Hélder Barbosa

Hélder Barbosa
Personal information
Full name Hélder Jorge Leal Rodrigues Barbosa
Date of birth (1987-05-25) 25 May 1987
Place of birth Paredes, Portugal
Height 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Playing position Winger
Club information
Current team
 Al-Wasl
Number 9
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) 25 (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– Al-Wasl 6 (0)
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)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 6 November 2016.

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 14 November 2012

Hélder Jorge Leal Rodrigues Barbosa (born 25 May 1987 in Paredes) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays for Emirati club Al-Wasl F.C. as a left winger.

Club career

Porto

A product of FC Porto's youth ranks, Barbosa 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.

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. 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 – 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. He scored his first goal for the Sadinos on 31 August 2009, but in a 1–8 loss at Benfica.

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.[1] 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 FC,[2] and two at Birmingham City for the season's UEFA Europa League, in another 3–1 success.[3]

On 14 February 2012, Barbosa was sent off for a second bookable offense in the 0–2 home loss against Beşiktaş J.K. for the Europa League round-of-32, after diving in the penalty area.[4] On 28 August of the following year, he was loaned to La Liga side UD Almería.[5] He netted his first goal for the Andalusians on 11 January 2014, but in a 1–6 away defeat to Athletic Bilbao.[6]

AEK Athens

On 31 July 2014, Barbosa signed a three-year deal with AEK Athens F.C. on a free transfer.[7] He scored five goals in 26 appearances in his debut season, helping the club return to the Superleague Greece after a two-year absence.

Al Wasl

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.[8]

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.[9]

Club statistics

As of 31 May 2016[10]
Club Season League Cup League Cup Europe Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Porto 2005–06 1000000010
Total 1000000010
Académica 2006–07 7200000072
2007–08 162101000182
Total 234101000254
Porto 2007–08 4020000060
Total 4020000060
Trofense 2008–09 281102000311
Total 281102000311
Setúbal 2009–10 262200000282
Total 262200000282
Braga 2010–11 174202080294
2011–12 2962141944412
2012–13 202202060302
Total 6612618123410318
Almería 2013–14 281300000311
Total 281300000311
AEK Athens 2014–15 265710000336
2015–16 309400000349
Total 561411100006715
Career total 2323426211123429241

Honours

Porto
Braga
AEK Athens

References

  1. ↑ Barbosa becomes ninth Braga signing; UEFA.com, 4 July 2010
  2. ↑ Braga beats Gil Vicente 3–1 in Portugal; Sports Illustrated, 11 September 2011
  3. ↑ Braga's Barbosa brings down Birmingham; UEFA.com, 15 September 2011
  4. ↑ Besiktas stunner in Braga; FIFA.com, 14 February 2012
  5. ↑ Sp. Braga: Hélder Barbosa renova e é cedido ao Almería (Sp. Braga: Hélder Barbosa renews and is loaned to Almería); Mais Futebol, 28 August 2013 (Portuguese)
  6. ↑ "El Athletic reencuentra su mejor fútbol" [Athletic rediscovers best football] (in Spanish). Marca. 11 January 2014. Retrieved 27 February 2014.
  7. ↑ "Παίκτης της ΑΕΚ ο Helder Barbosa" [Hélder Barbosa an AEK player] (in Greek). AEK Athens. 31 July 2014. Retrieved 31 July 2014.
  8. ↑ "Ανακοίνωσε Μπαρμπόζα η Αλ Βασλ" [Barbosa announced at Al-Wasl] (in Greek). Sport 24. 24 August 2016. Retrieved 24 August 2016.
  9. ↑ "Gabon 2–2 Portugal: Seleccao pay the penalty for defensive indiscipline". Goal.com. 14 November 2012. Retrieved 9 May 2013.
  10. ↑ "Hélder Barbosa". Soccerway. Retrieved 27 February 2014.
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