Hélio José Vaz (born 19 December 1990) is a Portuguese
footballer
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who plays for
Clube Olímpico do Montijo
Clube Olímpico do Montijo is a Portuguese football club based in Montijo. Founded in 2007, it currently competes in the Campeonato de Portugal, holding home games at ''Campo da Liberdade'', with a 3,000 capacity.
History
Clube Olímpico do Mo ...
as a
forward
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.
Club career
Born in
Montijo,
Setúbal District
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, 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
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, he signed with
S.L. Benfica
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.
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.
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At the end of his youth career, and as Vaz was one of highest goalscorers throughout the season only behind ]Nélson Oliveira
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He began his career at S.L. Benfica, making 24 appearances and scored thre ...
, Benfica decided to offer him a professional contract and loan him.[ Due to the lack of playing time, he moved to fellow third division team C.D. Tondela for the remainder of the season.
Vaz was a regular fixture in the early training sessions of Benfica's main squad the following campaign, but in January 2011 he was loaned to ]Casa Pia A.C.
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of the third tier. For 2011–12, in also on loan, he joined Segunda Liga's Atlético Clube de Portugal
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,[ 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.
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in the first round of the Taça da Liga
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.
Subsequently, Vaz opted to terminate his contract with Benfica and join division three club U.D. Leiria
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,[ scoring ten goals in his debut season to help to a seventh-place finish. His performances attracted interest abroad, and he signed with ]Doxa Katokopias FC
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in the Cypriot First Division
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on a two-year deal, only to return to his previous team three months later.
Vaz moved to G.D. Peniche
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still in the third division at the beginning of the 2016 winter transfer window
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.
References
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Vaz, Helio
1990 births
Living people
Footballers from Montijo, Portugal
Portuguese men's footballers
Men's association football forwards
Liga Portugal 2 players
Segunda Divisão players
C.D. Montijo players
Clube Olímpico do Montijo players
S.L. Benfica footballers
C.D. Mafra players
C.D. Tondela players
Casa Pia A.C. players
Atlético Clube de Portugal players
U.D. Leiria players
G.D. Peniche players
S.C.U. Torreense players
GS Loures players
Lusitano G.C. players
C.D. Cova da Piedade players
Doxa Katokopias FC players
Portuguese expatriate men's footballers
Expatriate men's footballers in Cyprus
Portuguese expatriate sportspeople in Cyprus
21st-century Portuguese sportsmen