Argentinos Juniors – current squad | |
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- 1996 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from La Matanza Partido
- Argentine men's footballers
- Men's association football midfielders
- Argentine expatriate men's footballers
- Footballers from Buenos Aires Province
- Primera Nacional players
- Primera B Metropolitana players
- Uruguayan Primera División players
- Uruguayan Segunda División players
- Argentine Primera División players
- Club Almirante Brown footballers
- Boston River players
- Club Atlético Colón footballers
- Atlético Tucumán footballers
- Estudiantes de La Plata footballers
- Argentinos Juniors footballers
- Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Uruguay
- Expatriate men's footballers in Uruguay
- 21st-century Argentine sportsmen