Hélio Roque
 Roque playing for Nea Salamina in 2013 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Hélio José Lopes Roque[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 20 July 1985[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Huambo, Angola[1] | ||
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 8+1⁄2 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Olímpico Montijo | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1996–2001 | Arrentela | ||
| 2001–2002 | Amora | ||
| 2002–2004 | Benfica | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2004–2006 | Benfica B | 10 | (4) |
| 2005–2007 | Benfica | 3 | (0) |
| 2006 | → Vitória Setúbal (loan) | 11 | (0) |
| 2006–2007 | → Olivais Moscavide (loan) | 27 | (4) |
| 2007–2012 | AEL Limassol | 93 | (15) |
| 2011–2012 | → Nea Salamina (loan) | 28 | (4) |
| 2012–2014 | Nea Salamina | 57 | (12) |
| 2015–2016 | Benfica Luanda | 21 | (5) |
| 2017 | Libolo | 6 | (0) |
| 2017 | Nea Salamina | 8 | (0) |
| 2018– | Olímpico Montijo | 50 | (8) |
| International career | |||
| 2004–2005 | Portugal U20 | 5 | (1) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 8 March 2020 | |||
Hélio José Lopes Roque (born 20 July 1985) is a Portuguese footballer who plays as a midfielder for Clube Olímpico do Montijo.
Club career
Born in Huambo, Angola to Portuguese settlers, Roque returned to his parents' country and started his football career at Atlético Clube Arrentela and Amora FC, moving at age 17 to S.L. Benfica and having no impact whatsoever with their first team.
In the following months, two loans befell: in January 2006 he made his Primeira Liga debut with Vitória de Setúbal,[2] and spent the entire 2006–07 season with Lisbon neighbours C.D. Olivais e Moscavide of the second division,[3] being released the ensuing summer.
Subsequently, Roque joined Cypriot team AEL Limassol. After a rather poor debut campaign with the club, his form improved and he began appearing regularly in its starting XI;[4] in spite of being naturally right-footed, he featured mainly on the left wing.
In 2009–10, an injury meant Roque only resumed training in late January 2010. In the 2011 off-season, due to the fact AEL had too many foreign players, he was loaned to fellow First Division side Nea Salamis Famagusta FC, and the move was made permanent for the 2012–13 season.
Honours
Benfica
References
- ^ a b c d "Hélio Roque" (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 15 April 2020.
- ^ "Hélio Roque emprestado ao V. Setúbal" [Hélio Roque loaned to V. Setúbal]. Record (in Portuguese). 28 December 2005. Retrieved 15 April 2020.
- ^ "Dois leões e uma águia no reino de Moscavide" [Two lions and one eagle in kingdom of Moscavide]. Record (in Portuguese). 8 August 2006. Retrieved 1 January 2015.
- ^ "Hélio Roque faz "hat-trick"" [Hélio Roque scores hat-trick]. Record (in Portuguese). 1 March 2009. Retrieved 15 April 2020.
External links
- Hélio Roque at ForaDeJogo (archived)
- National team data (in Portuguese)
- Hélio Roque at Soccerway
- 1985 births
- Living people
- People from Huambo
- Portuguese footballers
- Association football midfielders
- Primeira Liga players
- LigaPro players
- Portuguese Second Division players
- S.L. Benfica B players
- S.L. Benfica footballers
- Vitória F.C. players
- C.D. Olivais e Moscavide players
- Clube Olímpico do Montijo players
- Cypriot First Division players
- AEL Limassol players
- Nea Salamis Famagusta FC players
- Girabola players
- S.L. Benfica (Luanda) players
- C.R.D. Libolo players
- Portugal youth international footballers
- Portuguese expatriate footballers
- Expatriate footballers in Cyprus
- Portuguese expatriate sportspeople in Cyprus