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Hélder Postiga

Hélder Postiga

Attack - Centre-Forward  at Retired
Age43
CitizenshipPortugal
Height1.82 m
Footright
BornAugust 2, 1982
👕200+ Apps 100+ Goals 🏴100+ Caps Veteran
Market value
Centre-Forward Attack

Career snapshot

11
clubs played for
01/02
debut season
0.23
goals / match
FC Porto
top club · 163 apps

Career highs

€11.00m
peak value · 2004
€9.00m
top transfer fee · 03/04
18
best season · 02/03
132 / 48
int'l caps / goals
476Appearances
108Goals
41Assists
66Yellow cards
2Red cards
96Full matches (90′)
Full nameHélder Postiga
Name in home countryHélder Manuel Marques Postiga
Date of birth1982-08-02 (43 yrs)
Place of birthVila do Conde, Portugal
CitizenshipPortugal
PositionAttack - Centre-Forward (main: Attack)
Footright
Height182.00 m
Current clubRetired
Joined2017-01-01
Contract expires
Jan 2017
Transfer: Atl. Kolkata → Retired
16/17 · Transfer
Aug 2016
Transfer: Rio Ave → Atl. Kolkata
16/17 · Transfer
Feb 2016
Transfer: Atl. Kolkata → Rio Ave
15/16 · Transfer
Jul 2015
Transfer: Dep. La Coruña → Atl. Kolkata
15/16 · Transfer
Jul 2015
15/16 — Atlético de Kolkata, Rio Ave FC
22 matches · 7 G · 4 A · across 4 competitions
Jan 2015
Injury: unknown
15 games missed
Sep 2014
Transfer: Valencia → Dep. La Coruña
14/15 · Transfer
Jul 2014
14/15 — Deportivo de La Coruña, Atlético de Kolkata
17 matches · 4 G · 1 A · across 3 competitions
Jun 2014
Transfer: Lazio → Valencia
13/14 · Return from loan
May 2014
Injury: unknown
3 games missed
Apr 2014
Injury: unknown
1 games missed
Jan 2014
Transfer: Valencia → Lazio
13/14 · Loan
Jan 2014
Injury: unknown
11 games missed
Aug 2013
Transfer: Real Zaragoza → Valencia
13/14 · Transfer · €3.00m
Jul 2013
13/14 — Valencia CF, SS Lazio
28 matches · 4 G · 1 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2012
12/13 — Real Zaragoza
41 matches · 14 G · 3 A · across 2 competitions
Jun 2012
Injury: unknown
1 games missed
Aug 2011
Transfer: Sporting CP → Real Zaragoza
11/12 · Transfer · €1.30m
Jul 2011
11/12 — Real Zaragoza, Sporting CP
39 matches · 9 G · 3 A · across 4 competitions
Jan 2011
Injury: unknown
1 games missed
Jan 2011
Injury: unknown
3 games missed
Jul 2010
10/11 — Sporting CP
43 matches · 12 G · 9 A · across 5 competitions
Aug 2009
Injury: unknown
3 games missed
Jul 2009
09/10 — Sporting CP
33 matches · 1 G · 2 A · across 5 competitions
Feb 2009
Injury: unknown
7 games missed
Jul 2008
08/09 — Sporting CP
32 matches · 5 G · 3 A · across 5 competitions
Jul 2008
Transfer: FC Porto → Sporting CP
08/09 · Transfer · €2.50m
Jun 2008
Transfer: Panathinaikos → FC Porto
07/08 · Return from loan
Jan 2008
Transfer: FC Porto → Panathinaikos
07/08 · Loan
Jul 2007
07/08 — FC Porto, Panathinaikos FC
27 matches · 3 G · 0 A · across 6 competitions
Jul 2006
06/07 — FC Porto
31 matches · 11 G · 3 A · across 2 competitions
Jun 2006
Transfer: Saint-Étienne → FC Porto
05/06 · Return from loan
Jan 2006
Transfer: FC Porto → Saint-Étienne
05/06 · Loan
Jul 2005
05/06 — AS Saint-Étienne, FC Porto
19 matches · 2 G · 1 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2004
Transfer: Tottenham → FC Porto
04/05 · Transfer · €7.50m
Jul 2004
04/05 — FC Porto
34 matches · 3 G · 0 A · across 5 competitions
Jul 2004
2004 — FC Porto
0 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2003
03/04 — Tottenham Hotspur
24 matches · 2 G · 1 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2003
Transfer: FC Porto → Tottenham
03/04 · Transfer · €9.00m
Jul 2002
02/03 — FC Porto
46 matches · 18 G · 9 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2001
01/02 — FC Porto
40 matches · 13 G · 1 A · across 5 competitions
Jul 2001
Transfer: FC Porto U19 → FC Porto
01/02 · Transfer
Jul 1999
Transfer: FC Porto U17 → FC Porto U19
99/00 · Transfer
Jul 1997
Transfer: FC Porto U15 → FC Porto U17
97/98 · Transfer
Jul 1995
Transfer: Varzim CJ → FC Porto U15
95/96 · Transfer
Jan 1970
Peak market value: €11.00m
Highest valuation recorded in dataset
8,662 min
Minutes played by club
FC Porto 22.6%
Rio Ave FC 1.1%
Atlético de Kolkata 4.2%
Deportivo de La Coruña 9.4%
SS Lazio 0.0%
Valencia CF 5.3%
Real Zaragoza 6.0%
Sporting CP 29.6%
Panathinaikos FC 3.0%
AS Saint-Étienne 6.8%
Tottenham Hotspur 11.9%
ClubSeasonsFirstLastMatchesGoalsAssistsMinutes
FC Porto 7 01/02 2004 163 46 13 1,956
Rio Ave FC 1 15/16 15/16 11 5 0 96
Atlético de Kolkata 2 14/15 15/16 12 4 4 367
Deportivo de La Coruña 1 14/15 14/15 16 2 1 815
SS Lazio 1 13/14 13/14 5 0 0 0
Valencia CF 1 13/14 13/14 23 4 1 463
Real Zaragoza 2 11/12 12/13 75 23 6 519
Sporting CP 4 08/09 11/12 113 18 14 2,568
Panathinaikos FC 1 07/08 07/08 17 2 0 257
AS Saint-Étienne 1 05/06 05/06 17 2 1 591
Tottenham Hotspur 1 03/04 03/04 24 2 1 1,030

