Héber (footballer)

Héber Araujo dos Santos (born 10 August 1991), commonly known as Héber, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Major League Soccer club Seattle Sounders FC.

Héber
Héber with Rijeka in 2017
Personal information
Full name Héber Araujo dos Santos[1]
Date of birth (1991-08-10) 10 August 1991[1]
Place of birth Colorado do Oeste, Brazil
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[1]
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
Seattle Sounders
Number 19
Youth career
0000–2010 Figueirense
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–2011 Figueirense 61 (17)
2011–2016 Coimbra 0 (0)
2013CRAC (loan) 13 (7)
2014Avaí (loan) 24 (4)
2015Paysandu (loan) 3 (0)
2015–2016Alashkert (loan) 26 (16)
2016–2017 Slaven Belupo 30 (10)
2017–2019 Rijeka 38 (25)
2019–2022 New York City 70 (24)
2023– Seattle Sounders FC 2 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 26 February 2023

Club career

In June 2016, Héber switched teams within the Croatian league, joining Rijeka from Slaven Belupo for a transfer fee of €450,000.[2] He signed a three-year contract with the club with an option for a two-year extension.[3]

On 21 March 2019, Héber joined Major League Soccer side New York City FC.[4] He was the team's leading scorer for the 2019 season with 15 goals. In a match against Toronto FC, Héber tore his ACL, ending his 2020 season.[5]

He was traded to Seattle Sounders FC on 29 December 2022 in exchange for $400,000 in General Allocation Money, with potential for a further $150,000 should certain conditions be met.[6] Héber made his debut for the club in the 2022 FIFA Club World Cup and later scored in his first MLS match on 26 February against the Colorado Rapids.[7]

Career statistics

Club

As of matches played March 1st, 2023[8]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League State League National Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Figueirense 2010 Serie B 83000083
2011 Serie A 16319[lower-alpha 1]10003513
2012 Serie A 406[lower-alpha 1]100101
2013 Serie B 8[lower-alpha 1]00 080
Total 28633110000006117
CRAC (loan) 2013 Serie C 13710147
Avaí (loan) 2014 Serie B 14010[lower-alpha 1]421265
Paysandu (loan) 2014 Serie C 3[lower-alpha 2] 0001[lower-alpha 3]040
Alashkert (loan) 2015–16 Premier League 2616434[lower-alpha 4] 13420
Slaven Belupo 2016–17 Prva HNL 3010203210
Rijeka 2017–18 Prva HNL 2316109[lower-alpha 5]13317
2018–19 1592 12[lower-alpha 4]01910
Total 38250031111005227
New York City FC 2019 MLS 2215301[lower-alpha 6]02615
2020 1212[lower-alpha 7]3141
2021 7 0 5[lower-alpha 7] 0 1[lower-alpha 6] 0 13 1
2022 29 8 2 1 3[lower-alpha 6] 2 34 11
Total 7024005173528728
Seattle Sounders 2023 MLS 2 2 1[lower-alpha 8] 0 3 2
Total 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 1
Career total 22089461517622572312115
  1. Appearance(s) in Campeonato Catarinense
  2. Appearance(s) in Campeonato Paraense
  3. Appearance(s) in Copa Verde
  4. Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League
  5. Six appearances and one goal in UEFA Champions League and three appearances in UEFA Europa League
  6. Appearance(s) in MLS Cup Playoffs
  7. Appearance(s) in CONCACAF Champions League
  8. Appearance(s) in FIFA Club World Cup

Honours

Alashkert

New York City FC

Individual

References

  1. "FIFA Club World Cup Morocco 2022™: List of Players: Seattle Sounders FC" (PDF). FIFA. 7 February 2023. p. 6. Archived (PDF) from the original on 12 February 2023. Retrieved 18 February 2023.
  2. Vujnović, Korado (17 June 2017). "Predstavljeni Punčec i Heber; najavljeno Kekovo potpisivanje novog ugovora". Radio Rijeka (in Croatian). Archived from the original on 26 October 2019. Retrieved 18 June 2017.
  3. "Heber Arajuo dos Santos potpisao za Rijeku: Ovo je velika čast za mene". HNK Rijeka (in Croatian). 17 June 2017. Archived from the original on 24 April 2019. Retrieved 18 June 2017.
  4. "#WelcomeHéber | Héber Signs for New York City FC | New York City FC".
  5. "New York City FC Forward Héber Suffers Torn ACL". www.nycfc.com. 25 September 2020. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
  6. "Another NYCFC icon moves on: Héber transfers to Seattle Sounders". MLSsoccer.com. 29 December 2022. Retrieved 29 December 2022.
  7. Butler, Dylan (26 February 2023). "Seattle Sounders put Club World Cup disappointment behind in Colorado Rapids rout". MLSsoccer.com. Retrieved 27 February 2023.
  8. Héber at Soccerway. Retrieved 10 February 2021.
  9. "2021 MLS Cup". mlssoccer.com. Retrieved 6 July 2022.
  10. "SN: Heberu Žuta majica za najboljeg igrača HNL-a". HNK Rijeka (in Croatian). 21 May 2018. Archived from the original on 6 September 2019. Retrieved 21 May 2018.


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