Helinho
Personal information
Full name Hélio Júnior Nunes de Castro[1]
Date of birth (2000-04-25) 25 April 2000[2]
Place of birth Sertãozinho, Brazil,[2]
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Attacking Midfielder / Forward
Team information
Current team
 Red Bull Bragantino
Number 11
Youth career
2012–2018 São Paulo
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018–2021 São Paulo 31 (2)
2020–2021 → Red Bull Bragantino (loan) 50 (10)
2022– Red Bull Bragantino 0 (0)
International career
2017 Brazil U17 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:50, 8 December 2021 (UTC)

Hélio Júnio Nunes de Castro (born 25 April 2000), simply known as Helinho, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays for Red Bull Bragantino. Mainly an attacking midfielder, he can also play as a forward.

Club career

Born in Sertãozinho, Helinho entered São Paulo FC's youth ranks in 2012. On 3 May 2018, his contract was extended until April 2023.[3] In April, he was called to the senior team for a league match against Paraná Clube.[4]

On 4 November 2018, Helinho made his first team debut, coming on as a 46th-minute substitute for Anderson Martins and scoring a goal five minutes later in a 2–2 draw against Flamengo.[5][6]

International career

On 6 October 2017, Helinho was called to the Brazil under-17 squad for the Under-17 World Cup as a replacement for the injured Vinícius Júnior.[7] On 23 April 2018, he was called up to the Brazil under-20 team.[8]

Career statistics

As of 8 December 2021
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League State League National Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
São Paulo 2018[2] Série A 51—00——51
2019[2] 80100101[lower-alpha 1]0—200
2020[2] 3051002[lower-alpha 1]0—101
Total 1611511030—352
Red Bull Brasil (loan) 2020[2] Série A 103————103
2021[2] 325824010[lower-alpha 2]1—548
Total 4288240101—6411
Career total 58923350131009913
  1. 1 2 Appearances in Copa Libertadores
  2. ↑ Appearances in Copa Sudamericana

References

  1. ↑ "Atacante sofre racismo no Uruguai e São Paulo promete ação judicial" [Attacker suffers racism in Uruguay and São Paulo promises lawsuit] (in Portuguese). Gazeta Esportiva. 23 February 2018. Retrieved 5 November 2018.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Helio Junio". Soccerway. Retrieved 5 November 2018.
  3. ↑ "Promessa do São Paulo, Helinho renova até abril de 2023" [São Paulo prospect Helinho extends contract until April 2023] (in Portuguese). Gazeta Esportiva. 3 May 2018. Retrieved 5 November 2018.
  4. ↑ "Relacionados para São Paulo x Paraná" [Related to São Paulo vs. Paraná] (in Portuguese). São Paulo FC. 4 April 2018. Retrieved 5 November 2018.
  5. ↑ "Helinho cumpre expectativa na 1ª jogada e levanta torcida do SP no Morumbi" [Helinho meets expectation in the first play and raises SP's fans in Morumbi] (in Portuguese). UOL. 4 November 2018. Retrieved 5 November 2018.
  6. ↑ "Atuações do São Paulo: Helinho brilha em sua estreia, e Gonzalo sai aplaudido pela torcida" [São Paulo performances: Helinho shines in his debut, and Gonzalo comes out applauded by the fans] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 4 November 2018. Retrieved 5 November 2018.
  7. ↑ "Helinho é convocado para o Mundial Sub-17" [Helinho is invited to the U-17 World Cup] (in Portuguese). São Paulo FC. 6 October 2017. Retrieved 5 November 2018.
  8. ↑ "Tricolor tem seis convocados para a Seleção Sub-20" [Tricolor has six players for the U20 Team] (in Portuguese). São Paulo FC. 23 April 2018. Retrieved 5 November 2018.
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