[3] On 8 December 2013, against the same opponent but in a home fixture, Héldon scored twice for the same result, as Nacional in turn played nearly 30 minutes with one man less.

[6] He scored his tenth goal of the season and first for his new team on 12 April, when he came on as a substitute for Diego Capel with two minutes remaining and confirmed a 2–0 win over Gil Vicente F.C.

[8] He made his La Liga debut three days later, starting and being booked in a 1–0 away defeat against RC Celta de Vigo.

[17] Héldon agreed to a one-year deal at Shabab Al Ahli Club of the UAE Pro League on 26 September 2020.

[18] The following 12 July he moved back to Saudi Arabia to join Al-Orobah FC of the First Division League on a two-year contract,[19] leaving on 1 February 2022 by mutual consent.

[20] Héldon made his international debut for Cape Verde on 11 October 2008, replacing Ronny Souto during half-time of a 1–3 away loss against Tanzania for the 2010 FIFA World Cup qualifiers.

[21] He was the country's top scorer during the 2012 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying campaign,[22] recording two goals in a 4–2 victory over Liberia on 26 March 2011.

[25] He was also selected for the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations,[26] where he won and converted a penalty to equalise in a 1–1 draw against Tunisia in the team's opening game.