Carlos Heredia (footballer)

Carlos Heredia Fontana (born in 28 September 1998) is a Spanish-born Dominican professional footballer who plays as a winger. He is a Dominican Republic international, and began his professional career playing for Wolverhampton Wanderers.

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Heredia and the second or maternal family name is Fontana.
Carlos Heredia
Personal information
Full name Carlos Heredia Fontana[1]
Date of birth (1998-09-28) 28 September 1998[2]
Place of birth Barcelona, Spain[2]
Height 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)[2]
Position(s) Winger
Youth career
2009–2016 CE Europa
2016–2017 Milton Keynes Dons
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2019 Wolverhampton Wanderers 0 (0)
2019–2020 Miedź Legnica 8 (0)
National team‡
2018– Dominican Republic 6 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 03:44, 8 March 2020 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 11:54, 17 September 2018 (UTC)

Career

Heredia joined Wolverhampton Wanderers in 2017 from English club Milton Keynes Dons.[2] He was released at the end of the 2018–19 season.[3]

Following his release from the Premier League side, Heredia signed a contract with Miedź Legnica lasting until 2023. He made his professional debut for the club in a 1-0 defeat to Stal Mielec, replacing Krzysztof Danielewicz.

International career

On 9 September 2018, Heredia made his debut for Dominican Republic in the qualifying rounds of the CONCACAF Nations League against Bonaire in a 5-0 victory, scoring the fifth goal.[4]

International goals
Scores and results list Dominican Republic's goal tally first.[5]
No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.9 September 2018Ergilio Hato Stadium, Willemstad, Curaçao Bonaire5–05–02019–20 CONCACAF Nations League qualification

References
  1. "List of Players under Written Contract Registered Between 01/04/2018 and 30/04/2018" (pdf). TheFA.com. April 2018. p. 2. Retrieved 6 October 2018.
  2. "Carlos Heredia". Media Base Sports. 8 October 2018. Archived from the original on 9 October 2018. Retrieved 8 October 2018.
  3. "2018/19 Premier League clubs publish released lists". Premier League. 10 June 2019. Retrieved 11 August 2019.
  4. "Bonaire 0-5 Dominican Republic match report". CONCACAF. 9 September 2018. Retrieved 17 September 2018.
  5. "Heredia, Carlos". National Football Teams. Retrieved 14 September 2018.
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