Hélder Ferreira (footballer, born 1980)

Hélder Luís Moreira Ribeiro da Silva Ferreira (born 13 June 1980) is a Portuguese retired footballer who played as a central midfielder.

Hélder Ferreira
Personal information
Full name Hélder Luís Moreira Ribeiro da Silva Ferreira
Date of birth (1980-06-13) 13 June 1980
Place of birth Penafiel, Portugal
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Playing position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
1991–1999 Penafiel
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1999–2004 Penafiel 44 (5)
2000–2001 → Tirsense (loan)
2004–2006 Marco 42 (1)
2006–2015 Penafiel 234 (16)
Total 320 (22)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Football career

Born in Penafiel, Ferreira spent 13 of his 16 years as a professional with hometown club F.C. Penafiel, arriving in its youth system at the age of 11 and going on represent it in all three major levels of Portuguese football. He played his first competitive game on 14 May 2000, also scoring once in a 3–2 away win against S.C. Covilhã for the Segunda Liga championship.

After one season on loan to F.C. Tirsense in the lower leagues, Ferreira returned to the Rubro-Negros, appearing in a further three second division campaigns. In the summer of 2004, he signed with F.C. Marco also in that level.

Ferreira rejoined Penafiel for a third spell in the 2006 off-season, where he remained until his retirement and also acted as team captain.[1] In 2014–15 he appeared with the side in the Primeira Liga, his first match in the competition occurring on 17 August 2014 (at the age of 34 years and two months) in a 1–3 home loss to C.F. Os Belenenses.[2]

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References
  1. "Penafiel, a única equipa cem por cento portuguesa da Primeira Liga" [Penafiel, the only 100% Portuguese team] (in Portuguese). Futebol 365. 16 August 2014. Retrieved 25 August 2014.
  2. "Penafiel 1–3 Belenenses" (in Portuguese). SAPO. 17 August 2014. Retrieved 23 January 2018.
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