Hernán Hechalar

Hernán Hechalar
Hernán Hechalar jugando en el D. Independiente Medellin, 2015
Personal information
Full name Hernán Ignacio Hechalar
Date of birth (1988-08-12) 12 August 1988 (age 36)
Place of birth Córdoba, Argentina
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Juventud Antoniana
Youth career
Belgrano
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2008–2010 Belgrano 3 (0)
2009 → Juventud Antoniana (loan)
2009–2010 → Guaraní (loan) 4 (0)
2010–2012 Juventud Antoniana
2012–2014 Unión Mar del Plata 34 (8)
2014 Atlético Huila 38 (13)
2014–2019 Independiente Medellín 101 (20)
2017–2018 → Atlético Tucumán (loan) 10 (1)
2018 → Delfín (loan) 13 (1)
2019 → Atlético Huila (loan) 16 (3)
2019 Gimnasia Jujuy 5 (0)
2020 Cobreloa 10 (0)
2020– Juventud Antoniana 22 (4)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 25 November 2020

Hernán Ignacio Hechalar (born 12 August 1988) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a forward for Juventud Antoniana.[1]

Career

Belgrano were Hechalar's first senior team, he made three appearances for the first-team after time in the youth system.[1] 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.[1] In 2009, Hechalar was loaned out twice, firstly to Juventud Antoniana of Torneo Argentino A and then to Guaraní of the Paraguayan Primera División.[1][2][3] A year later, in July 2010, Hechalar rejoined Juventud Antoniana on a permanent contract.[1] Over his two spells with the club, Hechalar scored twelve goals in seventy-four matches in the third tier.[4]

On 8 July 2012, Hechalar joined fellow Torneo Argentino A team Unión Mar del Plata.[1][5] He scored on his Unión debut, netting a late consolation goal in a 2–1 defeat to Alvarado.[1] Seven more goals and twenty-three more games followed in his first season.[1] Hechalar departed Argentine football in 2014 to sign for Categoría Primera A side Atlético Huila in Colombia.[1][6] He went onto score thirteen goals in thirty-eight matches.[1] 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.[1][7]

On 23 August 2017, Hechalar joined Argentine Primera División side Atlético Tucumán on loan.[1][8][9][10] One year following, Delfín of the Ecuadorian Serie A loaned Hechalar.[1] Having netted once in thirteen encounters across the 2018 campaign, Hechalar resigned with Atlético Huila in January 2019; signing a loan deal.[1]

Career statistics

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

Honours

Independiente Medellín[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p "Hernán Hechalar profile". Soccerway. 22 November 2017. Retrieved 22 November 2017.
  2. ^ "Los rivales de Atlético están listos seguir el torneo". La Gaceta. 12 February 2009. Retrieved 22 November 2017.
  3. ^ "El capitán Joel Benítez jugó los 20 encuentros completos". ABC. 2 December 2009. Retrieved 22 November 2017.
  4. ^ "Hernán Hechalar profile". BDFA. 22 November 2017. Retrieved 22 November 2017.
  5. ^ "Mercado de pases Argentino A y B". Taringa. 16 July 2012. Retrieved 22 November 2017.
  6. ^ "Hernán Hechalar es el nuevo refuerzo del Atlético Huila". Antena 2. 9 January 2014. Retrieved 22 November 2017.
  7. ^ "El DIM quedó completo con llegada de Hechalar". El Colombiano. 10 January 2015. Retrieved 22 November 2017.
  8. ^ "Hernán Hechalar: Próxima parada, Atlético Tucumán". Vavel. 17 August 2017. Retrieved 22 November 2017.
  9. ^ "Hernán Hechalar, a un paso de Atlético Tucumán". BeSoccer. 18 August 2017. Retrieved 22 November 2017.
  10. ^ "Hernán Hechalar no será más jugador del DIM, irá a Atlético Tucumán". Tele Medellín. 18 August 2017. Retrieved 22 November 2017.