Hélio Vaz
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Hélio José Vaz[1] | ||
Date of birth | [1] | 19 December 1990||
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[]
- ^ a b c d "Hélio Vaz" (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 18 October 2021.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Portas fechadas no regresso ao trabalho" [Closed doors in return to work]. Record (in Portuguese). 23 August 2010. Retrieved 31 March 2016.
- ^ "Enchente no treino das águias" [Sell-out in eagles training]. Record (in Portuguese). 5 October 2010. Retrieved 31 March 2016.
- ^ "Madalena empata no campo do Casa Pia" [Madalena draw at Casa Pia] (in Portuguese). Rádio Pico. 13 March 2011. Retrieved 31 March 2016.
- ^ "Portimonense e Atlético empatam" [Portimonense and Atlético draw]. Record (in Portuguese). 7 August 2011. Retrieved 31 March 2016.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ Ramos, Cid (1 January 2016). "Hélio Vaz reforça Peniche" [Hélio Vaz strengthens Peniche] (in Portuguese). O Derbie. Retrieved 31 March 2016.
External links[]
- 1990 births
- Living people
- People from Montijo, Portugal
- Portuguese footballers
- Association football forwards
- Liga Portugal 2 players
- Segunda Divisão players
- C.D. Montijo players
- Clube Olímpico do Montijo players
- S.L. Benfica footballers
- C.D. Mafra players
- C.D. Tondela players
- Casa Pia A.C. players
- Atlético Clube de Portugal players
- U.D. Leiria players
- G.D. Peniche players
- S.C.U. Torreense players
- GS Loures players
- Lusitano G.C. players
- C.D. Cova da Piedade players
- Doxa Katokopias FC players
- Portuguese expatriate footballers
- Expatriate footballers in Cyprus
- Portuguese expatriate sportspeople in Cyprus