Place of birth Penafiel, Portugal 1991–1999 Penafiel Height 1.83 m Career start 1998 | Playing position Years Team Weight 76 kg | |
Full name Hélder Luís Moreira Ribeiro da Silva Ferreira Date of birth (1980-06-13) 13 June 1980 (age 36) Current team F.C. Penafiel (#6 / Midfielder) | ||
Hélder Luís Moreira Ribeiro da Silva Ferreira (born 13 June 1980) is a Portuguese retired footballer who played as a central midfielder.
Football career
Born in Penafiel, Ferreira spent 13 of his 16 years as a professional with hometown club F.C. Penafiel, arriving in its youth system at the age of 11 and going on represent it in all three major levels of Portuguese football. He played his first competitive game on 14 May 2000, also scoring once in a 3–2 away win against S.C. Covilhã for the Segunda Liga championship.
After one season on loan to F.C. Tirsense in the lower leagues, Ferreira returned to the Rubro-Negros, appearing in a further three second division campaigns. In the 2004 summer, he signed with F.C. Marco also in that level.
Ferreira rejoined Penafiel for a third spell in the 2006 off-season, where he remained until his retirement and also acted as team captain. In 2014–15 he appeared with the side in the Primeira Liga, his first match in the competition occurring on 17 August 2014 (at the age of 34 years and two months) in a 1–3 home loss to C.F. Os Belenenses.