Filipe Pastel

Pastel
Personal information
Full name Hélder Filipe da Costa Soares
Date of birth (1982-02-10) 10 February 1982 (age 42)
Place of birth Santa Eulália, Portugal
Height 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
1990–2000 Freamunde
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2000–2004 Freamunde 99 (4)
2004–2006 Vizela 45 (2)
2006–2009 Freamunde 81 (0)
2009–2010 Feirense 8 (1)
2010 Montreal Impact 19 (1)
2010–2011 Ermis 14 (0)
2011–2012 Penafiel 0 (0)
2012–2013 Famalicão 20 (0)
Total 286 (8)
International career
2001 Portugal U18 5 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Hélder Filipe da Costa Soares (born 10 February 1982), commonly known as Pastel, is a Portuguese retired footballer who played as a central midfielder.

Club career

Born in Santa Eulália de Barrosas, Vizela, Braga District, Pastel started his senior career with S.C. Freamunde in the third division. In January 2004 he signed with fellow league club F.C. Vizela, helping it promote to the second level in his first full season but appearing in only five games in the process.

In summer 2006, Pastel returned to Freamunde and achieved another promotion to division two, going on to be first-choice in the following two seasons. Subsequently, he joined C.D. Feirense also in that tier but, on 27 January 2010, moved across the Atlantic to Canada and signed with Montreal Impact of the USSF Division 2 Professional League.[1]

After one season in Cyprus, Pastel returned to his country and signed for F.C. Penafiel in the second division. His input during the season consisted of 67 minutes in a 0–0 home draw against C.F. Os Belenenses, for the campaign's Portuguese League Cup.[2]

On 8 July 2012, Pastel returned to the third division after joining F.C. Famalicão.[3]

Club statistics (Canada only)

Team Season League Domestic
League 		Domestic
Playoffs 		Domestic
Cup1 		Concacaf
Competition2 		Total
Apps Goals Assists Apps Goals Assists Apps Goals Assists Apps Goals Assists Apps Goals Assists
Montreal Impact 2010 USSF D2 19 1 1 1 0 0 4 0 0 - - - 24 1 1
Total USSF D2 19 1 1 1 0 0 4 0 0 - - - 24 1 1

References

  1. ^ Helder Filipe da Costa Soares and Philippe Billy join the Impact; Our Sports Central, 27 January 2010
  2. ^ Penafiel e Belenenses empatam sem golos (Goalless draw for Penafiel and Belenenses); SAPO, 31 July 2011 (in Portuguese)
  3. ^ Famalicão contrata Filipe Pastel (Famalicão sign Filipe Pastel) Archived 2017-10-26 at the Wayback Machine; F.C. Famalicão, 8 July 2012 (in Portuguese)