Hélio José de Souza Gonçalves’s biography, net worth, fact, career, awards and life story

Hélio José de Souza Gonçalves (born 31 January 1986), commonly known as Hélio (Portuguese: [ˈɛlju]; Chinese: 艾里奧, [ŋàːi le̬i (ŋ)ōu]), is a Brazilian-born Hong Kong professional football player who plays as a centre back for Hong Kong club Kitchee.

Hélio acquired his HKSAR passport on 31 October 2015, which means he is eligible for representing Hong Kong at the international level.

Club career

Early career

He was transferred from Sántos B to Ceará SC for an unknown fee in the January transfer window of the 2006-07 season, and was then transferred to Olímpia SP for an unknown fee in the January transfer window of the next season without playing a single game for Ceará. He played 20 games for Olímpia, scoring 2 goals. He was then sold to Citizen in Hong Kong in the summer transfer window 6 months later for an unknown fee.

Citizen

He played a total of 118 league games for Citizen, scoring 10 goals in his 6-year stay at the club. He won the HKFA Senior Challenge Shield once with the club. He left the club for Kitchee SC in the summer transfer window of 2014.

Kitchee

He has played a total of 51 games for Kitchee thus far, scoring a single goal, and has won the Hong Kong Premier League and the HKFA League Cup twice with the team, and has won the Season play-offs and Senior Challenge Shield once with Kitchee. He also completed the treble with the team in the 2016-17 season.

On 27 March 2018, Hélio suffered an injury in a crucial Asian Cup qualifier against North Korea and was removed in the 11th minute. The injury left him out of action for nine months until he returned on 16 December as a late substitute against Hoi King.

Honours

Club

Citizen

• Hong Kong Senior Shield: 2010–11

Kitchee

• Hong Kong Premier League: 2014–15, 2016–17, 2017–18
• Hong Kong FA Cup: 2014–15, 2016–17, 2017–18, 2018–19
• Hong Kong Senior Shield: 2016–17, 2018–19
• Hong Kong Sapling Cup: 2017–18
• Hong Kong League Cup: 2014–15, 2015–16