Hélder Barbosa
Hélder Jorge Leal Rodrigues Barbosa (born 25 May 1987) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a left winger for Turkish club Hatayspor.
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Full name | Hélder Jorge Leal Rodrigues Barbosa | |||||||||||||||
Date of birth | 25 May 1987 | |||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Paredes, Portugal | |||||||||||||||
Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) | |||||||||||||||
Playing position(s) | Winger | |||||||||||||||
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Current team | Hatayspor | |||||||||||||||
Number | 77 | |||||||||||||||
Youth career | ||||||||||||||||
1995–1998 | Paredes | |||||||||||||||
1998–2005 | Porto | |||||||||||||||
Senior career* | ||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||
2005–2006 | Porto B | 20 | (6) | |||||||||||||
2006–2010 | Porto | 5 | (0) | |||||||||||||
2006–2008 | → Académica (loan) | 23 | (4) | |||||||||||||
2008–2009 | → Trofense (loan) | 28 | (1) | |||||||||||||
2009–2010 | → Vitória Setúbal (loan) | 26 | (2) | |||||||||||||
2010–2014 | Braga | 66 | (12) | |||||||||||||
2013–2014 | → Almería (loan) | 28 | (1) | |||||||||||||
2014–2016 | AEK Athens | 56 | (14) | |||||||||||||
2016–2017 | Al-Wasl | 13 | (0) | |||||||||||||
2017–2019 | Akhisar Belediyespor | 46 | (4) | |||||||||||||
2019– | Hatayspor | 26 | (2) | |||||||||||||
National team | ||||||||||||||||
2003 | Portugal U16 | 4 | (0) | |||||||||||||
2002–2004 | Portugal U17 | 37 | (3) | |||||||||||||
2004–2005 | Portugal U18 | 5 | (0) | |||||||||||||
2005–2006 | Portugal U19 | 17 | (7) | |||||||||||||
2006 | Portugal U20 | 1 | (0) | |||||||||||||
2006–2008 | Portugal U21 | 13 | (1) | |||||||||||||
2009 | Portugal U23 | 1 | (0) | |||||||||||||
2012 | Portugal | 1 | (0) | |||||||||||||
Honours
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 15 March 2020 |
He amassed Primeira Liga totals of 148 matches and 19 goals, mainly for Braga (three seasons) and Académica (two). He also played for teams in Spain, Greece, the United Arab Emirates and Turkey.
All youth levels comprised, Barbosa won 77 caps for Portugal. He made his senior debut in 2012.
Club career
Porto
Barbosa was born in Paredes, Porto District. A product of FC Porto's youth academy, he made his Primeira Liga debut in the last day of the 2005–06 season, with the northerners already crowned champions: he played the second half of a 1–1 away derby against Boavista FC, and was sent off in the last minute.[1]
From 2006 to 2008, Barbosa was loaned to fellow league club Académica de Coimbra, but was recalled by Porto in mid-January 2008 to make up for the loss of Tarik Sektioui, who was selected by Morocco for the Africa Cup of Nations.[2] He served another loan in 2008–09 to lowly newcomers C.D. Trofense, notably scoring against S.L. Benfica in an historic 2–0 home win[3]– he only missed two league games during the season, but could not help prevent immediate relegation back.
Barbosa was again loaned for the following campaign, now to Vitória de Setúbal.[4] He scored his first goal for the Sadinos on 31 August 2009, but in a 1–8 loss at Benfica.[5]
Braga
On 2 July 2010, after helping Setúbal avoid top level relegation, Barbosa was definitely released by Porto, signing a three-year contract with S.C. Braga.[6] Rarely used in the first months, he began gaining more playing time after the January 2011 departure of Matheus, who left for a team in Ukraine, and contributed with four league goals in an eventual fourth-place finish.
In less than one month, starting on 25 August 2011, Barbosa scored in four consecutive games for Braga, including one goal in a 3–1 home win against Gil Vicente F.C.[7] and two at Birmingham City in the group stage of the UEFA Europa League, in another 3–1 success.[8] The following 14 February, he was sent off for a second bookable offence in the 0–2 home loss against Beşiktaş J.K. for the Europa League round-of-32, after diving in the penalty area.[9]
On 28 August 2013, Barbosa was loaned to La Liga side UD Almería.[10] He netted his first goal for the Andalusians on 11 January 2014, but in a 1–6 away defeat to Athletic Bilbao.[11]
AEK Athens
On 31 July 2014, Barbosa signed a three-year deal with AEK Athens F.C. on a free transfer.[12] He scored five goals in 26 appearances in his debut season, helping the club return to the Superleague Greece after a two-year absence.
