Hélder José Oliveira Sá (born 10 November 2002) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Primeira Liga club Rio Ave.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Hélder José Oliveira Sá | ||
| Date of birth | 10 November 2002 | ||
| Place of birth | Vila Nova de Famalicão, Portugal | ||
| Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Left-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Rio Ave | ||
| Number | 28 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2011–2012 | Benf. V. N. Famalicão | ||
| 2012–2013 | Operário Famalicão | ||
| 2013–2015 | Benf. V. N. Famalicão | ||
| 2015–2021 | Vitória Guimarães | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2021–2024 | Vitória Guimarães B | 19 | (1) |
| 2021–2024 | Vitória Guimarães | 21 | (0) |
| 2023–2024 | → Radomiak Radom (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 2024– | Rio Ave | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2019 | Portugal U18 | 1 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | Portugal U20 | 6 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10 January 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 28 July 2023 | |||
Club career edit
Born in Vila Nova de Famalicão, Sá played for two teams in his hometown before joining Vitória de Guimarães at the age of 12. In May 2020, he signed a three-year professional contract with a buyout clause of €30 million.[1] The following 4 April, he made his debut in the Primeira Liga, playing all 90 minutes of a 2–1 loss at home to C.D. Tondela.[2]
On 2 July 2023, he joined Polish Ekstraklasa club Radomiak Radom on a one-year loan spell.[3] His sole appearance for the club came on 27 September 2023, in a 2–1 Polish Cup loss against fourth-tier side Garbarnia Kraków. On 9 January 2024, Sá's loan was cancelled and he returned to Vitória.[4]
On 10 January 2024, Sá signed a four-and-a-half-year contract with fellow Primeira Liga side Rio Ave.[5]
References edit
- ^ "V. Guimarães segura promessas da formação com cláusulas miliónarias" [V. Guimarães secure academy promises with multi-million clauses] (in Portuguese). TVI 24. 9 May 2020. Retrieved 17 February 2022.
- ^ "Lateral-esquerdo Hélder Sá estreia-se na equipa principal do Vitória" [Left-back Hélder Sá debuts in Vitória's first team] (in Portuguese). Guimarães Digital. 4 April 2021. Retrieved 17 February 2022.
- ^ "Hélder Sá dołącza do Radomiaka!" (in Polish). Radomiak Radom. 2 July 2023.
- ^ "Hélder Sá odszedł z Radomiaka" [Hélder Sá left Radomiak] (in Polish). Radomiak Radom. 9 January 2024. Retrieved 9 January 2024.
- ^ "Hélder Sá reforça o Rio Ave FC" [Hélder Sá reinforces Rio Ave FC] (in European Portuguese). Rio Ave F.C. 10 January 2024. Retrieved 10 January 2024.
External links edit
- Hélder Sá at ForaDeJogo (archived)
- Hélder Sá at Soccerway
- Hélder Sá national team profile at the Portuguese Football Federation (in Portuguese)
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