Hélder Ferreira (footballer, born 1997)

Hélder José Castro Ferreira (born 5 April 1997) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays for Cypriot First Division club Anorthosis Famagusta FC as a right winger.

Club career

Vitória Guimarães

Ferreira was born in Fafe, Braga District. He spent the better part of his first four seasons as a senior with Vitória de Guimarães' reserves in the LigaPro, making his league debut on 25 November 2015 in a 0–1 home loss against C.D. Feirense when he was still a junior. He scored his first goal on 24 April 2016 to close a 3–3 draw at S.L. Benfica B, adding a brace the following month in the 3–1 home victory over FC Porto B.

Ferreira totalled 25 first-team appearances during his spell at the Estádio D. Afonso Henriques. He scored his only goal on 11 December 2017, in a 1–0 Primeira Liga home defeat of Feirense.

Paços Ferreira

On 27 June 2019, Ferreira signed a three-year contract with newly-promoted F.C. Paços de Ferreira. He netted four times from 33 appearances in the 2020–21 campaign, as the club finished fifth and qualified for the UEFA Europa Conference League.

Anorthosis

On 21 July 2022, Ferreira joined Anorthosis Famagusta FC of the Cypriot First Division on a two-year deal.

International career

Ferreira represented Portugal at the 2017 FIFA U-20 World Cup in South Korea, scoring against Zambia (2–1 group-stage loss) in an eventual quarter-final exit.

Career statistics

As of match played 1 September 2023

References

External links

• Hélder Ferreira at ForaDeJogo (archived)
• Portuguese League profile (in Portuguese)
• Hélder Ferreira national team profile at the Portuguese Football Federation (in Portuguese)