Hélder Ribeiro Silva (born 1 August 1991), commonly known as Hélder, is a Brazilian
footballer
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who plays as a
midfielder
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Midfielders may play an exclusively defensive role, breaking up attacks, and are in that case known as defensive midfielders. As central midfielders often go across boundarie ...
for
CRAC
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.
Club career
Hélder started his career at Atlético Mineiro, but would spend time with Amparense, Itaúna and Cabofriense before settling at Náutico.
After notching up 9 Série A appearances in 2013, Hélder was hopeful he would be able to secure his place in the first team. However, he was loaned to Central in 2014 alongside fellow Náutico player
João Paulo
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* João Paulo (footballer, born 1957), João Paulo de Lima Filho, Brazilian football winger
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. Neither spent much time at the
Caruaru
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-based side, with both returning less than two months later.
He was loaned to
Croatia
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n side Slaven Belupo in the summer of 2016.
Career statistics
Club
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References
1991 births
Living people
Brazilian footballers
Brazilian expatriate footballers
Men's association football midfielders
Clube Atlético Mineiro players
Esporte Clube Itaúna players
Associação Desportiva Cabofriense players
Clube Náutico Capibaribe players
Clube Atlético do Porto players
Salgueiro Atlético Clube players
Anápolis Futebol Clube players
NK Slaven Belupo players
Central Sport Club players
Boa Esporte Clube players
Luverdense Esporte Clube players
Clube Recreativo e Atlético Catalano players
Campeonato Brasileiro Série A players
Campeonato Brasileiro Série B players
Campeonato Brasileiro Série D players
Croatian Football League players
Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Croatia
Expatriate footballers in Croatia
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