Heitor Rodrigues da Fonseca (born 5 November 2000), simply known as Heitor, is a Brazilian professional

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who plays as

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for

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, on loan from

Internacional Sport Club Internacional (), commonly known as Internacional or simply Inter, is a Brazilian professional football club based in Porto Alegre. They play in the Série A, the first division of the Brazilian league, as well as in Campeonat ...

Career

Internacional

Born in

Morro Redondo Morro Redondo (English: ''Rounded Hill'') is a Brazilian municipality in the southern part of the state of Rio Grande do Sul. The population is 6,589 (2020 est.) in an area of 244.65 km². It is located 35 km (21.75 mi) from Pelotas. ...

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, Heitor joined

's youth categories in 2017, from hometown side Progresso FC. On 3 April 2019, after impressing with the under-20 side in the

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, he renewed his contract with the club. He made his first team – and Série A – debut on 14 July, starting in a 1–0 away loss against

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. On 10 December 2019, after finishing the year as a first-choice, Heitor renewed his contract with Inter until December 2022. He scored his first senior goal on 8 February 2020, netting the opener in a 2–0

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home win over

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, but subsequently lost his starting spot during the campaign, after the arrivals of Renzo Saravia and

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. Heitor returned to starting spot in 2021, after Rodinei left and Saravia suffered a

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injury. On 10 March of that year, he was elected one of the 11 best under-20 players on South America for 2020 by

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. On 18 January 2022, Heitor renewed his contract with Internacional for a further year. On 22 June, despite losing his starting spot to Fabricio Bustos, he further extended his link for another six months.

Loan to Cercle Brugge

On 23 July 2022, Heitor joined

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in Belgium on loan, with an option to buy. 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 Royal Standard de Liège, commonly referred to as Standard Liège (; nl, Standard Luik ; german: Standard Lüttich ) or simply Standard in Belgium, is a Belgian professional football club based in the city of Liège. They are one of the most ...

, but only featured in six more matches (all as a substitute) before leaving.

Loan to Ferroviária

On 29 December 2022, Heitor was announced at Ferroviária on loan for the 2023 Campeonato Paulista. 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

also in a temporary deal.

Career statistics

References

2000 births Living people Footballers from Rio Grande do Sul Brazilian men's footballers Men's association football defenders Sport Club Internacional players Cercle Brugge K.S.V. players Associação Ferroviária de Esportes players Mirassol Futebol Clube players Campeonato Brasileiro Série A players Campeonato Brasileiro Série B players Belgian Pro League players Brazilian expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Belgium Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Belgium {{Brazil-footy-defender-stub