Hélder Postiga

Hélder Postiga
Postiga playing for Deportivo in 2014
Personal information
Full name Hélder Manuel Marques Postiga
Date of birth (1982-08-02) 2 August 1982
Place of birth Vila do Conde, Portugal
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
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)
International career
2001–2003 Portugal U21 16 (12)
2002 Portugal B 2 (1)
2003–2014 Portugal 71 (27)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  Portugal
UEFA European Championship
Runner-up2004 Portugal
2012 Poland-Ukraine
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Hélder Manuel Marques Postiga OIH (Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈɛldɛɾ puʃˈtiɣɐ]; born 2 August 1982) is a Portuguese retired professional footballer who played as a striker.

After beginning at Porto, where he won eight items of silverware along the way, he amassed Primeira Liga totals of 195 games and 54 goals over 11 seasons, with that club, Sporting CP and Rio Ave. He also played in six foreign countries, most notably in Spain where he totalled 27 goals in 99 La Liga matches for three teams.

A Portugal international since 2003, Postiga represented the country in two World Cups and three European Championships, helping the nation to reach the final at Euro 2004.