Hélder Costa (footballer)

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For the Portuguese dramatist and playwright, see Hélder Costa.

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Hélder Costa
Personal information
Full name Hélder Wander Sousa de Azevedo e Costa
Date of birth (1994-01-12) 12 January 1994 (age 30)
Place of birth Luanda, Angola
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Position(s) Winger
Team information
Current team
 Monaco
(on loan from Benfica)
Number 18
Youth career
2004–2012 Benfica
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012– Benfica B 72 (15)
2014– Benfica 0 (0)
2015 → Deportivo La Coruña (loan) 6 (0)
2015– → Monaco (loan) 24 (3)
International career‡
2009 Portugal U16 11 (0)
2010 Portugal U17 18 (4)
2011 Portugal U18 14 (1)
2012–2013 Portugal U19 6 (1)
2014– Portugal U21 6 (3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 9 May 2016
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 4 September 2014

Hélder Wander Sousa de Azevedo e Costa (born 12 January 1994) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a winger for French club Monaco, on loan from Benfica.

Club career

On 11 August 2012, Costa made his professional debut with Benfica B in a 2012–13 Segunda Liga match against Braga B where he played 72 minutes as a winger.[1]

His first professional goal came on 23 August 2013, in a 3–0 home win over Portimonense, one of eight that season including on 23 November in a 4–3 triumph against Oliveirense in which he was also sent off.[2]

On 25 January 2014, he debuted with Benfica in a 2013–14 Taça da Liga third round match against Gil Vicente, playing the final 13 minutes of the 1–0 win at the Estádio da Luz as a substitute for Miralem Sulejmani;[3] he played no further part as the "Eagles" went on to win the tournament. On 5 November 2014, he scored a hat-trick in Segunda Liga against Olhanense in a home win (5–1).[4]

On 19 January 2015, he was loaned to La Liga's Deportivo de La Coruña until the end of the season.[5] He made six appearances for the Galicians, all from the bench.

On 10 July 2015, he joined Ligue 1 club Monaco on a one-year loan.[6] He scored his first goal in a top division on 8 November, opening an eventual 3–1 loss away to Bordeaux.[7]

International career

Costa represented Portugal at the 2013 UEFA European Under-19 Football Championship.[8] Although he did not score in the team's run to the semi-finals, he was named in the Team of the Tournament.[9]

He also represented Portugal at the 2014 Toulon Tournament.[10]

Club statistics

As of 8 April 2015
Club Season Domestic League Domestic Cup League Cup Continental Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Benfica B 2012–13 12 0 — — — 12 0
2013–14 37 8 — — — 37 8
2014–15 23 7 — — — 23 7
Total 72 15 — — — 72 15
Benfica 2013–14 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
Total 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
Deportivo 2014–15 6 0 — — — 6 0
Total 6 0 — — — 6 0
Career Total 78 15 0 0 1 0 0 0 79 15

Honours

Benfica

References

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  4. ↑ Benfica B - Olhanense (Jornada 14 Segunda Liga 2014-2015) - Liga Portugal
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