Helton da Silva Arruda

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Personal information
Helton
Full name	Helton da Silva Arruda
Date of birth	May 18, 1978 (age 28)
Place of birth	Alcântara, Brazil
Height	1,88 m
Playing position	Goalkeeper
Club information
Current club	FC Porto
Number	1
Senior clubs¹
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
2000-02 2002-05 2005-current	Vasco da Gama UD Leiria FC Porto	52 (0) 67 (0) 32 (0)
National team²
2006-present	Brazil	2 (0)
¹ Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 14 August 2006. ² National team caps and goals correct as of 25 November 2006. * Appearances (Goals)

Helton da Silva Arruda (born May 18, 1978 in Alcântara, Maranhão), or Helton for short, is a Brazilian football (soccer) player at the position of goalkeeper.

Helton is a product of Club de Regatas Vasco da Gama's youth system. He first attracted attention when he won the Campeonato Brasileiro and the Copa Mercosur with the club in 2000. In 2002, his contract with Vasco da Gama expired and he signed with the Portuguese club UD Leiria. At the end of the 2004/2005 season he signed with FC Porto helping that team win the Portuguese championship in the 2005-06 season.

Helton was part of the Brazilian team in 1997 FIFA World Youth Championship and 2000 Olympics football tournament.

Helton received his first call up to Brazil team in October 2006. He started in a friendly match against Kuwait club, Al-Kuwait on October 7, 2006. However, it was not his official debut for the team, since the match was not considered as official friendly match by FIFA. Helton finally made his full official debut for Brazil by starting in a friendly match against Switzerland on 15 November 2006.

[edit] Honours

For FC Porto
- Liga betandwin.com: 2005/06
- Portuguese Cup: 2005/06
- SuperCup Cândido de Oliveira: 2006/07
For Club de Regatas Vasco da Gama
- Brazilian National Championship: 2000
- Mercosur Cup: 2000

[edit] External links

Helton's Official Site

FC Porto - Current Squad
1 Helton \| 2 R. Costa \| 3 Pepe \| 4 P. Emanuel \| 5 Čech \| 6 Ibson \| 7 Quaresma \| 8 Lucho \| 9 Lisandro \| 10 Anderson \| 11 T. Sektioui \| 12 Bosingwa \| 13 Fucile \| 14 B. Alves \| 16 R. Meireles \| 17 Vieirinha \| 18 P. Assunção \| 19 Šokota \| 20 Jorginho \| 21 Alan \| 22 Rentería \| 23 Postiga \| 24 P. Ribeiro \| 25 Lucas \| 26 J. Paulo \| 28 Adriano \| 29 B. Moraes \| 99 Baía \| Manager: J. Ferreira