Leonardo Matías Heredia (born 11 January 1996) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for , on loan from Atlético Tucumán.

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.

Leonardo Heredia

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.

Leonardo Heredia

Career statistics

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References

External links

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

Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Uruguay

Expatriate men's footballers in Uruguay