Heron (footballer)
Brazilian footballer (born 2000)
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Heron Crespo da Silva (born 17 August 2000), simply known as Heron, is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a centre-back for Atlético Goianiense.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Heron Crespo da Silva | ||
| Date of birth | 17 August 2000 | ||
| Place of birth | Campos dos Goytacazes, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position | Centre-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Atlético Goianiense | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2016 | América-SP | ||
| 2017–2018 | Osvaldo Cruz | ||
| 2019 | Goiás | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017–2018 | Osvaldo Cruz | 12 | (0) |
| 2019–2023 | Goiás | 42 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | → Vejle (loan) | 16 | (0) |
| 2022 | → Sheriff Tiraspol (loan) | 13 | (0) |
| 2023– | Atlético Goianiense | 36 | (0) |
| 2024 | → CRB (loan) | 10 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 17 December 2025 | |||
Club career
Born Rio de Janeiro, Heron made his senior debut for Osvaldo Cruz on 30 April 2017, starting in a 3–0 Campeonato Paulista Segunda Divisão home win against Grêmio Prudente; aged 16, he became the youngest player to appear for the club. On 16 February 2018, he moved to Goiás and subsequently returned to the youth setup.[1]
Heron made his first team debut for the Esmeraldino on 14 August 2019, starting in a 0–0 away draw against Brasiliense for the year's Copa Verde.[2] Definitely promoted to the main squad for the 2020 season, he made his Série A debut on 12 August of that year by starting in a 1–2 away loss against Athletico Paranaense.[3]
On 21 August 2021, Heron joined Danish Superliga club Vejle Boldklub on loan.[4] On 21 June 2022, he moved to Sheriff Tiraspol also in a temporary deal.[5]
Career statistics
- As of 13 February 2023[6]
| Club | Season | League | State League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Osvaldo Cruz | 2017 | Paulista 2ª Divisão | — | 12 | 0 | — | — | — | 12 | 0 | ||||
| Goiás | 2019 | Série A | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 3[a] | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2020 | 24 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[b] | 0 | — | 29 | 0 | |||
| 2021 | Série B | 1 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 12 | 0 | |||
| 2023 | Série A | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | ||
| Total | 25 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 46 | 0 | ||
| Vejle (loan) | 2021–22 | Danish Superliga | 16 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | — | — | 20 | 0 | |||
| Sheriff Tiraspol (loan) | 2022–23 | Divizia Naţională | 13 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | 4[c] | 0 | — | 18 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 54 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 96 | 0 | ||
- Appearance(s) in Copa Verde
- Appearance(s) in Copa Sudamericana
- Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League