Heron Crespo da Silva (born 17 August 2000), simply known as Heron, is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a centre-back for Atlético Goianiense.
Club career Born Rio de Janeiro, Heron made his senior debut for Osvaldo Cruz on 30 April 2017, starting in a 3–0 Campeonato Paulista Segunda Divisão home win against Grêmio Prudente; aged 16, he became the youngest player to appear for the club. On 16 February 2018, he moved to Goiás and subsequently returned to the youth setup.
Heron made his first team debut for the Esmeraldino on 14 August 2019, starting in a 0–0 away draw against Brasiliense for the year's Copa Verde. Definitely promoted to the main squad for the 2020 season, he made his Série A debut on 12 August of that year by starting in a 1–2 away loss against Athletico Paranaense.
On 21 August 2021, Heron joined Danish Superliga club Vejle Boldklub on loan.Vejle Boldklub køber høj og stærk brasiliansk back , vejle-boldklub.dk, 21 August 2021 On 21 June 2022, he moved to Sheriff Tiraspol also in a temporary deal.
Career statistics
ClubSeasonLeagueState LeagueCupContinentalOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsOsvaldo Cruz2017Paulista 2ª Divisão—120———120Goiás2019Série A000000—3Appearance(s) in Copa Verde030202024040001Appearance(s) in Copa Sudamericana0—2902021Série B1010010——1202023Série A00200000—20Total250160101030460Vejle (loan)2021–22Danish Superliga160—40——200Sheriff Tiraspol (loan)2022–23Divizia Naţională130—104Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League0—180Career total540280605030960
References
External links Goiás profile