Hélder Sá
Portuguese footballer
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Hélder José Oliveira Sá (born 10 November 2002) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Brazilian club Sertãozinho.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Hélder José Oliveira Sá[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 10 November 2002[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Vila Nova de Famalicão, Portugal[1] | ||
| Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)[1] | ||
| Position | Left-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Sertãozinho | ||
| Number | 24 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2011–2012 | Benfica Famalicão | ||
| 2012–2013 | Operário Famalicão | ||
| 2013–2015 | Benfica Famalicão | ||
| 2015–2021 | Vitória Guimarães | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2021–2024 | Vitória Guimarães B | 19 | (1) |
| 2021–2024 | Vitória Guimarães | 21 | (0) |
| 2023–2024 | → Radomiak Radom (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 2024–2026 | Rio Ave | 4 | (0) |
| 2024 | → Feirense (loan) | 11 | (0) |
| 2026– | Sertãozinho | 2 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2019 | Portugal U18 | 1 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | Portugal U20 | 6 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 13:55, 26 January 2026 (UTC) | |||
Club career
Born in Vila Nova de Famalicão, Braga District, Sá joined Vitória de Guimarães aged 12. In May 2020, he signed a three-year professional contract with a €30 million buyout clause.[2] The following 4 April, he made his debut in the Primeira Liga, playing 90 minutes in a 2–1 home loss against C.D. Tondela.[3][4]
On 2 July 2023, Sá joined Ekstraklasa club Radomiak Radom on a one-year loan.[5] He made his sole appearance on 27 September, in a 2–1 defeat to amateurs Garbarnia Kraków in the first round of the Polish Cup.[6] In January 2024, the move was cancelled.[7]
Sá agreed to a four-and-a-half-year deal with fellow Portuguese top-division side Rio Ave F.C. on 10 January 2024.[8] He spent the first half of the 2024–25 season on loan at C.D. Feirense in the Liga Portugal 2.[9]
On 19 January 2026, Sá left Rio Ave and moved to Brazil with Sertãozinho Futebol Clube.[10][11]
International career
Sá represented Portugal at under-18 and under-20 levels.[12]