Leonardo Heredia
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Leonardo Matías Heredia | ||
| Date of birth | 11 January 1996 | ||
| Place of birth | Lomas del Mirador, Argentina | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[1] | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team |
Platense (on loan from Argentinos Juniors) | ||
| Number | 23 | ||
| 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) |
| 2020–2024 | Atlético Tucumán | 53 | (7) |
| 2022 | → Estudiantes (loan) | 19 | (1) |
| 2023 | → Argentinos Juniors (loan) | 30 | (6) |
| 2024– | Argentinos Juniors | 23 | (3) |
| 2025 | → Central Córdoba SdE (loan) | 31 | (6) |
| 2026– | → Platense (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 18:37, 25 January 2026 (UTC) | |||
Leonardo Matías Heredia (born 11 January 1996) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Platense, on loan from Argentinos Juniors.[1]
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]