Later years
On 24 August 2016, Barbosa joined Al-Wasl F.C. from the UAE Arabian Gulf League on a three-year contract for a transfer fee of €750.000, earning €600.000 per year.[13] The following summer, he moved to the Süper Lig with Akhisar Belediyespor after agreeing to a two-year deal;[14] on 10 May 2018, both he and countryman Miguel Lopes scored as the latter club beat Fenerbahçe S.K. 3–2 in the final of the Turkish Cup, for its first-ever major trophy.[15]
Barbosa continued in Turkey in the 2019–20 season, signing with Hatayspor of the TFF First League.[16]
International career
Barbosa made his debut for Portugal on 14 November 2012 in a friendly with Gabon, playing the last 11 minutes of the 2–2 draw in Libreville after coming on as a substitute for Braga teammate Custódio.[17]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played on 4 March 2018[18]
Club | Season | League | Cup | League Cup | Europe | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Porto | 2005–06 | Primeira Liga | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Total | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
Académica (loan) | 2006–07 | Primeira Liga | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 |
2007–08 | Primeira Liga | 16 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 2 | |
Total | 23 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 4 | ||
Porto | 2007–08 | Primeira Liga | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
Total | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||
Trofense (loan) | 2008–09 | Primeira Liga | 28 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 1 |
Total | 28 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 1 | ||
Setúbal (loan) | 2009–10 | Primeira Liga | 26 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 2 |
Total | 24 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 2 | ||
Braga | 2010–11 | Primeira Liga | 17 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 28 | 4 |
2011–12 | Primeira Liga | 29 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 9[lower-alpha 2] | 4 | 43 | 11 | |
2012–13 | Primeira Liga | 20 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6[lower-alpha 3] | 0 | 29 | 2 | |
Total | 66 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 23 | 4 | 100 | 17 | ||
Almería (loan) | 2013–14 | La Liga | 28 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 1 |
Total | 28 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 1 | ||
AEK Athens | 2014–15 | Superleague Greece | 26 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 6 |
2015–16 | Superleague Greece | 30 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 9 | |
2016–17 | Superleague Greece | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
Total | 56 | 14 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 69 | 15 | ||
Al-Wasl | 2016–17 | UAE Pro League | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 1 |
Total | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 1 | ||
Akhisarspor | 2017–18 | Süper Lig | 13 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 1 |
Total | 13 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 1 | ||
Career total | 258 | 34 | 28 | 2 | 17 | 2 | 25 | 4 | 328 | 42 |
- Five appearances in UEFA Europa League, Three in UEFA Champions League
- Appearances in UEFA Europa League
- Appearances in UEFA Champions League
Honours
Porto
Braga
AEK Athens
- Greek Football Cup: 2015–16
- Football League: 2014–15 (South Group)
Akhisarspor
References
- "Boavista falha presença na Taça UEFA" [Boavista miss out on UEFA Cup] (in Portuguese). TSF. 6 May 2006. Retrieved 20 February 2018.
- "Hélder Barbosa com lugar marcado na equipa dos dragões" [Hélder Barbosa has a spot in dragons' team] (in Portuguese). Rádio e Televisão de Portugal. 11 January 2008. Retrieved 20 February 2018.
- "Trofense-Benfica, 2–0 (crónica)" [Trofense-Benfica, 2–0 (match report)] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. 4 January 2009. Retrieved 6 August 2017.
- "F.C. Porto: Hélder Barbosa emprestado ao V. Setúbal" [F.C. Porto: Hélder Barbosa loaned to V. Setúbal] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. 16 July 2009. Retrieved 20 February 2018.
- "Benfica goleia V. Setúbal" [Benfica rout V. Setúbal] (in Portuguese). Rádio e Televisão de Portugal. 31 August 2009. Retrieved 6 August 2017.
- Barbosa becomes ninth Braga signing; UEFA, 4 July 2010
- Braga beats Gil Vicente 3–1 in Portugal; Sports Illustrated, 11 September 2011
- Braga's Barbosa brings down Birmingham; UEFA, 15 September 2011
- Besiktas stunner in Braga; FIFA, 14 February 2012
- Sp. Braga: Hélder Barbosa renova e é cedido ao Almería (Sp. Braga: Hélder Barbosa renews and is loaned to Almería) Archived 27 February 2014 at the Wayback Machine; Mais Futebol, 28 August 2013 (in Portuguese)
- "El Athletic reencuentra su mejor fútbol" [Athletic rediscover best football]. Marca (in Spanish). 11 January 2014. Retrieved 27 February 2014.
- "Παίκτης της ΑΕΚ ο Helder Barbosa" [Hélder Barbosa an AEK player] (in Greek). AEK Athens. 31 July 2014. Archived from the original on 4 August 2014. Retrieved 31 July 2014.
- Ανακοίνωσε Μπαρμπόζα η Αλ Βασλ [Barbosa announced at Al-Wasl] (in Greek). Sport 24. 24 August 2016. Retrieved 24 August 2016.
- "OFICIAL: Hélder Barbosa assina pelo Akhisar" [OFFICIAL: Hélder Barbosa signs for Akhisar] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. 19 July 2017. Retrieved 12 May 2018.
- "Soccer-Akhisarspor upset Fenerbahce to win Turkish Cup". Reuters. 10 May 2018. Retrieved 10 May 2018.
- "HELDER BARBOSA ve IDIR OUALI HATAYSPOR'UMUZDA" [Hélder Barbosa and Idir Ouali to Hatayspor] (in Turkish). Hatayspor. 5 August 2019. Retrieved 5 August 2019.
- "Gabon 2–2 Portugal: Seleccao pay the penalty for defensive indiscipline". Goal. 14 November 2012. Retrieved 9 May 2013.
- "Hélder Barbosa". Soccerway. Retrieved 27 February 2014.
External links
- Hélder Barbosa at ForaDeJogo
- Hélder Barbosa at the Turkish Football Federation
- National team data (in Portuguese)
- Hélder Barbosa at National-Football-Teams.com