Hélio Vaz

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Hélio Vaz
Personal information
Full name Hélio José Vaz[1]
Date of birth (1990-12-19) 19 December 1990 (age 31)[1]
Place of birth Montijo, Portugal[1]
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)[1]
Position(s) Forward
Club information
Current team
 Cova Piedade
Youth career
2002–2007 Montijo
2007–2008 Olímpico Montijo
2008–2009 Benfica
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009–2012 Benfica 0 (0)
2009 → Mafra (loan) 4 (0)
2010 → Tondela (loan) 1 (0)
2011 → Casa Pia (loan) 14 (4)
2011–2012 → Atlético (loan) 14 (0)
2012–2013 União Leiria 28 (10)
2013 Doxa 0 (0)
2013–2016 União Leiria 54 (12)
2016 Peniche 17 (4)
2016–2019 Torreense 86 (18)
2019–2020 Loures 22 (2)
2020–2021 Lusitano Évora 16 (4)
2021– Cova Piedade 5 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 19:48, 18 October 2021 (UTC)

Hélio José Vaz (born 19 December 1990) is a Portuguese footballer who plays for C.D. Cova da Piedade as a forward.

Club career[]

Born in Montijo, Setúbal District, Vaz started playing with hometown club C.D. Montijo, whose academy he joined at the age of 12. In 2008, for his last year as a junior, he signed with S.L. Benfica.[2] Upon his arrival, he said that representing the latter was always a dream of his, and that he hoped it would also open the doors of the under-18 national team.[2]

At the end of his youth career, and as Vaz was one of highest goalscorers throughout the season only behind Nélson Oliveira, Benfica decided to offer him a professional contract and loan him.[3] He started out at C.D. Mafra, whom he represented in the opening stages of 2009–10.[4][3] Due to the lack of playing time, he moved to fellow third division team C.D. Tondela for the remainder of the season.[5]

Vaz was a regular fixture in the early training sessions of Benfica's main squad the following campaign,[6][7] but in January 2011 he was loaned to Casa Pia A.C. of the third tier.[8] For 2011–12, in also on loan, he joined Segunda Liga's Atlético Clube de Portugal,[3] making his professional debut on 7 August 2011 by coming on as a 72nd-minute substitute in a 1–1 away draw against Portimonense S.C. in the first round of the Taça da Liga.[9]

Subsequently, Vaz opted to terminate his contract with Benfica and join division three club U.D. Leiria,[3] scoring ten goals in his debut season to help to a seventh-place finish.[10] His performances attracted interest abroad, and he signed with Doxa Katokopias FC in the Cypriot First Division on a two-year deal,[11] only to return to his previous team three months later.[12]

Vaz moved to G.D. Peniche still in the third division at the beginning of the 2016 winter transfer window.[13]

References[]

  1. ^ a b c d "Hélio Vaz" (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 18 October 2021.
  2. ^ a b "Hélio Vaz assina contrato com o Benfica" [Hélio Vaz signs contract with Benfica]. Açoriano Oriental (in Portuguese). 11 April 2008. Retrieved 31 March 2016.
  3. ^ a b c d "Hélio Vaz, 22 anos, natural do Montijo e formado no Olímpico: 'No plantel com Aimar, Cardozo, Luisão e outros'" [Hélio Vaz, aged 22, born in Montijo and developed in Olímpico: ‘In the squad with Aimar, Cardozo, Luisão and others’]. Diário da Região (in Portuguese). 7 June 2013. Retrieved 31 March 2016.
  4. ^ "Mafra-União da Madeira: Mafra ganha nos penáltis" [Mafra-União da Madeira: Mafra win on penalties]. Record (in Portuguese). 22 November 2009. Retrieved 31 March 2016.
  5. ^ "Abel Pereira (emprestado pelo Benfica) titular na vitória do Tondela; Hélio Vaz não jogou" [Abel Pereira (loaned by Benfica) starts in Tondela win; Hélio Vaz did not play] (in Portuguese). Ser Benfiquista. 25 February 2010. Retrieved 31 March 2016.
  6. ^ "Portas fechadas no regresso ao trabalho" [Closed doors in return to work]. Record (in Portuguese). 23 August 2010. Retrieved 31 March 2016.
  7. ^ "Enchente no treino das águias" [Sell-out in eagles training]. Record (in Portuguese). 5 October 2010. Retrieved 31 March 2016.
  8. ^ "Madalena empata no campo do Casa Pia" [Madalena draw at Casa Pia] (in Portuguese). Rádio Pico. 13 March 2011. Retrieved 31 March 2016.
  9. ^ "Portimonense e Atlético empatam" [Portimonense and Atlético draw]. Record (in Portuguese). 7 August 2011. Retrieved 31 March 2016.
  10. ^ "União de Leiria: Hélio Vaz poderá estar a caminho" [União de Leiria: Hélio Vaz could be on his way] (in Portuguese). Agente Desportivo. 6 September 2013. Retrieved 31 March 2016.
  11. ^ "Chipre: Hélio Vaz no Doxa por duas temporadas" [Cyprus: Hélio Vaz in Doxa for two seasons]. Record (in Portuguese). 24 June 2013. Retrieved 31 March 2016.
  12. ^ "União de Leiria: Emiliano Té e Hélio Vaz são reforços confirmados" [União de Leiria: Emiliano Té and Hélio Vaz are confirmed additions] (in Portuguese). Agente Desportivo. 14 September 2013. Retrieved 31 March 2016.
  13. ^ Ramos, Cid (1 January 2016). "Hélio Vaz reforça Peniche" [Hélio Vaz strengthens Peniche] (in Portuguese). O Derbie. Retrieved 31 March 2016.

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