Career trajectory — goals, assists & market value

7€2.8M14€5.5M20€8.3M27€11M01/02 — 13 goals (FC Porto)01/02 — 1 assists1401/0202/03 — 18 goals (FC Porto)02/03 — 9 assists2702/0303/04 — 2 goals (Tottenham Hotspur)03/04 — 1 assists303/0404/05 — 3 goals (FC Porto)304/0505/06 — 2 goals (AS Saint-Étienne)05/06 — 1 assists305/0606/07 — 11 goals (FC Porto)06/07 — 3 assists1406/0707/08 — 3 goals (FC Porto)307/0808/09 — 5 goals (Sporting CP)08/09 — 3 assists808/0909/10 — 1 goals (Sporting CP)09/10 — 2 assists309/1010/11 — 12 goals (Sporting CP)10/11 — 9 assists2110/1111/12 — 9 goals (Real Zaragoza)11/12 — 3 assists1211/1212/13 — 14 goals (Real Zaragoza)12/13 — 3 assists1712/1313/14 — 4 goals (Valencia CF)13/14 — 1 assists513/1414/15 — 4 goals (Deportivo de La Coruña)14/15 — 1 assists514/1515/16 — 7 goals (Atlético de Kolkata)15/16 — 4 assists1115/1604/05 — €11M05/06 — €6M06/07 — €4.5M08/09 — €4M09/10 — €4.8M10/11 — €4M11/12 — €6.7M12/13 — €4M13/14 — €5M14/15 — €3.5M15/16 — €2MGoalsAssistsMarket value

Goals by season

01/02: 131301/0202/03: 181802/0303/04: 2203/0404/05: 3304/0505/06: 2205/0606/07: 111106/0707/08: 3307/0808/09: 5508/0909/10: 1109/1010/11: 121210/1111/12: 9911/1212/13: 141412/1313/14: 4413/1414/15: 4414/1515/16: 7715/162004: 002004

