Sergio Hellings
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Sergio Hellings | ||
| Date of birth | 11 October 1984 | ||
| Place of birth | Amsterdam, Netherlands | ||
| Height | 1.82 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Central midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | KSV Roeselare | ||
| Number | 17 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Ajax | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2002-2005 | Anderlecht | 0 | (0) |
| 2005-2006 | Heracles Almelo | 43 | (3) |
| 2006-2007 | AGOVV Apeldoorn | 25 | (0) |
| 2007-2008 | Leicester City | 0 | (0) |
| 2008-2009 | KVC Westerlo | 0 | (0) |
| 2009-present | SV Roeselare | 0 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| Netherlands U21 | |||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of August 21, 2009 | |||
Sergio Hellings (born 11 October 1984 in Amsterdam, Netherlands) is a Dutch footballer who currently plays as a central midfielder for KSV Roeselare.
Career
A natural right-back, Hellings was snapped up by Ajax at an early age, and was nurtured through the Dutch side's world-famous youth system. He has represented his country at all youth levels up to Under-21. Hellings never had a chance to play in the first team, so he joined Belgian side Anderlecht for €2 million on October 11, 2002, signing a five-year contract.[1] He was never given first team football at Anderlecht either. Middlesbrough originally wanted to sign Hellings, but decided against a deal after finding out they would have to pay around £500,000 for his services.[2] Leeds United were also interested in signing Hellings, but the club took too long in deciding to pursue a deal.[3]
In the 2004-05 winter break he returned to The Netherlands and joined Heracles Almelo in the Eerste Divisie, with whom he won promotion to the Eredivisie. The next season he helped Heracles Almelo to remain in the Eredivisie, but moved back to the Eerste Divisie himself when he joined AGOVV Apeldoorn, making 25 appearances.
Hellings was signed by Leicester City on 19 June 2007 under then manager Martin Allen,[4] but was placed on the transfer list by new manager Ian Holloway on 23 December.[5] He came close to making his senior debut against Chelsea in a Carling Cup match on October 31, but was left on the substitute bench as Leicester lost 4-3.[6] He has recently been on trial at Luton town and scored twice for their reserves.[1]
Despite being hyped up as the product of the Ajax youth system he failed to impress in training or reserve team matches and on July 30, 2008 he parted company with Leicester City by mutual consent,[7] having secured a two-year deal (with an option of a third year) at Belgian Jupiler League side KVC Westerlo two days earlier.
Honours
- Heracles Almelo
- Winner
- Eerste Divisie: 2004/05
References
- ^ "Ajax let Hellings go". Sky Sports. 2002-03-15. Retrieved 2007-09-28.
- ^ "Leeds eye Boro cast off". Sky Sports. 2004-08-13. Retrieved 2007-09-28.
- ^ Leeds missed Dutch deal "Leeds missed Dutch deal". Sky Sports. 2004-09-04. Retrieved 2007-09-28.
{{cite news}}: Check|url=value (help) - ^ "Leicester sign Dutchman Hellings". BBC Sport. 2007-06-19. Retrieved 2007-06-19.
- ^ "Holloway begins clear-out". Sky Sports. 2007-12-23. Retrieved 2007-12-24.
- ^ "Chelsea 4-3 Leicester". BBC Sport. 2007-10-31. Retrieved 2007-11-01.
- ^ "Hellings Moves On". LCFC.co.uk. 2008-07-30. Retrieved 2008-07-30.
External links
- Sergio Hellings at Soccerbase