Héber (footballer)
Brazilian footballer (born 1991)
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Héber Araujo dos Santos (born 10 August 1991), commonly known as Héber, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a forward for América Mineiro.
_02.jpg)
|
Héber with Rijeka in 2017 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Héber Araujo dos Santos[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 10 August 1991[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Colorado do Oeste, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[1] | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | América Mineiro | ||
| Number | 11 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2010 | Figueirense | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2010–2011 | Figueirense | 61 | (17) |
| 2011–2016 | Coimbra | 0 | (0) |
| 2013 | → CRAC (loan) | 13 | (7) |
| 2014 | → Avaí (loan) | 24 | (4) |
| 2015 | → Paysandu (loan) | 3 | (0) |
| 2015–2016 | → Alashkert (loan) | 26 | (16) |
| 2016–2017 | Slaven Belupo | 30 | (10) |
| 2017–2019 | Rijeka | 38 | (25) |
| 2019–2022 | New York City | 70 | (24) |
| 2023 | Seattle Sounders FC | 22 | (2) |
| 2024 | Cangzhou Mighty Lions | 24 | (8) |
| 2025 | Al Orooba | 9 | (3) |
| 2025– | América Mineiro | 5 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 17 December 2025 | |||
Club career
In June 2016, Héber switched teams within the Croatian league, joining Rijeka from Slaven Belupo for a transfer fee of €450,000.[2] He signed a three-year contract with the club with an option for a two-year extension.[3]
On 21 March 2019, Héber joined Major League Soccer side New York City FC.[4] He was the team's leading scorer for the 2019 season with 15 goals. In a match against Toronto FC, Héber tore his ACL, ending his 2020 season.[5]
He was traded to Seattle Sounders FC on 29 December 2022 in exchange for $400,000 in General Allocation Money, with potential for a further $150,000 should certain conditions be met.[6] Héber made his debut for the club in the 2022 FIFA Club World Cup and later scored in his first MLS match on 26 February against the Colorado Rapids.[7] He was released from the team at the end of the season.[8]
On 29 February 2024, Héber joined Chinese Super League club Cangzhou Mighty Lions.[9]
Career statistics
Club
- As of matches played 12 October 2025[10]
| Club | Season | League | State League | National Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Figueirense | 2010 | Serie B | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 8 | 3 | ||
| 2011 | Serie A | 16 | 3 | 19[a] | 10 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 35 | 13 | |||
| 2012 | Serie A | 4 | 0 | 6[a] | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 10 | 1 | |||
| 2013 | Serie B | — | 8[a] | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 8 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 28 | 6 | 33 | 11 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 61 | 17 | ||||
| CRAC (loan) | 2013 | Serie C | 13 | 7 | — | 1 | 0 | — | — | 14 | 7 | |||
| Avaí (loan) | 2014 | Serie B | 14 | 0 | 10[a] | 4 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 26 | 5 | ||
| Paysandu (loan) | 2014 | Serie C | — | 3[b] | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1[c] | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Alashkert (loan) | 2015–16 | Armenian Premier League | 26 | 16 | — | 4 | 3 | 4[d] | 1 | — | 34 | 20 | ||
| Slaven Belupo | 2016–17 | Prva HNL | 30 | 10 | — | 2 | 0 | — | — | 32 | 10 | |||
| Rijeka | 2017–18 | Prva HNL | 23 | 16 | — | 1 | 0 | 9[e] | 1 | — | 33 | 17 | ||
| 2018–19 | 15 | 9 | — | 2 | 1 | 2[d] | 0 | — | 19 | 10 | ||||
| Total | 38 | 25 | — | 3 | 1 | 11 | 1 | — | 52 | 27 | ||||
| New York City FC | 2019 | MLS | 22 | 15 | — | 3 | 0 | — | 1[f] | 0 | 26 | 15 | ||
| 2020 | 12 | 1 | — | — | 2[g] | 3 | — | 14 | 1 | |||||
| 2021 | 7 | 0 | — | — | 5[g] | 0 | 1[f] | 0 | 13 | 1 | ||||
| 2022 | 29 | 8 | — | 2 | 1 | — | 3[f] | 2 | 34 | 11 | ||||
| Total | 70 | 24 | — | 5 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 87 | 28 | |||
| Seattle Sounders FC | 2023 | MLS | 22 | 2 | — | — | — | 3[h] | 0 | 25 | 2 | |||
| Cangzhou Mighty Lions | 2024 | Chinese Super League | 24 | 8 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | 24 | 8 | |||
| Al Orooba | 2024–25 | UAE Pro League | 9 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 9 | 3 | ||||
| América Mineiro (loan) | 2025 | Serie B | 5 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 5 | 0 | ||||
| Career total | 279 | 101 | 46 | 15 | 17 | 6 | 22 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 373 | 129 | ||
- Appearance(s) in Campeonato Catarinense
- Appearance(s) in Campeonato Paraense
- Appearance(s) in Copa Verde
- Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League
- Six appearances and one goal in UEFA Champions League and three appearances in UEFA Europa League
- Appearance(s) in MLS Cup Playoffs
- Appearance(s) in CONCACAF Champions League
- 1 appearance in FIFA Club World Cup, 2 appearances in Leagues Cup
Honours
Alashkert
New York City FC
Individual
- Armenian Premier League Top Scorer: 2015–16
- SN Yellow Shirt Award: 2017–18[12]