Hélio Pinto
.jpg) Pinto playing for APOEL in the Champions League | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Hélio José Ribeiro Pinto | ||
| Date of birth | 29 February 1984 | ||
| Place of birth | Portimão, Portugal | ||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Legia Warsaw | ||
| Number | 23 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1994–1999 | Portimonense | ||
| 1999–2002 | Benfica | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2002–2004 | Benfica B | ||
| 2003–2004 | Benfica | 2 | (0) |
| 2004–2006 | Sevilla B | 18 | (0) |
| 2005–2006 | → Apollon Limassol (loan) | 25 | (2) |
| 2006–2013 | APOEL | 190 | (16) |
| 2013– | Legia Warsaw | 41 | (7) |
| National team | |||
| 2002–2003 | Portugal U19 | 14 | (0) |
| 2004 | Portugal U20 | 1 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 22 February 2015. † Appearances (Goals). | |||
Hélio José Ribeiro Pinto (born 29 February 1984) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays for Polish club Legia Warsaw as a central midfielder.
A youth product of Benfica, he spent most of his career with APOEL in Cyprus, appearing in more than 275 official games and winning eight major titles.
Club career
Pinto was born in Portimão, Algarve. A product of S.L. Benfica's youth system, he could never break into the first team, only managing a couple of preseason appearances under José Antonio Camacho; his next stop was in Spain with Sevilla FC, where he incidentally also only played with the reserves.
Still owned by Sevilla, Pinto played the 2005–06 season in Cyprus with Apollon Limassol. Being released in the following summer his career settled with another club in the country, APOEL FC.
During his spell with APOEL, Pinto was an important member as it won the Cypriot First Division on four occasions, adding amongst other trophies the domestic cup in 2007–08. He also appeared in all six group stage games of the side, in its first UEFA Champions League participation.
Pinto played in eight matches in the 2011–12 Champions League, as the Nicosia-based team surprisingly reached the quarter-finals of the competition. On 5 June 2013 he signed a three-year contract extension with APOEL[1] but, late into the month, announced he was leaving the club after seven successful years.[2]
On 21 June 2013, Pinto signed a two-year contract (with an option for another season) with Legia Warsaw from Poland.[3]
International career
On 27 July 2012 Pinto gained Cypriot nationality, and the Cyprus Football Association subsequently waited for FIFA approval on whether could play for the national team.[4] The governing body eventually ruled he could not represent his adopted nation after having appeared for Portugal at under-19 and under-20 levels.
Statistics
- As of 22 February 2015
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Benfica | 2002–03[5] | Primeira Liga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |
| 2003–04[5] | Primeira Liga | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | — | 5 | 0 | ||
| Total | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 5 | 0 | |||
| Sevilla B | 2004–05[5] | Segunda División B | 18 | 0 | — | — | — | 18 | 0 | |||
| Apollon (loan) | 2005–06[5] | Cypriot First Division | 25 | 2 | — | — | 25 | 2 | ||||
| APOEL | 2006–07[5] | Cypriot First Division | 23 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 5 |
| 2007–08[5][6] | Cypriot First Division | 28 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 2[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 3] | 1 | 39 | 3 | |
| 2008–09[5][6] | Cypriot First Division | 27 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 5[lower-alpha 1] | 2 | 1[lower-alpha 3] | 0 | 38 | 5 | |
| 2009–10[5][6] | Cypriot First Division | 25 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 12[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 3] | 0 | 45 | 3 | |
| 2010–11[5][6] | Cypriot First Division | 26 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6[lower-alpha 4] | 1 | — | 34 | 2 | ||
| 2011–12[5][6] | Cypriot First Division | 32 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 14[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 3] | 0 | 50 | 1 | |
| 2012–13[5][6] | Cypriot First Division | 29 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 6[lower-alpha 4] | 1 | — | 36 | 6 | ||
| Total | 190 | 16 | 34 | 4 | 48 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 276 | 25 | ||
| Legia Warsaw | 2013–14[6] | Ekstraklasa | 25 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 7[lower-alpha 5] | 0 | — | 34 | 7 | |
| 2014–15[6] | Ekstraklasa | 16 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 1 | |
| Total | 41 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54 | 8 | ||
| Career total | 276 | 25 | 40 | 5 | 58 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 378 | 35 | ||
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Appearance in UEFA Cup
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Appearances in UEFA Champions League
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 Appearances in Cypriot Super Cup
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Appearances in UEFA Europa League
- ↑ Appearances in UEFA Europa League and UEFA Champions League
Honours
- Apollon
- APOEL
- Cypriot First Division: 2006–07, 2008–09, 2010–11, 2012–13
- Cypriot Cup: 2007–08
- Cypriot Super Cup: 2008, 2009, 2011
References
- ↑ "Pinto Δεκαετίας!" (in Greek). APOEL FC. 5 June 2013. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
- ↑ "Helio Pinto Σ’ ευχαριστούμε" [Helio Pinto thank you] (in Greek). APOEL FC. 20 June 2013. Retrieved 20 June 2013.
- ↑ "Helio Pinto i Łukasz Broź w Legii" (in Polish). Legia Warsaw. 21 June 2013. Retrieved 21 June 2013.
- ↑ Κύπριοι υπήκοοι οι Πίντο, Τζούνιορ και Λαμπάν (in Greek). CFA. 27 July 2012. Retrieved 27 July 2012.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 5.5 5.6 5.7 5.8 5.9 5.10 "Hélio Pinto". ForaDeJogo. Retrieved 12 February 2015.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 6.5 6.6 6.7 "Helio Pinto". Soccerway. Retrieved 12 February 2015.
External links
- APOEL official profile
- Stats and profile at Zerozero
- Hélio Pinto profile at ForaDeJogo
- Stats at Footballdatabase
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