Hélder Bruno Macedo Sousa
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Hélder Bruno Macedo Sousa | ||
| Date of birth | 13 October 1977 | ||
| Place of birth | Matosinhos, Portugal | ||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Trofense | ||
| Number | 31 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1987–1991 | Boavista | ||
| 1991–1993 | Gatões | ||
| 1993–1994 | Leixões | ||
| 1994–1996 | Senhora da Hora | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1996–1997 | Imperial Sobreirense | ||
| 1997–1998 | Padroense | ||
| 1998–2000 | Trofense | 24 | (3) |
| 2000–2003 | Braga B | 76 | (13) |
| 2002 | Braga | 1 | (0) |
| 2003 | Ovarense | 16 | (1) |
| 2003–2004 | Gondomar | 34 | (7) |
| 2004–2005 | Feirense | 14 | (1) |
| 2005–2009 | Vizela | 113 | (9) |
| 2009–2010 | Trofense | 25 | (1) |
| 2010–2012 | Olympiakos Nicosia | 44 | (4) |
| 2012–2013 | APOEL | 17 | (1) |
| 2013– | Trofense | 84 | (17) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 22 March 2015. † Appearances (Goals). | |||
Hélder Bruno Macedo Sousa (born 13 October 1977) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays for C.D. Trofense as a midfielder.
Club career
Born in Matosinhos, Sousa started his career with amateurs Padroense F.C. in 1997. In his country, in which he competed almost exclusively in the second and third divisions, he also represented C.D. Trofense (two spells), S.C. Braga's reserves, A.D. Ovarense, Gondomar SC, C.D. Feirense and F.C. Vizela; on 15 September 2002, whilst with Braga, he made his only top level appearance, which consisted of 20 minutes in a 0–2 away loss against Varzim SC.
In the summer of 2010, aged nearly 33, Sousa moved abroad for the first time, joining Cypriot club Olympiakos Nicosia. On 10 January 2012 he signed an 18-month contract with fellow first division team APOEL FC, for a transfer fee of €90,000.[1] He made his official debut six days later, playing 23 minutes in a 0–0 home draw against his former team.
Sousa made his UEFA Champions League debut on 14 February 2012 at the age of 34, playing 72 minutes in a 0–1 loss at Olympique Lyonnais for the round-of-16. He added a further two appearances as APOEL reached the quarterfinals for the first time ever.
On 29 January 2013, Sousa's contract with APOEL was terminated by mutual consent.[2] The following day he returned to his homeland, and signed for six months with former club Trofense.[3]
References
- ↑ "Hélder Sousa given APOEL chance". UEFA.com. 10 January 2012. Retrieved 19 January 2012.
- ↑ "Ευχαριστούμε τον Sousa" (in Greek). APOEL FC. 29 January 2013. Retrieved 29 January 2013.
- ↑ "Hélder Sousa é reforço" [Hélder Sousa an addition] (in Portuguese). CD Trofense. 30 January 2013. Retrieved 30 January 2013.