Hélder Pelembe

Hélder Pelembe
Personal information
Date of birth	20 September 1987 (age 36)
Place of birth	Nampula, Mozambique
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s)	Forward
Team information
Current team	UD Songo
Senior career*
Years	Team
2006–2008	Ferroviário Nampula
2009–2010	Maxaquene
2010–2011	Portimonense
2011–2012	Maxaquene
2013	Liga Muçulmana
2013–	Orlando Pirates
2015–2016	→ Bloemfontein Celtic (loan)
2016–2017	Baroka
2018	UD Songo
2019	Ferroviário de Nampula
International career‡
2008–2016	Mozambique
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19 July 2018; ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19 July 2018

Hélder Pelembe (born 20 September 1987) is a Mozambican professional footballer who plays for Mozambican club UD Songo as a forward.

Club career[edit]

After playing two years apiece in his country with Clube Ferroviário de Nampula and C.D. Maxaquene, in June 2010, Pelembe signed with Portimonense S.C. from Portugal, with the Algarve club freshly returned to the Primeira Liga.^[1] He made his debut in the competition on 13 August, playing the full 90 minutes in a 1–3 home loss against S.C. Braga.

After Portimonense's immediate relegation – with the player contributing with no goals, in only three starts – Pelembe returned to Mozambique and Maxaquene. In 2013, he joined fellow Moçambola side Liga Muçulmana de Maputo.^{[citation needed]}

In December 2013, Pelembe moved to South African side Orlando Pirates on a three-year contract.^[2]

In January 2018, he moved to UD Songo, where he was part of their Confederation Cup campaign.^[3]^[4]

Scores and results list Mozambique's goal tally first.^[5]

No	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	9 February 2011	Estádio da Machava, Matola, Mozambique	Botswana	1–1	1–1	Friendly
2.	5 March 2014	Estádio do Zimpeto, Maputo, Mozambique	Angola	1–1	1–1	Friendly
3.	11 November 2015	Estádio do Zimpeto, Maputo, Mozambique,	Gabon	1–0	1–0	2018 FIFA World Cup qualification

^ "Jumisse e Hélder Pelembe poderão estrear-se diante do Ayamonte" [Jumisse and Hélder Pelembe could make debut against Ayamonte] (in Portuguese). SAPO Mozambique. 21 June 2010. Archived from the original on 19 April 2012. Retrieved 26 July 2010.
^ "Bucs waiting on Pelembe papers". Kick Off. 10 December 2013. Retrieved 13 December 2013.
^ "LE TP MAZEMBE SE QUALIFIE DANS LA DOULEUR" (in French). Africa Top Sports. 17 March 2018. Retrieved 19 July 2018.
^ "UD SONGO EMPATA NO SUDÃO (2-2) PARA TAÇA CAF" (in Portuguese). Maputo: Abola. 18 July 2018. Retrieved 19 July 2018.
^ "Pelembe, Hélder". National Football Teams. Retrieved 14 February 2017.