Assists by season

01/02: 1101/0202/03: 9902/0303/04: 1103/0404/05: 0004/0505/06: 1105/0606/07: 3306/0707/08: 0007/0808/09: 3308/0909/10: 2209/1010/11: 9910/1111/12: 3311/1212/13: 3312/1313/14: 1113/1414/15: 1114/1515/16: 4415/162004: 002004
SeasonCompetitionClubMatchesGoalsAssistsYCRCMinutes
2004 Intercontinental Cup FC Porto 0 0 0 0 0 0
15/16 Indian Super League Atlético de Kolkata 9 2 3 3 0 330
15/16 ISL Play-Offs Atlético de Kolkata 2 0 1 0 0 0
15/16 Liga NOS Rio Ave FC 10 5 0 1 0 96
15/16 Taça de Portugal Rio Ave FC 1 0 0 1 0 0
14/15 Copa del Rey Deportivo de La Coruña 2 1 0 0 0 99
14/15 Indian Super League Atlético de Kolkata 1 2 0 0 0 37
14/15 LaLiga Deportivo de La Coruña 14 1 1 3 0 716
13/14 Copa del Rey Valencia CF 3 1 0 0 0 180
13/14 Europa League Valencia CF 5 0 1 1 0 0
13/14 LaLiga Valencia CF 15 3 0 1 0 283
13/14 Serie A SS Lazio 5 0 0 0 0 0
12/13 Copa del Rey Real Zaragoza 4 0 1 0 0 0
12/13 LaLiga Real Zaragoza 37 14 2 6 0 226
11/12 Copa del Rey Real Zaragoza 1 0 0 0 0 0
11/12 Europa League Qualifying Sporting CP 2 0 0 0 0 0
11/12 LaLiga Real Zaragoza 33 9 3 7 0 293
11/12 Liga ZON Sagres Sporting CP 3 0 0 0 0 0
10/11 Allianz Cup Sporting CP 3 1 1 1 0 200
10/11 Europa League Sporting CP 8 3 3 2 0 206
10/11 Europa League Qualifying Sporting CP 4 1 0 0 0 298
10/11 Liga ZON Sagres Sporting CP 25 6 5 8 0 334
10/11 Taça de Portugal Sporting CP 3 1 0 0 0 270
09/10 Allianz Cup Sporting CP 2 0 0 0 0 0
09/10 Champions League Qu. Sporting CP 3 0 0 1 0 0
09/10 Europa League Sporting CP 4 0 0 0 0 0
09/10 Liga Sagres Sporting CP 22 1 2 3 0 1,006
09/10 Taça de Portugal Sporting CP 2 0 0 1 0 0
08/09 Allianz Cup Sporting CP 3 0 0 2 0 0
08/09 Champions League Sporting CP 5 0 0 1 0 0
08/09 Liga Sagres Sporting CP 21 5 3 5 0 254
08/09 Supertaça Sporting CP 1 0 0 0 0 0
08/09 Taça de Portugal Sporting CP 2 0 0 0 0 0
07/08 Champions League FC Porto 4 0 0 0 0 0
07/08 Kypello Elladas Panathinaikos FC 1 0 0 0 0 0
07/08 Liga Bwin FC Porto 6 1 0 1 0 289
07/08 SL1 Play-off Panathinaikos FC 3 0 0 1 0 0
07/08 Super League 1 Panathinaikos FC 11 2 0 0 0 257
07/08 UEFA Cup Panathinaikos FC 2 0 0 0 0 0
06/07 Champions League FC Porto 7 1 0 0 0 469
06/07 Liga Bwin FC Porto 24 10 3 2 0 179
05/06 Coupe de France AS Saint-Étienne 1 0 0 0 0 0
05/06 Liga Bwin FC Porto 2 0 0 0 0 0
05/06 Ligue 1 AS Saint-Étienne 16 2 1 5 0 591
04/05 Champions League FC Porto 7 0 0 0 0 0
04/05 SuperLiga FC Porto 24 3 0 2 1 445
04/05 Supertaça FC Porto 1 0 0 0 0 0
04/05 Taça de Portugal FC Porto 1 0 0 0 0 0
04/05 UEFA Super Cup FC Porto 1 0 0 0 0 0
03/04 FA Cup Tottenham Hotspur 2 0 1 0 0 0
03/04 League Cup Tottenham Hotspur 3 1 0 1 0 131
03/04 Premier League Tottenham Hotspur 19 1 0 1 0 899
02/03 SuperLiga FC Porto 31 13 6 2 0 155
02/03 Taça de Portugal FC Porto 3 0 1 0 0 0
02/03 UEFA Cup FC Porto 12 5 2 0 0 147
01/02 Champions League FC Porto 9 0 1 2 0 0
01/02 Champions League Qu. FC Porto 2 1 0 1 0 71
01/02 Primeira Liga FC Porto 26 9 0 1 1 130
01/02 Supertaça FC Porto 0 0 0 0 0 0
01/02 Taça de Portugal FC Porto 3 3 0 0 0 71
SeasonDateFromToTypeMarket valueFee
95/96 1995-07-01 Varzim CJ FC Porto U15 Transfer 0
97/98 1997-07-01 FC Porto U15 FC Porto U17 Transfer 0
