Gastón Agustín Heredia (born 16 June 1997) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a

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for Chilean club

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on loan from

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Club career

Heredia begun playing football at the age of 8 with his local club Quilmes de Villa Allende, where he played as a striker. He moved to the youth academy of Club Deportivo Atalaya and after spending 5 years there, transferred to

in 2015. Heredia made his professional debut for Boca Juniors in a 3-2 Torneos de Verano loss to Godoy Cruz on 15 January 2018. He debuted in the

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in a 0–0 tie against

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on 1 March 2018. Heredia made his

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for Boca Juniors in a 2–0 loss to

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on 18 March 2018. In March 2025, Heredia moved to Chile and joined on loan to

International career

Heredia was called up to the Argentina U20s for a training camp in October 2016.

References

External links

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Boca Juniors Profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Heredia, Agustín 1997 births Living people Footballers from Córdoba Province, Argentina Argentine men's footballers Argentine expatriate men's footballers Boca Juniors footballers Godoy Cruz Antonio Tomba footballers Cerro Largo F.C. players Club Plaza Colonia de Deportes players San Martín de San Juan footballers C.D. Cobreloa footballers Argentine Primera División players Uruguayan Primera División players Primera Nacional players Men's association football defenders Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Uruguay Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Chile Expatriate men's footballers in Uruguay Expatriate men's footballers in Chile 21st-century Argentine sportsmen