# Leonardo Heredia

Leonardo Matías Heredia (born 11 January 1996) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Central Córdoba SdE, on loan from 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 statistics :
| Club | Season | League | League | League | Cup | Cup | League Cup | League Cup | Continental | Continental | Other | Other | Total | Total |
| Club | Season | 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 |
| Almirante Brown | 2014 | Primera B Metropolitana | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| Almirante Brown | 2015 | Primera B Metropolitana | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Almirante Brown | 2016 | Primera B Metropolitana | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 14 | 2 |
| Almirante Brown | 2016–17 | Primera B Metropolitana | 29 | 10 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 29 | 10 |
| Almirante Brown | Total | Total | 54 | 12 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 57 | 12 |
| Boston River | 2017 | Uruguayan Primera División | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Boston River | 2018 | Uruguayan Primera División | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Boston River | 2019 | Uruguayan Primera División | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Boston River | 2020 | Uruguayan Primera División | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Boston River | Total | 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 |
| Colón (loan) | 2018–19 | Argentine Primera División | 18 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 5 |
| Colón (loan) | Total | 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 | Argentine Primera División | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Atlético Tucumán | Total | Total | 12 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 3 |
| Career total | Career total | 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