Hélio Júnio Nunes de Castro (born 25 April 2000), simply known as Helinho, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays for Red Bull Bragantino. Mainly an attacking midfielder, he can also play as a forward.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Hélio Júnior Nunes de Castro[1] | ||
| Date of birth | (2000-04-25) 25 April 2000 (age 22)[2] | ||
| Place of birth | Sertãozinho, Brazil,[2] | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Attacking Midfielder / Forward | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Red Bull Bragantino | ||
| 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– | Red Bull Bragantino | 0 | (0) |
| National team | |||
| 2017 | Brazil U17 | 3 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:50, 8 December 2021 (UTC) | |||
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]
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]
| 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[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | — | 20 | 0 | |||
| 2020[2] | 3 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2[lower-alpha 1] | 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[lower-alpha 2] | 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 | ||
Red Bull Bragantino – current squad | |
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