Hélio (footballer) explained

Hélio
艾里奧
Fullname:Hélio José de Souza Gonçalves
Height:1.85 m
Birth Date:1986 1, df=y
Birth Place:Ribeirão Preto, São Paulo, Brazil
Currentclub:Kitchee
Clubnumber:5
Position:Centre-back
Youthyears1:2002–2006
Youthclubs1:Santos
Years1:2006–2007
Clubs1:Ceará
Caps1:0
Goals1:0
Years2:2007
Clubs2:Olímpia
Caps2:20
Goals2:2
Years3:2008–2014
Clubs3:Citizen
Caps3:111
Goals3:10
Years4:2014–
Clubs4:Kitchee
Caps4:101
Goals4:2
Club-Update:3 December 2023
Nationalyears1:2016–
Nationalteam1:Hong Kong
Nationalcaps1:38
Nationalgoals1:1
Nationalteam-Update:11 June 2024

Hélio José de Souza Gonçalves (born 31 January 1986), commonly known as Hélio (pronounced as /pt/;, ŋàːi le̬i (ŋ)ōu/), is a professional footballer who currently plays as a centre back for Hong Kong Premier League club Kitchee.[1]

Born in Brazil, Hélio acquired his HKSAR passport on 31 October 2015, which means he is eligible to represent Hong Kong on the international level.

Club career

Early career

Hélio transferred from Sántos B to Ceará at the beginning of the 2006–07 season. Then, he joined Olímpia at the beginning of the 2007–08 season without playing a single game for Ceará. He played 20 games for Olímpia, scoring 2 goals. After that, he joined Hong Kong First Division League club Citizen in the winter transfer window 6 months later.

Citizen

Hélio played a total of 111 league games for Citizen, scoring 10 goals in his 6-year stay at the club. He won the HKFA Senior Challenge Shield once with the club. He left the club for Kitchee in the summer transfer window of 2014.

Kitchee

He has played a total of 82 league games for Kitchee thus far, scoring a single goal, and has won the HKPL and the HKFA League Cup twice with the team, and has won the Season play-offs and Senior Challenge Shield once with Kitchee. He also completed the treble with the team in the 2016–17 season.

On 27 March 2018, Hélio suffered an injury after playing for Hong Kong in an AFC Asian Cup qualifier against North Korea and was substituted in the 11th minute.[2] The injury left him out of action for 9 months until he returned on 16 December 2018 as a late substitute against Hoi King.[3]

International career

On 3 June 2016, Hélio made his international debut for Hong Kong in a 2016 AYA Bank Cup match against Vietnam.

On 26 December 2023, Hélio was named in Hong Kong's squad for the 2023 AFC Asian Cup.[4]

Career Statistics

Club

As of 22 May 2021[5]

ClubSeasonLeagueSenior ShieldLeague CupFA CupAFC CupTotal
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Citizen2008–09?3----?3
2009–10160----160
2010–11132--10-142
2011–12172-201061263
2012–1316270-20-252
2013–1419110-20-221
Kitchee2014–15100102020-150
2015–1660102010-100
2016–1719130-4120282
2017–188010--40130
2018–198010-3170191
2019–2012000-10-130
2020–21150----150
Total159111506017219121614

International

National teamYearAppsGoals
Hong Kong201660
2017100
201810
201950
202000
202130
202220
202371
202440
Total381

Scores and results list Hong Kong's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Hélio goal.

Honours

Club

Citizen

2010–11

Kitchee

2014–15, 2016–17, 2017–18, 2019–20, 2020–21, 2022–23

2014–15, 2016–17, 2017–18, 2018–19, 2022–23

2016–17, 2018–19, 2022–23, 2023–24

2017–18, 2019–20

2014–15, 2015–16

2016–17, 2017–18

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Paulinho and Hélio acquired the HKSAR passports. Kitchee Football Team. 31 October 2015. 31 October 2015. zh. 2 February 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160202074605/http://kitchee.com/news.php?id=329. dead.
  2. Web site: 港足教練廖俊輝失望但滿意香港精神 葉鴻輝嘆高空波對抗輸晒 . Ming Pao . 27 March 2018.
  3. Web site: 下半場入5粒！傑志分組賽開齋 . on.cc . 16 December 2018 . 16 December 2018.
  4. Web site: 中國香港代表隊 – 決選名單. Hong Kong, China Team – Finalists. 26 December 2023. 15 January 2024. Hong Kong Football Association. zh.
  5. Web site: Hong Kong - Hélio Gonçalves - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway. 2021-05-22. int.soccerway.com.

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