Eldon Maquemba
Angolan footballer
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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.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Eldon Martins Maquemba | ||
| Date of birth | 8 June 1984 | ||
| Place of birth | Benguela, Angola | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Positions | |||
| 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) |
| 2005–2006 | → Portomosense (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
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]
