Personal information | |||
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Full name | Hélio José Vaz [1] | ||
Date of birth | [1] | 19 December 1990||
Place of birth | Montijo, Portugal [1] | ||
Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) [1] | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Olímpico Montijo | ||
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 | 17 | (4) |
2016–2019 | Torreense | 86 | (18) |
2019–2020 | Loures | 22 | (2) |
2020–2021 | Lusitano Évora | 16 | (4) |
2021–2022 | Cova Piedade | 18 | (0) |
2022– | Olímpico Montijo | 18 | (8) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:52, 25 March 2023 (UTC) |
Hélio José Vaz (born 19 December 1990) is a Portuguese footballer who plays for Clube Olímpico do Montijo as a forward.
Born in Montijo, Setúbal District, Vaz started playing with hometown club C.D. Montijo, whose academy he joined at the age of 12. In 2008, for his last year as a junior, he signed with S.L. Benfica. [2] 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. [2]
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. [3] He started out at C.D. Mafra, whom he represented in the opening stages of 2009–10. [4] [3] Due to the lack of playing time, he moved to fellow third division team C.D. Tondela for the remainder of the season. [5]
Vaz was a regular fixture in the early training sessions of Benfica's main squad the following campaign, [6] [7] but in January 2011 he was loaned to Casa Pia A.C. of the third tier. [8] For 2011–12, in also on loan, he joined Segunda Liga's Atlético Clube de Portugal, [3] 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. in the first round of the Taça da Liga. [9]
Subsequently, Vaz opted to terminate his contract with Benfica and join division three club U.D. Leiria, [3] scoring ten goals in his debut season to help to a seventh-place finish. [10] His performances attracted interest abroad, and he signed with Doxa Katokopias FC in the Cypriot First Division on a two-year deal, [11] only to return to his previous team three months later. [12]
Vaz moved to G.D. Peniche still in the third division at the beginning of the 2016 winter transfer window. [13]