Hélio Vaz
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Hélio José Vaz | ||
| Date of birth | 19 December 1990 | ||
| Place of birth | Montijo, Portugal | ||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Peniche | ||
| 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 | 11 | (3) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 3 April 2016 | |||
Hélio José Vaz (born 19 December 1990) is a Portuguese footballer who plays for GD Peniche as a forward.
Football career
Born in Montijo, Setúbal District, Vaz started playing with hometown club C.D. Montijo, whose youth system he joined at the age of 12. In 2008, for his last year as a junior, he signed with S.L. Benfica.[1] 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.[1]
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.[2] He started out at C.D. Mafra, from whom he played on the opening stages of 2009–10.[3][2] Due to the lack of playing time, he moved to fellow third division team C.D. Tondela for the remainder of the season.[4]
In the following campaign, Vaz was a regular fixture in the early training sessions of the Eagles' main squad,[5][6] but in January 2011 he was loaned to Casa Pia A.C. from the third level.[7] For 2011–12, in the same predicament, he joined Segunda Liga's Atlético Clube de Portugal,[2] 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. for the Taça da Liga.[8]
Subsequently, Vaz opted to terminate his contract with Benfica and join division three club U.D. Leiria.[2] He scored a career-best ten goals in his debut season to help to a seventh-place finish.[9] His performances attracted interest abroad, and he signed with Doxa Katokopias F.C. in the Cypriot First Division on a two-year deal,[10] only to return to his previous team three months later.[11]
At the beginning of the 2016 winter transfer window, Vaz moved to GD Peniche still in the third tier.[12]
References
- ^ a b "Hélio Vaz assina contrato com o Benfica". Açoreano Oriental (in Portuguese). 11 April 2008. Retrieved 31 March 2016.
{{cite news}}: Unknown parameter|trans_title=ignored (|trans-title=suggested) (help) - ^ a b c d "Hélio Vaz, 22 anos, natural do Montijo e formado no Olímpico: 'No plantel com Aimar, Cardozo, Luisão e outros'". Diário da Região (in Portuguese). 7 June 2013. Retrieved 31 March 2016.
{{cite news}}: Unknown parameter|trans_title=ignored (|trans-title=suggested) (help) - ^ "Mafra-União da Madeira: Mafra ganha nos penáltis". Record (in Portuguese). 22 November 2009. Retrieved 31 March 2016.
{{cite news}}: Unknown parameter|trans_title=ignored (|trans-title=suggested) (help) - ^ "Abel Pereira (emprestado pelo Benfica) titular na vitória do Tondela; Hélio Vaz não jogou" (in Portuguese). Ser Benfiquista. 25 February 2010. Retrieved 31 March 2016.
{{cite news}}: Unknown parameter|trans_title=ignored (|trans-title=suggested) (help) - ^ "Portas fechadas no regresso ao trabalho". Record (in Portuguese). 23 August 2010. Retrieved 31 March 2016.
{{cite news}}: Unknown parameter|trans_title=ignored (|trans-title=suggested) (help) - ^ "Enchente no treino das águias". Record (in Portuguese). 5 October 2010. Retrieved 31 March 2016.
{{cite news}}: Unknown parameter|trans_title=ignored (|trans-title=suggested) (help) - ^ "Madalena empata no campo do Casa Pia" (in Portuguese). Rádio Pico. 13 March 2011. Retrieved 31 March 2016.
{{cite news}}: Unknown parameter|trans_title=ignored (|trans-title=suggested) (help) - ^ "Portimonense e Atlético empatam". Record (in Portuguese). 7 August 2011. Retrieved 31 March 2016.
{{cite news}}: Unknown parameter|trans_title=ignored (|trans-title=suggested) (help) - ^ "União de Leiria: Hélio Vaz poderá estar a caminho" (in Portuguese). Agente Desportivo. 6 September 2013. Retrieved 31 March 2016.
{{cite news}}: Unknown parameter|trans_title=ignored (|trans-title=suggested) (help) - ^ "Chipre: Hélio Vaz no Doxa por duas temporadas". Record (in Portuguese). 24 June 2013. Retrieved 31 March 2016.
{{cite news}}: Unknown parameter|trans_title=ignored (|trans-title=suggested) (help) - ^ "União de Leiria: Emiliano Té e Hélio Vaz são reforços confirmados" (in Portuguese). Agente Desportivo. 14 September 2013. Retrieved 31 March 2016.
{{cite news}}: Unknown parameter|trans_title=ignored (|trans-title=suggested) (help) - ^ "Hélio Vaz reforça Peniche" (in Portuguese). O Derbie. 1 January 2016. Retrieved 31 March 2016.
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External links
- Template:Zerozero profile
- Hélio Vaz at ForaDeJogo (archived)
- Hélio Vaz at Soccerway