Heitor Rodrigues da Fonseca (born 5 November 2000), simply known as Heitor, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as right back for Mirassol, on loan from Internacional.[1]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Heitor Rodrigues da Fonseca | ||
| Date of birth | 5 November 2000 | ||
| Place of birth | Morro Redondo, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Right back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Mirassol (on loan from Internacional) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Progresso | |||
| 2017–2019 | Internacional | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2019– | Internacional | 90 | (2) |
| 2022 | → Cercle Brugge (loan) | 7 | (0) |
| 2023 | → Ferroviária (loan) | 10 | (1) |
| 2023– | → Mirassol (loan) | 3 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:09, 20 June 2023 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 7 August 2019 | |||
Career
Internacional
Born in Morro Redondo, Rio Grande do Sul,[2] Heitor joined Internacional's youth categories in 2017, from hometown side Progresso FC.[3] On 3 April 2019, after impressing with the under-20 side in the Copa São Paulo de Futebol Júnior, he renewed his contract with the club.[4] He made his first team – and Série A – debut on 14 July, starting in a 1–0 away loss against Athletico Paranaense.[5][2]
On 10 December 2019, after finishing the year as a first-choice, Heitor renewed his contract with Inter until December 2022.[6] He scored his first senior goal on 8 February 2020, netting the opener in a 2–0 Campeonato Gaúcho home win over Novo Hamburgo,[7] but subsequently lost his starting spot during the campaign, after the arrivals of Renzo Saravia and Rodinei.
Heitor returned to starting spot in 2021, after Rodinei left and Saravia suffered a knee injury. On 10 March of that year, he was elected one of the 11 best under-20 players on South America for 2020 by IFFHS.[8]
On 18 January 2022, Heitor renewed his contract with Internacional for a further year.[9] On 22 June, despite losing his starting spot to Fabricio Bustos, he further extended his link for another six months.[10]
Loan to Cercle Brugge
On 23 July 2022, Heitor joined Cercle Brugge in Belgium on loan, with an option to buy.[11] He made his debut abroad on 7 August, coming on as a second-half substitute for Robbe Decostere in a 2–0 away loss against Standard Liège, but only featured in six more matches (all as a substitute) before leaving.[12]
Loan to Ferroviária
On 29 December 2022, Heitor was announced at Ferroviária on loan for the 2023 Campeonato Paulista.[13] A starter in the competition, he scored once in ten appearances as AFE suffered relegation.
Loan to Mirassol
On 4 April 2023, Heitor moved to Série B side Mirassol also in a temporary deal.[14]
Career statistics
- As of 20 June 2023[1]
| Club | Season | League | State League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Internacional | 2019 | Série A | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 20 | 0 | |
| 2020 | 12 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | — | 18 | 1 | |||
| 2021 | 24 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4[a] | 0 | — | 36 | 1 | |||
| 2022 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3[b] | 0 | — | 15 | 0 | |||
| Total | 61 | 0 | 19 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 | — | 90 | 2 | |||
| Cercle Brugge (loan) | 2022–23 | Belgian Pro League | 7 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | 7 | 0 | |||
| Ferroviária (loan) | 2023 | Série D | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | — | — | — | 10 | 1 | |||
| Mirassol (loan) | 2023 | Série B | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 0 | ||||
| Career total | 71 | 0 | 29 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 110 | 3 | ||