Heitor (footballer, born November 2000)
{{short description|Brazilian footballer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2021}}
{{Portuguese name|Rodrigues|da Fonseca}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Heitor
| full_name = Heitor Rodrigues da Fonseca
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|2000|11|05|df=yes}}
| birth_place = Morro Redondo, Brazil
| height = 1.74 m
| currentclub = Guarani FC
| clubnumber = 2
| position = Right back
| youthyears1 =
| youthclubs1 = Progresso
| youthyears2 = 2017–2019
| youthclubs2 = Internacional
| years1 = 2019–2024
| clubs1 = Internacional
| caps1 = 90
| goals1 = 2
| years2 = 2022
| clubs2 = → Cercle Brugge (loan)
| caps2 = 7
| goals2 = 0
| years3 = 2023
| clubs3 = → Ferroviária (loan)
| caps3 = 10
| goals3 = 1
| years4 = 2023
| clubs4 = → Mirassol (loan)
| caps4 = 9
| goals4 = 0
| years5 = 2024–
| clubs5 = Guarani FC
| caps5 = 16
| goals5 = 1
| club-update = 14:51, 1 July 2024 (UTC)
| nationalteam-update = 7 August 2019
}}
Heitor Rodrigues da Fonseca (born 5 November 2000), simply known as Heitor, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as right back for Guarani FC.{{Soccerway|heitor-rodrigues-da-fonseca/594326|Heitor|accessdate=20 June 2023}}
Career
=Internacional=
Born in Morro Redondo, Rio Grande do Sul, Heitor joined Internacional's youth categories in 2017, from hometown side Progresso FC.{{cite web|url=https://gauchazh.clicrbs.com.br/esportes/inter/noticia/2019/10/heitor-comenta-chances-no-time-principal-do-inter-nao-esperava-ser-tao-rapido-ck1bdb7j102vb01n3hjfexjgz.html|title=Heitor comenta chances no time principal do Inter: "Não esperava ser tão rápido"|trans-title=Heitor celebrates chances in the first team of Inter: "I did not expect to be so quickly"|publisher=Gaúcha ZH|language=pt-BR|date=3 October 2019|accessdate=20 June 2023}} 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.{{cite web|url=https://www.bol.uol.com.br/esporte/2019/04/03/inter-renova-contrato-com-lateral-de-18-anos-destaque-da-copinha.htm|title=Inter renova contrato com lateral de 18 anos destaque da Copinha|trans-title=Inter renew contract with 18-year-old full-back spotlight in the Copinha|publisher=BOL|language=pt-BR|date=3 April 2019|accessdate=20 June 2023}} He made his first team – and Série A – debut on 14 July, starting in a 1–0 away loss against Athletico Paranaense.{{cite web|url=https://ge.globo.com/rs/futebol/times/internacional/noticia/titular-contra-o-athletico-heitor-fara-estreia-como-profissional-pelo-inter-momento-certo.ghtml|title=Titular contra o Athletico, Heitor fará estreia como profissional pelo Inter: "Momento certo"|trans-title=Starter against Athletico, Heitor will make professional debut for Inter: "Right moment"|publisher=ge|language=pt-BR|date=13 July 2019|accessdate=20 June 2023}}{{cite web|url=https://www.jornaltradicao.com.br/morro-redondo/esporte-total/heitor-faz-sua-estreia-como-titular-pelo-inter-contra-o-athletico-pr-pelo-brasileiro/|title=Heitor faz sua estreia como titular pelo Inter contra o Athletico PR pelo Brasileiro|trans-title=Heitor makes his debut as a starter for Inter against Athletico PR for the Brasileiro|publisher=Jornal Tradição|language=pt-BR|date=|accessdate=20 June 2023}}
On 10 December 2019, after finishing the year as a first-choice, Heitor renewed his contract with Inter until December 2022.{{cite web|url=https://gauchazh.clicrbs.com.br/esportes/inter/noticia/2019/12/com-valorizacao-salarial-inter-renova-contrato-do-lateral-heitor-ck40g8w8k00ri01qh569n3lhl.html|title=Com valorização salarial, Inter renova contrato do lateral Heitor|trans-title=With a wage valuation, Inter renew contract of the full-back Heitor|publisher=Gaúcha ZH|language=pt-BR|date=10 December 2019|accessdate=20 June 2023}} He scored his first senior goal on 8 February 2020, netting the opener in a 2–0 Campeonato Gaúcho home win over Novo Hamburgo,{{cite web|url=https://ge.globo.com/rs/futebol/times/internacional/noticia/heitor-marca-pela-primeira-vez-como-profissional-do-inter-e-brinca-choveu-por-causa-do-gol.ghtml|title=Heitor marca pela primeira vez como profissional do Inter e brinca: "Choveu por causa do gol"|trans-title=Heitor scores for the first time as a professional of Inter and jokes: "It rained because of the goal"|publisher=ge|language=pt-BR|date=9 February 2020|accessdate=20 June 2023}} 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.{{Cite web|url=https://www.iffhs.com/posts/991|title=Conmebol Youth Men Team of The Year 2020 (U20) by IFFHS|publisher=IFFHS|date=10 March 2021}}
On 18 January 2022, Heitor renewed his contract with Internacional for a further year.{{cite web|url=https://ge.globo.com/rs/futebol/times/internacional/noticia/enquanto-busca-lateral-direito-inter-amplia-contrato-e-renova-com-heitor-ate-2023.ghtml|title=Enquanto busca lateral-direito, Inter amplia contrato e renova com Heitor até 2023|trans-title=While search for a right-back, Inter extend contract and renew with Heitor until 2023|publisher=ge|language=pt-BR|date=18 January 2022|accessdate=20 June 2023}} On 22 June, despite losing his starting spot to Fabricio Bustos, he further extended his link for another six months.{{cite web|url=https://ge.globo.com/rs/futebol/times/internacional/noticia/2022/06/22/inter-prorroga-contrato-com-o-lateral-direito-heitor-ate-dezembro-de-2024.ghtml|title=Inter prorroga contrato com o lateral-direito Heitor até dezembro de 2024|trans-title=Inter extend contract with right-back Heitor until December 2024|publisher=ge|language=pt-BR|date=22 June 2022|accessdate=20 June 2023}}
