Helinho (footballer, born 2000)
Brazilian footballer
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Hélio Júnio Nunes de Castro (born 25 April 2000), simply known as Helinho, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays for Liga MX club Toluca. Mainly an attacking midfielder, he can also play as a forward.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Hélio Júnior Nunes de Castro[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 25 April 2000[2] | ||
| Place of birth | Sertãozinho, Brazil[2] | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Positions | |||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Toluca | ||
| Number | 11 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2012–2018 | São Paulo | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2018–2021 | São Paulo | 31 | (2) |
| 2020–2021 | → Red Bull Bragantino (loan) | 50 | (10) |
| 2022–2024 | Red Bull Bragantino | 65 | (13) |
| 2024– | Toluca | 53 | (14) |
| International career | |||
| 2017 | Brazil U17 | 3 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 02:08, 31 August 2026 (UTC) | |||
Club career
Born in Sertãozinho, Helinho entered São Paulo FC's youth ranks in 2012. On 3 May 2018, his contract was extended until April 2023.[3] In April, he was called to the senior team for a league match against Paraná Clube.[4]
On 4 November 2018, Helinho made his first team debut, coming on as a 46th-minute substitute for Anderson Martins and scoring a goal five minutes later in a 2–2 draw against Flamengo.[5][6]
International career
On 6 October 2017, Helinho was called to the Brazil under-17 squad for the Under-17 World Cup as a replacement for the injured Vinícius Júnior.[7] On 23 April 2018, he was called up to the Brazil under-20 team.[8]
Career statistics
- As of 8 December 2021
| Club | Season | League | State League | National Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| São Paulo | 2018[2] | Série A | 5 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | 5 | 1 | |||
| 2019[2] | 8 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | — | 20 | 0 | |||
| 2020[2] | 3 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2[a] | 0 | — | 10 | 1 | |||
| Total | 16 | 1 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 35 | 2 | |||
| Red Bull Brasil (loan) | 2020[2] | Série A | 10 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 10 | 3 | ||||
| 2021[2] | 32 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 10[b] | 1 | — | 54 | 8 | |||
| Total | 42 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 1 | — | 64 | 11 | |||
| Career total | 58 | 9 | 23 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 99 | 13 | ||
- Appearances in Copa Libertadores
- Appearances in Copa Sudamericana
Honours
Toluca
- Liga MX: Clausura 2025, Apertura 2025
- Campeón de Campeones: 2025
- Campeones Cup: 2025
- CONCACAF Champions Cup: 2026
Individual
- CONCACAF Champions Cup Best XI: 2026[9]