| Héber | |
| Fullname: | Héber Araujo dos Santos[1] |
| Birth Date: | 1991 8, df=yes |
| Birth Place: | Colorado do Oeste, Brazil |
| Height: | 1.80 m |
| Position: | Forward |
| Currentclub: | Cangzhou Mighty Lions |
| Clubnumber: | 9 |
| Youthyears1: | –2010 |
| Youthclubs1: | Figueirense |
| Years1: | 2010–2011 |
| Clubs1: | Figueirense |
| Caps1: | 61 |
| Goals1: | 17 |
| Years2: | 2011–2016 |
| Clubs2: | Coimbra |
| Caps2: | 0 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Years3: | 2013 |
| Clubs3: | → CRAC (loan) |
| Caps3: | 13 |
| Goals3: | 7 |
| Years4: | 2014 |
| Clubs4: | → Avaí (loan) |
| Caps4: | 24 |
| Goals4: | 4 |
| Years5: | 2015 |
| Clubs5: | → Paysandu (loan) |
| Caps5: | 3 |
| Goals5: | 0 |
| Years6: | 2015–2016 |
| Clubs6: | → Alashkert (loan) |
| Caps6: | 26 |
| Goals6: | 16 |
| Years7: | 2016–2017 |
| Clubs7: | Slaven Belupo |
| Caps7: | 30 |
| Goals7: | 10 |
| Years8: | 2017–2019 |
| Clubs8: | Rijeka |
| Caps8: | 38 |
| Goals8: | 25 |
| Years9: | 2019–2022 |
| Clubs9: | New York City |
| Caps9: | 70 |
| Goals9: | 24 |
| Years10: | 2023 |
| Clubs10: | Seattle Sounders FC |
| Caps10: | 22 |
| Goals10: | 2 |
| Years11: | 2024– |
| Clubs11: | Cangzhou Mighty Lions |
| Caps11: | 19 |
| Goals11: | 7 |
| Club-Update: | 10:30, 25 July 2024 (UTC) |
Héber Araujo dos Santos (born 10 August 1991), commonly known as Héber, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Chinese Super League club Cangzhou Mighty Lions.
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] He was released from the team at the end of the season.[8]
On 29 February 2024, Héber joined Chinese Super League club Cangzhou Mighty Lions.[9]
| Club | Season | League | State League | National Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Figueirense | 2010 | Serie B | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 8 | 3 | |||
| 2011 | Serie A | 16 | 3 | 19 | 10 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 35 | 13 | ||||
| 2012 | Serie A | 4 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 10 | 1 | ||||
| 2013 | Serie B | — | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 8 | 0 | |||||
| Total | 28 | 6 | 33 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 61 | 17 | |||
| CRAC (loan) | 2013 | Serie C | 13 | 7 | — | 1 | 0 | — | — | 14 | 7 | ||||
| Avaí (loan) | 2014 | Serie B | 14 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 26 | 5 | |||
| Paysandu (loan) | 2014 | Serie C | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |||
| Alashkert (loan) | 2015–16 | Premier League | 26 | 16 | — | 4 | 3 | 4 | 1 | — | 34 | 20 | |||
| Slaven Belupo | 2016–17 | Prva HNL | 30 | 10 | — | 2 | 0 | — | — | 32 | 10 | ||||
| Rijeka | 2017–18 | Prva HNL | 23 | 16 | — | 1 | 0 | 9 | 1 | — | 33 | 17 | |||
| 2018–19 | 15 | 9 | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 19 | 10 | |||||
| Total | 38 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 52 | 27 | |||
| New York City FC | 2019 | MLS | 22 | 15 | — | 3 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | 26 | 15 | |||
| 2020 | 12 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 3 | — | 14 | 1 | ||||||
| 2021 | 7 | 0 | — | — | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 1 | |||||
| 2022 | 29 | 8 | — | 2 | 1 | — | 3 | 2 | 34 | 11 | |||||
| Total | 70 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 87 | 28 | |||
| Seattle Sounders FC | 2023 | MLS | 22 | 2 | — | — | — | 3 | 0 | 25 | 2 | ||||
| Cangzhou Mighty Lions | 2024 | Chinese Super League | 4 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | 4 | 3 | ||||
| Career total | 245 | 93 | 46 | 15 | 17 | 6 | 22 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 339 | 121 | |||
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