Hélio Altino Fonseca Lopes da Cruz (born 8 August 1993) is a
Portuguese professional
footballer
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who plays as a
midfielder
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for
Liga 3 club
Atlético CP.
Football career
On 2 August 2015, Cruz made his professional debut with
Atlético
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Sports Teams Athletico
*Athletico SC (Lebanon), a Lebanese football academy
*Athletic Bilbao, or Atletico Bilbao, Basque students athletic club (also forming Athletic Cl ...
in a
2015–16 Taça da Liga
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match against
Santa Clara.
He is of
Cape Verde
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an descent.
References
External links
Stats and profile at LPFP
*
1993 births
Living people
Portuguese sportspeople of Cape Verdean descent
Footballers from Lisbon
Portuguese men's footballers
Men's association football midfielders
Campeonato de Portugal (league) players
Liga Portugal 2 players
Liga 3 (Portugal) players
G.D. Joane players
Moreirense F.C. players
G.D. Ribeirão players
Atlético Clube de Portugal players
F.C. Penafiel players
C.D. Mafra players
Amora F.C. players
C.F. Os Belenenses players
21st-century Portuguese sportsmen
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