# Hernán Hechalar

Hernán Ignacio Hechalar (born 12 August 1988) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a forward for Juventud Antoniana.

## Career

Belgrano were Hechalar's first senior team, he made three appearances for the first-team after time in the youth system. His debut Belgrano appearance was on 7 August 2008 versus Unión Santa Fe, his second came over a month later against future club Atlético Tucumán. In 2009, Hechalar was loaned out twice, firstly to Juventud Antoniana of Torneo Argentino A and then to Guaraní of the Paraguayan Primera División. A year later, in July 2010, Hechalar rejoined Juventud Antoniana on a permanent contract. Over his two spells with the club, Hechalar scored twelve goals in seventy-four matches in the third tier.
On 8 July 2012, Hechalar joined fellow Torneo Argentino A team Unión Mar del Plata. He scored on his Unión debut, netting a late consolation goal in a 2–1 defeat to Alvarado. Seven more goals and twenty-three more games followed in his first season. Hechalar departed Argentine football in 2014 to sign for Categoría Primera A side Atlético Huila in Colombia. He went onto score thirteen goals in thirty-eight matches. After just one season with Atlético Huila, Hechalar left and joined Independiente Medellín twelve months after arriving; one hundred and thirty-two appearances and twenty-nine goals followed.
On 23 August 2017, Hechalar joined Argentine Primera División side Atlético Tucumán on loan. One year following, Delfín of the Ecuadorian Serie A loaned Hechalar. Having netted once in thirteen encounters across the 2018 campaign, Hechalar resigned with Atlético Huila in January 2019; signing a loan deal.

## Career statistics

    As of 11 January 2019.
Club statistics :
| Club | Season | League | League | League | Cup | Cup | Continental | Continental | Other | Other | Total | Total |
| Club | Season | Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Independiente Medellín | 2015 | Categoría Primera A | 31 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 49 | 16 |
| Independiente Medellín | 2016 | Categoría Primera A | 34 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 54 | 11 |
| Independiente Medellín | 2017 | Categoría Primera A | 19 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 29 | 2 |
| Independiente Medellín | 2018 | Categoría Primera A | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Independiente Medellín | 2019 | Categoría Primera A | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Independiente Medellín | Total | Total | 84 | 16 | 16 | 8 | 13 | 1 | 19 | 4 | 132 | 29 |
| Atlético Tucumán (loan) | 2017–18 | Primera División | 10 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 2 |
| Delfín (loan) | 2018 | Serie A | 13 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 13 | 1 |
| Atlético Huila (loan) | 2019 | Categoría Primera A | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career total | Career total | Career total | 107 | 18 | 18 | 9 | 14 | 1 | 19 | 4 | 158 | 32 |
* 1 2 Appearance(s) in the Categoría Primera A play-offs
* ↑ Appearance(s) in the Copa Sudamericana
* ↑ Appearance(s) in the Copa Libertadores and Copa Sudamericana
* ↑ Appearance(s) in the Categoría Primera A play-offs and Superliga Colombiana
* ↑ Appearance(s) in the Copa Libertadores

## Honours
### Independiente Medellín

* Categoría Primera A: 2016 Apertura