Michael Helegbe Explained

Michael Helegbe
Fullname:Michael Kafui Helegbe
Birth Date:15 September 1985
Birth Place:Accra, Greater Accra, Ghana
Height:1.67 m
Position:Midfielder
Currentclub:Shabab Al-Aqaba
Youthyears1:1992–1996
Youthclubs1:SS Marseille Model Football Academy
Years1:2003–2006
Clubs1:Liberty Professionals
Years2:2005
Clubs2:SK Brann (loan)
Caps2:2
Goals2:0
Years3:2006–2009
Clubs3:En Avant Guingamp
Caps3:30
Goals3:0
Years4:2009–2010
Clubs4:KV Oostende
Caps4:25
Goals4:4
Years5:2010–2012
Clubs5:Liberty Professionals
Caps5:24
Goals5:5
Years6:2012–2013
Clubs6:Asante Kotoko
Caps6:29
Goals6:2
Years7:2013–2014
Clubs7:Medeama
Years8:2014–2016
Clubs8:Tripoli
Caps8:43
Goals8:22
Years9:2016–2017
Clubs9:Salam Zgharta
Caps9:20
Goals9:6
Years10:2017–2018
Clubs10:Mansheyat Bani Hasan
Years11:2018–
Clubs11:Shabab Al-Aqaba
Nationalteam1:Ghana U23
Nationalyears2:2007–2013
Nationalteam2:Ghana
Nationalcaps2:3
Nationalgoals2:0

Michael Kafui Helegbe (born 15 September 1985) is a Ghanaian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Jordanian club Shabab Al-Aqaba.

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] He was also the captain of the Ghana Olympic football team.

Honours

Individual

Notes and References

  1. http://home.no.net/bstost/ Michael Helegbe er allerede klar for Brann
  2. http://www.eaguingamp.com/v2_finale.php?rub=fiche&nb=142&saison=200607 Profile on En Avant de Guingamp website
  3. News: Helegbe makes Guingamp switch . 2007-04-05 . 4 January 2007 . BBC Sport – African Football . BBC.
  4. Web site: Michael Helegbe signe pour 3 ans et demi . 2007-04-05 . Amaury . Official Club Website . En Avant Guingamp . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20070928113357/http://www.eaguingamp.com/v2_finale.php?rub=article&nb=1106 . 2007-09-28 .
  5. Web site: Helegbe moves to Belgium. 28 August 2009.
  6. Web site: Michael Helegbe Kafui FOOTGOAL . 2011-01-25 . https://web.archive.org/web/20091120200315/http://www.footgoal.net/fichejoueur.php?id_comp=45&id_club=57&id_joueur=4483 . 2009-11-20 . dead .
  7. News: Michael Helegbe returns home after Euro flop . 2010-09-29 . 25 January 2010 . kickoff.com – Global . Kick Off.
  8. http://westafricanfootball.com/2012/10/25/ten-interesting-players-in-the-glo-premier-league/ TEN INTERESTING PLAYERS IN THE GLO PREMIER LEAGUE
  9. News: Winger Michael Helegbe wants Kotoko momentum . https://archive.today/20130124013334/http://www.ghanatoghana.com/Ghanahomepage/winger-michael-helegbe-wants-kotoko-momentum . dead . 2013-01-24 . 2012-10-26 . 2012-10-20 . kickoff.com – Global . GhanaSoccernet .
  10. Web site: Ghana, Austria share the spoils . 2007-04-05 . 24 March 2007 . Official Website . Ghana Football Association . Michael Helegbe made his Black Stars debut when he came off the bench for Haminu Draman in the second half. The Olympic team captain enjoyed a good game on his debut..
  11. Web site: 10 June 2015. ar:مهرجان كرة المنار الـ19. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20190510223601/https://www.annahar.com/article/243764-%D9%85%D9%87%D8%B1%D8%AC%D8%A7%D9%86-%D9%83%D8%B1%D8%A9-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%D9%86%D8%A7%D8%B1-%D8%A7%D9%8419. 10 May 2019. 26 February 2019. An-Nahar. ar.