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Hélio José Vaz (born 19 December 1990) is a Portuguese footballer who plays for Clube Olímpico do Montijo as a forward.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Hélio José Vaz[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 19 December 1990[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Montijo, Portugal[1] | ||
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Olímpico Montijo | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2002–2007 | Montijo | ||
| 2007–2008 | Olímpico Montijo | ||
| 2008–2009 | Benfica | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2009–2012 | Benfica | 0 | (0) |
| 2009 | → Mafra (loan) | 4 | (0) |
| 2010 | → Tondela (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| 2011 | → Casa Pia (loan) | 14 | (4) |
| 2011–2012 | → Atlético (loan) | 14 | (0) |
| 2012–2013 | União Leiria | 28 | (10) |
| 2013 | Doxa | 0 | (0) |
| 2013–2016 | União Leiria | 54 | (12) |
| 2016 | Peniche | 17 | (4) |
| 2016–2019 | Torreense | 86 | (18) |
| 2019–2020 | Loures | 22 | (2) |
| 2020–2021 | Lusitano Évora | 16 | (4) |
| 2021–2022 | Cova Piedade | 18 | (0) |
| 2022– | Olímpico Montijo | 18 | (8) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:52, 25 March 2023 (UTC) | |||
Born in Montijo, Setúbal District, Vaz started playing with hometown club C.D. Montijo, whose academy he joined at the age of 12. In 2008, for his last year as a junior, he signed with S.L. Benfica.[2] Upon his arrival, he said that representing the latter was always a dream of his, and that he hoped it would also open the doors of the under-18 national team.[2]
At the end of his youth career, and as Vaz was one of highest goalscorers throughout the season only behind Nélson Oliveira, Benfica decided to offer him a professional contract and loan him.[3] He started out at C.D. Mafra, whom he represented in the opening stages of 2009–10.[4][3] Due to the lack of playing time, he moved to fellow third division team C.D. Tondela for the remainder of the season.[5]
Vaz was a regular fixture in the early training sessions of Benfica's main squad the following campaign,[6][7] but in January 2011 he was loaned to Casa Pia A.C. of the third tier.[8] For 2011–12, in also on loan, he joined Segunda Liga's Atlético Clube de Portugal,[3] making his professional debut on 7 August 2011 by coming on as a 72nd-minute substitute in a 1–1 away draw against Portimonense S.C. in the first round of the Taça da Liga.[9]
Subsequently, Vaz opted to terminate his contract with Benfica and join division three club U.D. Leiria,[3] scoring ten goals in his debut season to help to a seventh-place finish.[10] His performances attracted interest abroad, and he signed with Doxa Katokopias FC in the Cypriot First Division on a two-year deal,[11] only to return to his previous team three months later.[12]
Vaz moved to G.D. Peniche still in the third division at the beginning of the 2016 winter transfer window.[13]
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