Hélder Cabral

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Hélder Cabral

| image =

| fullname = Hélder José Vaz Cabral

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1984|5|7|df=y}}

| birth_place = Peniche, Portugal

| height = {{Height|m=1.80|precision=0}}

| position = Left back

| currentclub = Comércio e Indústria

| clubnumber = 6

| youthyears1 = 1994–2000

| youthyears2 = 2000–2001

| youthyears3 = 2001–2003

| youthclubs1 = Peniche

| youthclubs2 = Sporting CP

| youthclubs3 = Vitória Guimarães

| years1 = 2003–2007

| years2 = 2003–2004

| years3 = 2004–2005

| years4 = 2006

| years5 = 2007–2008

| years6 = 2008

| years7 = 2009–2013

| years8 = 2013–2014

| years9 = 2014–2015

| years10 = 2015–2016

| years11 = 2017

| years12 = 2017–2018

| years13 = 2018–2019

| years14 = 2019–

| clubs1 = Vitória Guimarães

| clubs2 = → Os Sandinenses (loan)

| clubs3 = → Valdevez (loan)

| clubs4 = → Moreirense (loan)

| clubs5 = Estrela Amadora

| clubs6 = Vejle

| clubs7 = Académica

| clubs8 = APOEL

| clubs9 = Vitória Setúbal

| clubs10 = Omonia

| clubs11 = Olhanense

| clubs12 = Lusitano de Évora

| clubs13 = Vendas Novas

| clubs14 = Comércio e Indústria

| caps1 = 21

| caps2 = 35

| caps3 = 21

| caps4 = 13

| caps5 = 19

| caps6 = 4

| caps7 = 72

| caps8 = 7

| caps9 = 17

| caps10 = 0

| caps11 = 10

| caps12 =

| caps13 =

| caps14 =

| goals1 = 0

| goals2 = 7

| goals3 = 0

| goals4 = 2

| goals5 = 1

| goals6 = 0

| goals7 = 1

| goals8 = 0

| goals9 = 0

| goals10 = 0

| goals11 = 0

| goals12 =

| goals13 =

| goals14 =

| club-update = 12 August 2024

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Hélder José Vaz Cabral (born 7 May 1984) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a left back for Comércio e Indústria.

Club career

Born in Peniche, Cabral played youth football for three clubs, spending six years in local Grupo Desportivo de Peniche's system and entering it at the age of ten. He played his last two years as a junior with Vitória SC, going on to start his senior career in the lower leagues on loan.

Returning to Guimarães in the 2005 summer, Cabral played the first part of the 2005–06 season – being subsequently loaned to Moreirense F.C. in the second division – and the entire 2006–07 with the first team, leaving in June 2007 to fellow Primeira Liga club C.F. Estrela da Amadora: he scored his only goal of the campaign on 6 January 2008 in a 4–1 home win against his former employer, helping the Lisbon outskirts side narrowly avoid relegation after finishing 13th.

In January 2009, after an unassuming spell in Denmark with Vejle Boldklub, Cabral returned to his country and joined Académica de Coimbra.[http://www.academica-oaf.pt/noticias/aacoaf/959-helder-cabral-renova-contrato-com-a-academica/ Hélder Cabral renova contrato com a Académica (Hélder Cabral renews contract with Académica)] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160923202936/http://www.academica-oaf.pt/noticias/aacoaf/959-helder-cabral-renova-contrato-com-a-academica/ |date=2016-09-23 }}; Académica de Coimbra, 10 February 2011 (in Portuguese) He was irregularly played during his spell, but started as the team won the 2012 edition of the Portuguese Cup – the first in 73 years – after defeating Sporting Clube de Portugal 1–0 in the final.{{cite news|url=http://www.portugoal.net/index.php/more-portuguese-cup-news/33587-cup-final-sporting-v-academica |title=Académica shock Sporting to lift Portuguese Cup |publisher=PortuGOAL |date=19 May 2012 |accessdate=5 January 2013 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131102122918/http://www.portugoal.net/index.php/more-portuguese-cup-news/33587-cup-final-sporting-v-academica |archivedate=2 November 2013 }}

On 7 August 2013, Cabral signed a one-year deal with the option of a further season with APOEL FC from Cyprus.{{cite web|url=http://www.apoelfc.com.cy/nqcontent.cfm?a_id=10026&tt=graphic&lang=l1|title=Hélder José Vaz Cabral|publisher=APOEL FC|language=Greek|date=7 August 2013|accessdate=8 August 2013|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130921061455/http://www.apoelfc.com.cy/nqcontent.cfm?a_id=10026&tt=graphic&lang=l1|archivedate=21 September 2013}} He made his debut for his new team on 19 September, coming on as an 86th-minute substitute in a 0–0 away draw against Maccabi Tel Aviv F.C. in the group stage of the UEFA Europa League.{{cite web|url=https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuropaleague/news/020d-0e8648c5412c-d754c38f7f06-1000--maccabi-tel-aviv-pay-penalty-as-apoel-share-spoils/|title=Maccabi Tel-Aviv pay penalty as APOEL share spoils|publisher=UEFA|date=19 September 2013|access-date=19 September 2013}}

On 29 January 2014, APOEL terminated Cabral's contract by mutual consent.{{cite web|url=http://www.apoelfc.com.cy/nqcontent.cfm?a_id=10744&tt=graphic&lang=l1|script-title=el:Ανακοίνωση|trans-title=Announcement|publisher=APOEL FC|language=Greek|date=29 January 2014|accessdate=29 January 2014|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140202093707/http://www.apoelfc.com.cy/nqcontent.cfm?a_id=10744&tt=graphic&lang=l1|archivedate=2 February 2014}}

International career

Despite being born in Portugal, Cabral qualified to play for Cape Verde through his parents. In a January 2011 interview he added he would also like to represent the Portugal national team in the future, but preferred to "concentrate on (his) club duties for now".{{cite web|url=http://www.maisfutebol.iol.pt/taca-de-portugal/maisfutebol-academica-helder-cabral-taca-de-portugal-v-setubal-jamor/1228475-1441.html|title=Académica: Hélder Cabral sonha com o Jamor|trans-title=Académica: Hélder Cabral dreams of the Jamor|publisher=Mais Futebol|language=Portuguese|date=25 January 2011|accessdate=19 December 2012}}

Honours

;Académica

Taça de Portugal: 2011–12

;APOEL

Cypriot First Division: 2013–14
Cypriot Super Cup: 2013

References

External links

[http://www.apoelfc.com.cy/nqcontent.cfm?a_name=team_1&playerid=103&lang=l2 APOEL official profile]
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Category:1984 births

Category:Living people

Category:People from Peniche, Portugal

Category:Portuguese sportspeople of Cape Verdean descent

Category:Portuguese men's footballers

Category:Men's association football defenders

Category:Primeira Liga players

Category:Liga Portugal 2 players

Category:Segunda Divisão players

Category:Vitória S.C. players

Category:G.D.R.C. Os Sandinenses players

Category:Moreirense F.C. players