Eldon Maquemba

Maquemba
Personal information
Full name	Eldon Martins Maquemba
Date of birth	8 June 1984 (age 39)
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
2004–2005	Oriental Lisboa
2005–2006	Olivais e Moscavide
2005–2006	→ Portomosense (loan)
2006–2007	Imortal
2007	Boden
2007–2008	Halesowen Town
2008–2009	Olympiakos Nicosia
2009	Caála
2010–2011	Đồng Tâm Long An
2012–2013	Progresso do Sambizanga
2014	UiTM
2015	FK Kruoja
2016–2017	Syrianska FC
International career
2005–2007	Angola
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

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.

Career

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

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

Honours

Club

Đồng Tâm Long An

BTV Cup: 2010

International

Angola

COSAFA Cup: 2004

References

^ "FEDERAÇÃO ANGOLANA DE FUTEBOL – F.A.F." (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 December 2009. Retrieved 28 June 2010.
^ "ladiaria.com - This website is for sale! - ladiaria Resources and Information". ladiaria.com. Retrieved 18 July 2017. {{cite web}}: Cite uses generic title (help)
^ BAOMOI.COM (27 May 2010). "Chuyển nhượng giữa mùa V-League: "Thay máu" triệt để". BAOMOI.COM. Retrieved 18 July 2017.
^ Holm, William (9 August 2016). "Krigsflyktingens galna karriär - nu frälser han Syrianska". Vestmanlands Läns Tidning (in Swedish). Retrieved 31 January 2019.
^ "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.

External links

(in Portuguese) [1]

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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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