Hélder (footballer, born 1990)

Hélder
Personal information
Full name Hélder Gomes Maciel
Date of birth (1990-05-24) 24 May 1990
Place of birth Belo Horizonte, Brazil
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position Centre-back
Team information
Current team
São Bernardo
Number 3
Youth career
Cruzeiro
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011–2013 Cruzeiro 0 (0)
2011–2012 → Boa Esporte (loan) 1 (0)
2013 → Aparecidense (loan) 12 (0)
2014 Tupi 13 (2)
2015 Caldense 2 (0)
2016–2017 Tupi 11 (0)
2018 Iporá 16 (0)
2018–2019 Luverdense 25 (0)
2019–2020 Cuiabá 17 (0)
2020 Criciúma 3 (0)
2021–2022 Água Santa 29 (3)
2021 → São Bernardo (loan) 0 (0)
2022– São Bernardo 98 (4)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 2 February 2026

Hélder Gomes Maciel (born 24 May 1990), known as Hélder Maciel or just Hélder, is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a centre-back for São Bernardo.

Career

Born in Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Hélder was a Cruzeiro youth graduate, but made his senior debut while on loan at Boa Esporte in 2011.[1] Ahead of the 2013 season, he moved to Aparecidense.

In December 2014, after a one-year spell at Tupi,[2] Hélder joined Caldense.[3] He returned to his previous club on 8 December 2015,[4] but was rarely used.

In 2018, Hélder signed for Iporá, but moved to Luverdense on 23 May of that year.[5] On 30 August 2019, he was announced at Cuiabá,[6] but featured sparingly before rescinding his link on 1 October 2020.[7]

On 15 October 2020, Hélder signed for Criciúma.[8] He was announced at Água Santa for the 2021 season,[9] before being loaned out to São Bernardo on 11 August of that year.[10]

After winning the 2021 Copa Paulista, Hélder returned to Netuno for the 2022 Campeonato Paulista, before signing a permanent deal with Bernô on 22 April 2022.[11]

Career statistics

As of 3 February 2025[12]
Club Season League State League Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Boa Esporte 2011 Série B 10————10
2012 0000———00
Total 1000———10
Aparecidense 2013 Série D 8040———120
Tupi 2014 Série C 3110120——152
Caldense 2015 Série D 1010———20
Tupi 2016 Série B 4030———70
2017 Série C 4000———40
Total 8030———110
Iporá 2018 Série D 40120———160
Luverdense 2018 Série C 100————100
2019 1203040—1[a]1201
Total 2203040—11301
Cuiabá 2019 Série B 60————60
2020 308000——110
Total 908000——170
Criciúma 2020 Série C 30————30
Água Santa 2021 Paulista A2 —172———172
2022 Paulista —121———121
Total —293———293
São Bernardo (loan) 2021 Paulista A2 ————5[b]050
São Bernardo 2022 Série D 160————160
2023 Série C 14113010——281
2024 21111220——343
2025 0050———50
Total 51229230——834
Career total 110399690006122410
  1. ↑ Appearance(s) in Copa Verde
  2. ↑ Appearance(s) in Copa Paulista

Honours

São Bernardo

References

  1. ↑ "Clube da Série B anuncia pacotão de reforços e cinco vem da Série A2" [Série B club announce pack of additions and five come from the Série A2] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Futebol Interior. 13 April 2011. Retrieved 4 February 2025.
  2. ↑ "Zagueiro do Tupi-MG sofre lesão e pode ficar afastado dos gramados" [Stopper of Tupi-MG suffers injury and may be sidelined from the fields] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ge. 27 January 2014. Retrieved 4 February 2025.
  3. ↑ "Caldense inicia preparação para o Mineiro 2015" [Caldense start preparing for the 2015 Mineiro] (in Brazilian Portuguese). AA Caldense. 2 December 2014. Retrieved 4 February 2025.
  4. ↑ "Tupi-MG anuncia retorno do zagueiro Hélder para temporada 2016" [Tupi-MG announce the return of stopper Hélder for the 2016 season] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ge. 8 December 2015. Retrieved 4 February 2025.
  5. ↑ "Luverdense anuncia zagueiro que estava no Iporá-GO" [Luverdense announce stopper who was at Iporá-GO] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Rádio Regional FM 103,5. 23 May 2018. Retrieved 4 February 2025.
  6. ↑ "Cuiabá se reforça com dupla destaque do Luverdense" [Cuiabá is bolstered with duo spotlight of Luverdense] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Cuiabá EC. 30 August 2019. Retrieved 4 February 2025.
  7. ↑ "Cuiabá e Helder Maciel entram em acordo e zagueiro deixa o clube" [Cuiabá and Helder Maciel reach agreement and stopper leaves the club] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ge. 1 October 2020. Retrieved 4 February 2025.
  8. ↑ "Marino e Hélder, os reforços do Criciúma" [Marino and Hélder, the additions of Criciúma] (in Brazilian Portuguese). 4oito. 15 October 2020. Retrieved 4 February 2025.
  9. ↑ "Netuno anuncia pacotão de reforços para a temporada 2021" [Netuno announce pack of additions for the 2021 season] (in Brazilian Portuguese). EC Água Santa. Retrieved 4 February 2025.
  10. ↑ "Zagueiro Helder reforça o São Bernardo FC na Copa Paulista" [Stopper Helder bolsters São Bernardo FC in the Copa Paulista] (in Brazilian Portuguese). O Curioso do Futebol. 11 August 2021. Retrieved 4 February 2025.
  11. ↑ "Série D: Zagueiro volta para fazer história no São Bernardo" [Série D: Stopper returns to make history at São Bernardo] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Futebol Interior. 22 April 2022. Retrieved 4 February 2025.
  12. ↑ Hugo Sanches at Soccerway. Retrieved 3 February 2025.