Hélder Postiga

Portuguese footballer

Hélder Postiga (born 2 August 1982) is a former Portuguese football player.

Hélder Postiga
Postiga playing for Deportivo in 2014
Personal information
Full name Hélder Manuel Marques Postiga[1]
Date of birth (1982-08-02) 2 August 1982 (age 42)[2]
Place of birth Vila do Conde, Portugal
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)[2]
Position(s) Striker
Youth career
1992–1995 Varzim
1995–2000 Porto
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2000–2001 Porto B 37 (10)
2001–2003 Porto 58 (22)
2003–2004 Tottenham Hotspur 19 (1)
2004–2008 Porto 56 (15)
2006Saint-Étienne (loan) 16 (2)
2008Panathinaikos (loan) 11 (2)
2008–2011 Sporting CP 71 (12)
2011–2013 Zaragoza 70 (23)
2013–2014 Valencia 15 (3)
2014Lazio (loan) 5 (0)
2014–2015 Deportivo La Coruña 14 (1)
2015 Atlético Kolkata 1 (2)
2016 Rio Ave 10 (5)
2016 Atlético Kolkata 11 (2)
Total 394 (100)
National team
2001–2003 Portugal U21 16 (12)
2002 Portugal B 2 (1)
2003–2014 Portugal 71 (27)
Honours
Men's football
Representing  Portugal
UEFA European Championship
Runner-up 2004 Portugal
Bronze medal – third place 2012 Poland-Ukraine
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Career statistics

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Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup League cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Porto 2001–02[3] Primeira Liga 27 9 3 3 10[a] 1 40 13
2002–03[3] 31 13 3 0 13[b] 5 47 18
Total 58 22 6 3 23 6 87 31
Tottenham Hotspur 2003–04[4] Premier League 19 1 2 0 3 1 24 2
Porto 2004–05[3] Primeira Liga 24 3 1 0 7[a] 0 1[c] 0 23 3
2005–06[3] 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
2006–07[3] 24 11 0 0 7[a] 1 31 12
2007–08[3] 6 1 1 1 0 0 4[a] 0 11 2
Total 56 15 2 1 0 0 18 1 1 0 77 17
Saint-Étienne (loan) 2005–06[5] Ligue 1 16 2 0 0 0 0 16 2
Panathinaikos (loan) 2007–08[6] Super League Greece 11 2 1 0 2[b] 0 3[d] 0 17 2
Sporting CP 2008–09[3] Primeira Liga 21 5 2 0 3 0 5[a] 0 1[e] 0 32 5
2009–10[3] 22 1 1 0 2 0 7[f] 0 32 1
2010–11[3] 25 6 2 0 3 1 12[g] 4 42 11
2011–12[3] 3 0 0 0 0 0 2[g] 0 5 0
Total 71 12 5 0 8 1 26 4 1 0 111 18
Zaragoza 2011–12[7] La Liga 33 9 1 0 34 9
2012–13[7] 37 14 4 0 41 14
Total 70 23 5 0 75 23
Valencia 2013–14[7] La Liga 15 3 3 1 5[g] 0 23 4
Lazio (loan) 2013–14[7] Serie A 5 0 0 0 5 0
Deportivo 2014–15[7] La Liga 14 1 2 1 16 2
Atlético Kolkata 2015[7] Indian Super League 1 2 1 2
Rio Ave 2015–16[7] Primeira Liga 10 5 1 0 11 5
Atlético Kolkata 2016[7] Indian Super League 11 2 11 2
Career total 357 90 27 6 11 2 74 11 5 0 474 109
  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Appearances in UEFA Champions League
  2. 2.0 2.1 Appearances in UEFA Cup
  3. Appearance in UEFA Super Cup
  4. Appearances in Super League Greece playoffs
  5. Appearance in Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira
  6. Appearances in UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa League
  7. 7.0 7.1 7.2 Appearances in UEFA Europa League

