Clubs: CR Vasco da Gama, UD Leiria, FC Porto

UEFA honours
UEFA Europa League: winner 2011

• Helton da Silva Arruda won the Brazilian championship with Vasco da Gama in 2000 and played all four games for Brazil at the Olympics in Sydney the same year.

• Moved to Europe in 2002, joining Portugal's Leiria; made 67 league appearances for the club in three seasons before switching to Porto.

• Replaced Vítor Baía as No1 in the spring of 2006 and kept a succession of clean sheets as Porto won the domestic double; also kept his goal intact in the cup final triumph against Vitória FC (1-0).

• Missed only nine league games over next three seasons as Porto claimed three further titles.

• Helped Porto to the Portuguese double again 2010/11 and featured in every game (group stage to final inclusive) as the Dragons won the UEFA Europa League by defeating local rivals SC Braga in the Dublin showpiece.