Eldon Martins Maquemba, known as Maquemba (born 8 June 1984), is an Angolan professional footballer who played as a striker and as a winger. He also holds Portuguese citizenship.

Maquemba
Personal information
Full name Eldon Martins Maquemba
Date of birth (1984-06-08) 8 June 1984 (age 40)
Place of birth Benguela, Angola
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Striker, winger
Youth career
1999–2003 Oriental Lisboa
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2004–2005 Oriental Lisboa 24 (8)
2005–2006 Olivais e Moscavide 8 (0)
2005–2006Portomosense (loan) 15 (11)
2006–2007 Imortal 12 (7)
2007 Boden 13 (6)
2007–2008 Halesowen Town 26 (14)
2008–2009 Olympiakos Nicosia 9 (4)
2009 Caála 13 (7)
2010–2011 Đồng Tâm Long An 30 (13)
2012–2013 Progresso do Sambizanga 13 (4)
2014 UiTM 11 (5)
2015 FK Kruoja 7 (2)
2016–2017 Syrianska FC 9 (5)
International career
2005–2007 Angola 6 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Career

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Maquemba was born in Benguela, Angola. He started his senior career with Clube Oriental de Lisboa, in the Portuguese Second Division.[1] and played also in the same league with teams Clube Desportivo dos Olivais e Moscavide, A.D. Portomosense, Imortal Desportivo Clube.

In 2007, Maquemba signed with Swedish team Bodens BK. A year later, he moved to England to play for Halesowen Town F.C. For the 2008–09 season, he signed with Olympiakos Nicosia in Cyprus and was sold in January 2009 to Clube Recreativo da Caála in Angola. In January 2010, he was close to signing a two-year deal with Peñarol of Uruguay[2] but signed with Vietnamese club Đồng Tâm Long An F.C.[3] In 2010, Maquemba was winner of BTV Cup with Đồng Tâm Long An, after a win against Matsubara from Brasil.

In 2012 Maquemba moved to Angola, signing a two-year deal with Progresso Associação do Sambizanga in the Girabola.

In 2016, Maquemba joined Swedish club Syrianska FC.[4]

International career

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In November 2004, Maquemba was part of Angola's 29-man provisional squad for the COSAFA Cup final.[5]

Honours

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Đồng Tâm Long An

Angola

References

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  1. ^ "FEDERAÇÃO ANGOLANA DE FUTEBOL – F.A.F." (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 December 2009. Retrieved 28 June 2010.
  2. ^ "ladiaria.com - This website is for sale! - ladiaria Resources and Information". ladiaria.com. Retrieved 18 July 2017. {{cite web}}: Cite uses generic title (help)
  3. ^ BAOMOI.COM (27 May 2010). "Chuyển nhượng giữa mùa V-League: "Thay máu" triệt để". BAOMOI.COM. Retrieved 18 July 2017.
  4. ^ Holm, William (9 August 2016). "Krigsflyktingens galna karriär - nu frälser han Syrianska". Vestmanlands Läns Tidning (in Swedish). Retrieved 31 January 2019.
  5. ^ "Angola pick 29-man provisional team for COSAFA Cup final". Times of Zambia. 8 November 2004. Archived from the original on 12 November 2005. Retrieved 31 January 2019.
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