Hélder Ferreira (footballer, born 1997)

Hélder José Castro Ferreira (born 5 April 1997) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays for Armenian club Noah as a right winger.

Hélder Ferreira

Personal information
Full name	Hélder José Castro Ferreira[1]
Date of birth	(1997-04-05) 5 April 1997 (age 28)[1]
Place of birth	Fafe, Portugal[1]
Height	1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)[1]
Position(s)	Winger
Team information
Current team	Noah
Number	7
Youth career
2006–2007	Fafe
2007–2008	Vitória Guimarães
2008–2009	Benfica
2009–2010	Vitória Guimarães
2010–2011	Sandinenses
2011–2012	Vitória Guimarães
2012–2013	Sandinenses
2013–2016	Vitória Guimarães
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2015–2019	Vitória Guimarães B	79	(7)
2017–2019	Vitória Guimarães	14	(1)
2019–2022	Paços Ferreira	97	(9)
2022–2024	Anorthosis	67	(9)
2024–	Noah	23	(9)
International career
2014–2015	Portugal U18	5	(0)
2016	Portugal U19	1	(0)
2017	Portugal U20	7	(2)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 00:21, 31 July 2025 (UTC)

Club career

Vitória Guimarães

Ferreira was born in Fafe, Braga District. He spent the better part of his first four seasons as a senior with Vitória de Guimarães' reserves in the LigaPro, making his league debut on 25 November 2015 in a 0–1 home loss against C.D. Feirense when he was still a junior.^[2] He scored his first goal on 24 April 2016 to close a 3–3 draw at S.L. Benfica B,^[3] adding a brace the following month in the 3–1 home victory over FC Porto B.^[4]

Ferreira totalled 25 first-team appearances during his spell at the Estádio D. Afonso Henriques. He scored his only goal on 11 December 2017, in a 1–0 Primeira Liga home defeat of Feirense.^[5]

Paços Ferreira

On 27 June 2019, Ferreira signed a three-year contract with newly-promoted F.C. Paços de Ferreira.^[6] He netted four times from 33 appearances in the 2020–21 campaign, as the club finished fifth and qualified for the UEFA Europa Conference League.^[7]

Later career

On 21 July 2022, Ferreira joined Anorthosis Famagusta FC of the Cypriot First Division on a two-year deal.^[8] Two years later, he moved to the Armenian Premier League with FC Noah.^[9][10] In July 2025, shortly after winning the double,^[11] he renewed his contract at the latter until summer 2027, with the option for an additional year.^[12]

International career

Ferreira represented Portugal at the 2017 FIFA U-20 World Cup in South Korea,^[13] scoring against Zambia (2–1 group-stage loss) in an eventual quarter-final exit.^[14][15]

Career statistics

As of match played 4 May 2025^[16]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National Cup		Europe		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Vitória Guimarães B	2015–16	LigaPro	5	3	0	0	—		—		5	3
	2016–17		39	2	0	0	—		—		39	2
	2017–18		11	0	0	0	—		—		11	0
	2018–19		24	2	0	0	—		—		24	2
	Total		79	7	0	0	—		—		79	7
Vitória Guimarães	2017–18	Primeira Liga	11	1	5	0	5[a]	0	—		21	1
	2018–19		3	0	1	0	—		—		4	0
	Total		14	1	6	0	5	0	—		25	1
Paços Ferreira	2019–20	Primeira Liga	32	3	5	0	—		—		37	3
	2020–21		33	4	2	0	—		—		35	4
	2021–22		32	2	3	0	4[b]	0	—		39	2
	Total		97	9	10	0	4	0	—		111	9
Anorthosis	2022–23	Cypriot First Division	34	3	2	3	—		—		36	6
	2023–24		33	6	2	0	—		—		35	6
	Total		67	9	4	3	0	0	0	0	71	12
Noah	2024–25	Armenian Premier League	20	8	2	0	14[b]	2	—		36	10
Career total			277	34	22	3	23	2	0	0	322	39

1. Appearances in UEFA Europa League
2. Appearances in UEFA Conference League

Honours

Noah

• Armenian Premier League: 2024–25^[11]
• Armenian Cup: 2024–25^[11]