99/00 1999-07-01 FC Porto U17 FC Porto U19 Transfer 0
01/02 2001-07-01 FC Porto U19 FC Porto Transfer 0
03/04 2003-07-01 FC Porto Tottenham Transfer 0 €9.00m
04/05 2004-07-09 Tottenham FC Porto Transfer 0 €7.50m
05/06 2006-01-01 FC Porto Saint-Étienne Loan 6000000
05/06 2006-06-30 Saint-Étienne FC Porto Return from loan 4500000
07/08 2008-01-15 FC Porto Panathinaikos Loan 4500000
07/08 2008-06-30 Panathinaikos FC Porto Return from loan 4000000
08/09 2008-07-01 FC Porto Sporting CP Transfer 4000000 €2.50m
11/12 2011-08-31 Sporting CP Real Zaragoza Transfer 6700000 €1.30m
13/14 2013-08-07 Real Zaragoza Valencia Transfer 5000000 €3.00m
13/14 2014-01-29 Valencia Lazio Loan 3500000
13/14 2014-06-30 Lazio Valencia Return from loan 3500000
14/15 2014-09-01 Valencia Dep. La Coruña Transfer 2000000
15/16 2015-07-29 Dep. La Coruña Atl. Kolkata Transfer 1500000
15/16 2016-02-01 Atl. Kolkata Rio Ave Transfer 1500000
16/17 2016-08-12 Rio Ave Atl. Kolkata Transfer 750000
16/17 2017-01-01 Atl. Kolkata Retired Transfer 0
SeasonInjuryFromToDays missedGames missed
08/09 Knee problems 2009-02-21 2009-03-21 29 7
09/10 muscular problems 2009-08-22 2009-09-03 13 3
10/11 Muscle strain 2011-01-08 2011-01-20 13 3
10/11 Dead leg 2011-01-23 2011-01-25 3 1
11/12 Thigh problems 2012-06-22 2012-07-01 10 1
13/14 Hamstring injury 2014-01-26 2014-03-22 56 11
13/14 Shoulder injury 2014-04-24 2014-05-03 10 1
13/14 Knee problems 2014-05-04 2014-05-19 16 3
14/15 Lumbago 2015-01-07 2015-04-23 107 15
Current
Peak€11.00m
Low
Δ since start−€7.50m
€2.75m€5.50m€8.25m€11.00m197019701970
DateValue
Jan 1, 1970
Jan 1, 1970 €750k
Jan 1, 1970 €500k
Jan 1, 1970 €1.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €2.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €3.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €2.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €2.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €2.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €4.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €5.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €5.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €4.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €4.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €5.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €5.70m
Jan 1, 1970 €6.70m
Jan 1, 1970 €4.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €3.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €4.80m
Jan 1, 1970 €4.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €4.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €3.80m
Jan 1, 1970 €4.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €6.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €11.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €7.50m
TeamShirtMatchesGoalsDebutAge at debutStatus
Team #53246 2 0 former national player
Team #31372 #8 12 3 former national player
Team #30503 12 1 former national player
Team #23137 6 1 former national player
Team #16374 #9 16 12 former national player
Team #16373 #13 6 2 former national player
Team #16371 #9 7 2 former national player
Team #3300 #23 71 27 former national player
TeammatePPG played withJoint goalsMinutes
João Moutinho 2 5 0

