Hernán Ignacio Hechalar (born 12 August 1988) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a forward for Juventud Antoniana.^[1]

Belgrano were Hechalar's first senior team, he made three appearances for the first-team after time in the youth system.^[1] His debut Belgrano appearance was on 7 August 2008 versus Unión Santa Fe, his second came over a month later against future club Atlético Tucumán.^[1] In 2009, Hechalar was loaned out twice, firstly to Juventud Antoniana of Torneo Argentino A and then to Guaraní of the Paraguayan Primera División.^[1][2][3] A year later, in July 2010, Hechalar rejoined Juventud Antoniana on a permanent contract.^[1] Over his two spells with the club, Hechalar scored twelve goals in seventy-four matches in the third tier.^[4]

On 8 July 2012, Hechalar joined fellow Torneo Argentino A team Unión Mar del Plata.^[1][5] He scored on his Unión debut, netting a late consolation goal in a 2–1 defeat to Alvarado.^[1] Seven more goals and twenty-three more games followed in his first season.^[1] Hechalar departed Argentine football in 2014 to sign for Categoría Primera A side Atlético Huila in Colombia.^[1][6] He went onto score thirteen goals in thirty-eight matches.^[1] After just one season with Atlético Huila, Hechalar left and joined Independiente Medellín twelve months after arriving; one hundred and thirty-two appearances and twenty-nine goals followed.^[1][7]

On 23 August 2017, Hechalar joined Argentine Primera División side Atlético Tucumán on loan.^{[1][8][9][10]} One year following, Delfín of the Ecuadorian Serie A loaned Hechalar.^[1] Having netted once in thirteen encounters across the 2018 campaign, Hechalar resigned with Atlético Huila in January 2019; signing a loan deal.^[1]

As of 11 January 2019.^[1]

Independiente Medellín^[1]

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