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Pastel
Personal information
Full name	Hélder Filipe da Costa Soares
Date of birth	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
2000–2004	Freamunde
2004–2006	Vizela
2006–2009	Freamunde
2009–2010	Feirense
2010	Montreal Impact
2010–2011	Ermis
2011–2012	Penafiel
2012–2013	Famalicão
Total
International career
2001	Portugal U18
	*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
Team	Season	League	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