Single-season peaks across competitions in this player's career.

Top goalscoring seasons

SeasonCompetitionClubGoalsMatches
12/13 LaLiga Real Zaragoza 14 37
02/03 SuperLiga FC Porto 13 31
06/07 Liga Bwin FC Porto 10 24

Top assist seasons

SeasonCompetitionClubAssistsMatches
02/03 SuperLiga FC Porto 6 31
10/11 Liga ZON Sagres Sporting CP 5 25
06/07 Liga Bwin FC Porto 3 24

Every loan spell across this player's career.

SeasonDateFromToTypeFeeValue at transfer
13/14 2014-06-30 Lazio Valencia Return from loan €3.50m
13/14 2014-01-29 Valencia Lazio Loan €3.50m
07/08 2008-06-30 Panathinaikos FC Porto Return from loan €4.00m
07/08 2008-01-15 FC Porto Panathinaikos Loan €4.50m
05/06 2006-06-30 Saint-Étienne FC Porto Return from loan €4.50m
05/06 2006-01-01 FC Porto Saint-Étienne Loan €6.00m

Teams faced most often by Hélder Postiga's clubs during seasons he played in those competitions (team-level results, not personal head-to-head goals — see disclaimer above).

OpponentPWDLGFGAGDWin %
Chelsea FC 36 5 13 18 35 66 -31 14%
Arsenal FC 30 5 12 13 42 61 -19 17%
Aston Villa 30 16 9 5 48 24 +24 53%
Manchester United 30 3 8 19 23 57 -34 10%
Everton FC 30 12 11 7 40 32 +8 40%
Liverpool FC 30 8 8 14 31 47 -16 27%
Manchester City 28 15 3 10 41 44 -3 54%
Newcastle United 28 11 2 15 40 45 -5 39%
Fulham FC 26 13 6 7 41 24 +17 50%
West Ham United 24 13 5 6 37 26 +11 54%
Sunderland AFC 24 15 5 4 42 24 +18 63%
Blackburn Rovers 22 12 5 5 29 21 +8 55%

Auto-detected milestones based on cumulative career totals.

Season / YearMilestoneDate
01/02 Senior debut season
01/02 First senior goal
07/08 Goal #50 (career)
14/15 Goal #100 (career)

Yellow / second-yellow / red cards per season. Only seasons with at least one card are shown.

SeasonMatchesMinsYC2nd YCRCCards / 90′
15/16 22 426 5 0 0 1.06
14/15 17 852 3 1 0 0.42
13/14 28 463 2 0 0 0.39
12/13 41 226 6 1 0 2.79
11/12 39 293 7 0 0 2.15
10/11 43 1,308 11 0 0 0.76
09/10 33 1,006 5 0 0 0.45
08/09 32 254 8 0 0 2.83
07/08 27 546 2 0 0 0.33
06/07 31 648 2 0 0 0.28
05/06 19 591 5 0 0 0.76
04/05 34 445 2 0 1 0.61
03/04 24 1,030 2 0 0 0.17
02/03 46 302 2 1 0 0.89
01/02 40 272 4 0 1 1.65

Output by competition

Career goals and assists broken down by tournament.

SuperLiga
194 apps
53 G
19 A
LaLiga
99 apps
27 G
6 A
UEFA Cup
14 apps
5 G
2 A
Indian Super League
10 apps
4 G
3 A
Taça de Portugal
15 apps
4 G
1 A
Europa League
17 apps
3 G
4 A
Copa del Rey
10 apps
2 G
1 A
Ligue 1
16 apps
2 G
1 A
Super League 1
11 apps
2 G
0 A
Allianz Cup
8 apps
1 G
1 A

Frequently asked about Hélder Postiga

Who is Hélder Postiga?

Hélder Postiga is a Portugal professional footballer who plays as a centre-forward for Retired.

How old is Hélder Postiga?

Hélder Postiga is 43 years old. He was born on August 2, 1982 in Vila do Conde.

What position does Hélder Postiga play?

Hélder Postiga plays as a centre-forward (Attack - Centre-Forward).

What club does Hélder Postiga play for?

Hélder Postiga currently plays for Retired.

How many career goals has Hélder Postiga scored?

Across all senior club competitions in our dataset, Hélder Postiga has scored 108 goals in 476 appearances.