==Loan to Cercle Brugge==
On 23 July 2022, Heitor joined Cercle Brugge in Belgium on loan, with an option to buy.{{cite web|publisher=Cercle Brugge|url=https://www.cerclebrugge.be/fr/news/accord-de-principe-pour-larrivee-de-heitor-rodrigues-da-fonseca-au-cercle-bruges|title=Accord de principe pour l'arrivée de Heitor Rodrigues da Fonseca au Cercle Bruges|trans-title=Agreement in principle for the arrival of Heitor Rodrigues da Fonseca to Cercle Brugge|date=23 July 2022|access-date=18 August 2022|language=fr}} 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.{{cite web|url=https://www.cerclebrugge.be/nl/news/heitor-verlaat-cercle-brugge|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20230105134556/https://www.cerclebrugge.be/nl/news/heitor-verlaat-cercle-brugge|title=Heitor verlaat Cercle Brugge|trans-title=Heitor leaves Cercle Brugge|language=nl|publisher=Cercle Brugge KSV|date=5 January 2023|archivedate=5 January 2023|accessdate=20 June 2023}}
==Loan to Ferroviária==
On 29 December 2022, Heitor was announced at Ferroviária on loan for the 2023 Campeonato Paulista.{{cite web|url=https://ferroviariasaf.com/2022/12/29/lateral-direito-heitor-e-o-novo-reforco-da-ferroviaria-para-o-paulistao/|title=Lateral-direito Heitor é o novo reforço da Ferroviária para o Paulistão|trans-title=Right-back Heitor is the new addition of Ferroviária for the Paulistão|publisher=Associação Ferroviária de Esportes|language=pt-BR|date=29 December 2022|accessdate=20 June 2023}} 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.{{cite web|url=https://ge.globo.com/sp/tem-esporte/futebol/times/mirassol/noticia/2023/04/04/mirassol-anuncia-contratacao-do-lateral-direito-heitor-para-a-serie-b.ghtml|title=Mirassol anuncia contratação do lateral-direito Heitor para a Série B|trans-title=Mirassol announce the signing of right-back Heitor for the Série B|publisher=ge|language=pt-BR|date=4 April 2023|accessdate=20 June 2023}}
==Guarani==
Heitor made his league debut against São Bernardo on 25 January 2024.{{cite web|url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2024/01/25/brazil/paulista-a1/guarani-futebol-clube-campinas/sao-bernardo-futebol-clube/4277240/|title=Guarani SP vs São Bernardo - 25 January 2024|website=int.soccerway.com}} He scored his first league goal against Ituano on 19 June 2024, scoring in the 89th minute.{{cite web|url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2024/06/19/brazil/serie-b/guarani-futebol-clube-campinas/ituano-futebol-clube/4333302/|title=Guarani SP vs Ituano - 18 June 2024|website=int.soccerway.com}}
Career statistics
| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;" | ||||||||||||
| rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|State League !colspan="2"|Cup !colspan="2"|Continental !colspan="2"|Other !colspan="2"|Total | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| rowspan="5" valign="center"|Internacional
|2019 |rowspan="4"|Série A |20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 20 | 0 | ||
| 2020
|12 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1Appearance(s) in Copa Libertadores | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 18 | 1 | ||
| 2021
|24 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 36 | 1 | ||
| 2022
|5 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3Appearance(s) in Copa Sudamericana | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 15 | 0 | ||
| colspan="2"|Total
!61 | 0 | 19 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 90 | 2 | ||
| Cercle Brugge (loan)
|7 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 7 | 0 | ||||
| Ferroviária (loan)
|2023 |0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 10 | 1 | ||||
| Mirassol (loan)
|2023 |3 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 3 | 0 | |||||
| colspan="3"|Career total
!71 | 0 | 29 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 110 | 3 |
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References
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{{Mirassol Futebol Clube squad}}
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Category:Footballers from Rio Grande do Sul
Category:Brazilian men's footballers
Category:Men's association football defenders
Category:SC Internacional players
Category:Cercle Brugge K.S.V. players
Category:Associação Ferroviária de Esportes players
Category:Mirassol Futebol Clube players
Category:Campeonato Brasileiro Série A players
Category:Campeonato Brasileiro Série B players
Category:Belgian Pro League players
Category:Brazilian expatriate men's footballers
Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Belgium