International

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Postiga taking on Germany's Mats Hummels at Euro 2012
Source:[8]
Portugal
Year Apps Goals
2003 4 2
2004 7 4
2005 10 3
2006 6 0
2007 4 1
2008 3 1
2009 0 0
2010 3 3
2011 9 5
2012 11 4
2013 9 4
2014 5 0
Total 71 27
Scores and results list Portugal's goal tally first.[9]
# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 10 June 2003 Estádio Nacional, Oeiras Municipality, Portugal   Bolivia 3–0 4–0 Friendly
2 10 June 2003 Estádio Nacional, Oeiras Municipality, Portugal   Bolivia 4–0 4–0 Friendly
3 5 June 2004 Estádio do Bonfim, Setúbal, Portugal   Lithuania 4–1 4–1 Friendly
4 24 June 2004 Estádio da Luz, Lisbon, Portugal   England 1–1 2–2 UEFA Euro 2004
5 8 September 2004 Estádio Dr. Magalhães Pessoa, Leiria, Portugal   Estonia 2–0 4–0 2006 World Cup qualification
6 8 September 2004 Estádio Dr. Magalhães Pessoa, Leiria, Portugal   Estonia 4–0 4–0 2006 World Cup qualification
7 26 March 2005 Estádio Cidade de Barcelos, Barcelos Municipality, Portugal   Canada 3–0 4–1 Friendly
8 30 March 2005 Tehelné pole, Bratislava, Slovakia   Slovakia 1–1 1–1 2006 World Cup qualification
9 17 August 2005 Estádio de São Miguel (Ponta Delgada), Ponta Delgada Municipality, Portugal   Egypt 2–0 2–0 Friendly
10 2 June 2007 King Baudouin Stadium, Brussels, Belgium   Belgium 2–1 2–1 UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying
11 19 June 2008 St. Jakob-Park, Basel, Switzerland   Germany 2–3 2–3 UEFA Euro 2008
12 12 October 2010 Laugardalsvöllur, Reykjavík, Iceland   Iceland 3–1 3–1 UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying
13 17 November 2010 Estádio da Luz, Lisbon, Portugal   Spain 2–0 4–0 Friendly
14 17 November 2010 Estádio da Luz, Lisbon, Portugal   Spain 3–0 4–0 Friendly
15 4 June 2011 Estádio da Luz, Lisbon, Portugal   Norway 1–0 1–0 UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying
16 10 August 2011 Estádio Algarve, São João da Venda, Portugal   Luxembourg 1–0 5–0 Friendly
17 7 October 2011 Estádio do Dragão, Porto, Portugal   Iceland 3–0 5–3 UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying
18 15 November 2011 Estádio da Luz, Lisbon, Portugal   Bosnia and Herzegovina 4–2 6–2 UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying
19 15 November 2011 Estádio da Luz, Lisbon, Portugal   Bosnia and Herzegovina 6–2 6–2 UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying
20 13 June 2012 Arena Lviv, Lviv, Ukraine   Denmark 2–0 3–2 UEFA Euro 2012
21 7 September 2012 Stade Josy Barthel, Luxembourg City, Luxembourg   Luxembourg 2–1 2–1 2014 World Cup qualification
22 11 September 2012 Estádio Municipal de Braga, Braga, Portugal   Azerbaijan 2–0 3–0 2014 World Cup qualification
23 16 October 2012 Estádio do Dragão, Porto, Portugal   Northern Ireland 1–1 1–1 2014 World Cup qualification
24 6 February 2013 Estádio D. Afonso Henriques, Guimarães, Portugal   Ecuador 2–1 2–3 Friendly
25 22 March 2013 Ramat Gan Stadium, Ramat Gan, Israel   Israel 2–3 3–3 2014 World Cup qualification
26 7 June 2013 Estádio da Luz, Lisbon, Portugal   Russia 1–0 1–0 2014 World Cup qualification
27 15 October 2013 Estádio Cidade de Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal   Luxembourg 3–0 3–0 2014 World Cup qualification

Honours

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Porto

Sporting CP

  • Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira: 2008[10]

Atlético Kolkata

Portugal

Orders

References

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  1. "2006 FIFA World Cup Germany: List of Players: Portugal" (PDF). FIFA. 21 March 2014. p. 22. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 June 2019. Retrieved 12 September 2022.
  2. 2.0 2.1 "Hélder Postiga" (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 14 April 2023.
  3. 3.00 3.01 3.02 3.03 3.04 3.05 3.06 3.07 3.08 3.09 Hélder Postiga at ForaDeJogo  
  4. "Games played by Hélder Postiga in 2003/2004". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 24 January 2015.
  5. "Helder Postiga" (in French). Ligue 1. Retrieved 24 January 2015.
  6. Superleague and playoffs: "Panathinaikos: Helder Postiga". Super League Greece. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 26 January 2015. and "Panathinaikos: Helder Postiga". Super League Greece. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 26 January 2015.
  7. 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 7.4 7.5 7.6 7.7 "Hélder Postiga". Soccerway. Retrieved 7 May 2020.
  8. "Hélder Postiga". European Football. Retrieved 10 May 2015.
  9. "Hélder Postiga" (in Portuguese). Portuguese Football Federation. Retrieved 3 September 2017.
  10. "Sporting vence o primeiro troféu da época" [Sporting win first trophy of the season] (in Portuguese). Rádio e Televisão de Portugal. 16 August 2008. Retrieved 14 April 2023.
  11. Sarkar, Dhiman (18 December 2016). "Atletico de Kolkata crowned ISL 2016 champions after beating Kerala Blasters FC". Hindustan Times. Retrieved 20 December 2016.
  12. McNulty, Phil (4 July 2004). "Greece win Euro 2004". BBC Sport. Retrieved 10 May 2015.
  13. "Selecção distinguida pelo Duque de Bragança" [National team honoured by Duke of Braganza] (in Portuguese). Cristiano Ronaldo News. 30 August 2006. Retrieved 30 August 2006.