Michael Helegbe
Ghanaian footballer (born 1985)
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Michael Kafui Helegbe (born 15 September 1985) is a Ghanaian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Jordanian club Shabab Al-Aqaba.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Michael Kafui Helegbe | ||
| Date of birth | 15 September 1985 | ||
| Place of birth | Accra, Greater Accra, Ghana | ||
| Height | 1.67 m (5 ft 6 in) | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Shabab Al-Aqaba | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1992–1996 | SS Marseille Model Football Academy | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2003–2006 | Liberty Professionals | ||
| 2005 | → SK Brann (loan) | 2 | (0) |
| 2006–2009 | En Avant Guingamp | 30 | (0) |
| 2009–2010 | KV Oostende | 25 | (4) |
| 2010–2012 | Liberty Professionals | 24 | (5) |
| 2012–2013 | Asante Kotoko | 29 | (2) |
| 2013–2014 | Medeama | ||
| 2014–2016 | Tripoli | 43 | (22) |
| 2016–2017 | Salam Zgharta | 20 | (6) |
| 2017–2018 | Mansheyat Bani Hasan | ||
| 2018– | Shabab Al-Aqaba | ||
| International career | |||
| Ghana U23 | |||
| 2007–2013 | Ghana | 3 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Club career
Helegbe started his professional career with Ghanaian Premier League club Liberty Professionals in 2003, before being sent on a 6-month loan to Norwegian side SK Brann on 21 April 2005 with the option of extension for another two years.[1] On 1 July 2005, Helegbe returned to Liberty Professionals.
In January 2007, Helegbe signed a three-and-a-half-year contract with French Ligue 2 side En Avant de Guingamp.[2][3][4] The Ghanaian midfielder left Guingamp after two years, in August 2009, to join Belgian Second Division club KV Oostende on a one-year deal.[5][6]
On 29 September 2010, Helegbe returned to Liberty Professionals in Ghana.[7][8] After two years with Liberty, in September 2012 he moved to Asante Kotoko.[9] On 1 December 2013, Helegbe signed for Medeama.
After two seasons with Lebanese Premier League side Tripoli, where he played 43 league games and scored 22 goals, Helegbe moved to Salam Zgharta. After one season, Helegbe moved to Jordan, playing for Mansheyat Bani Hasan. In 2018, he moved to Shabab Al-Aqaba.
International career
Helegbe made his first international cap playing for the Ghana national team against Austria on 24 March 2007, at the UPC-Arena, Graz, Austria.[10][11] He was also the captain of the Ghana Olympic football team.[10]
Honours
Individual