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Margaret Belemu

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Margaret Belemu
Personal information
Date of birth (1997-02-24) 24 February 1997 (age 27)[1]
Place of birth Lusaka, Zambia[2]
Height 1.45 m (4 ft 9 in)[2]
Position(s) Right-back[2]
Team information
Current team
Shanghai Shengli
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
National Assembly F.C.
Lusaka Foundation
Yacha Girls
Red Arrows F.C.
2022 Hakkarigücü Spor 13 (2)
2023– Shanghai Shengli
International career
2014 Zambia U17 3 (0)
Zambia 32[2] (0)
Medal record
Representing  Zambia
Women's Africa Cup of Nations
Third place 2022 Morocco
*Club domestic league appearances and goals
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 5 February 2023

Margaret Belemu (born 24 February 1997) is a Zambian international footballer who plays as a right-back for Chinese Women's Super League club Shanghai Shengli and the Zambia women's national team.

Club career

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In September 2022, Belemu moved to Turkey and joined Hakkarigücü Spor to play in the 2022–23 Super League.[3][4]

International career

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Belemu competed for Zambia at the 2018 Africa Women Cup of Nations, playing in three matches.[1][5]

Honours

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Zambia

Individual

  • Women's Africa Cup of Nations Team of the Tournament: 2022[6]
  • IFFHS CAF Women's Team of The Year: 2022[7]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Player Details: Margaret Belemu". Total Women's Africa Cup of Nations. Confederation of African Football. Retrieved 16 June 2019.
  2. ^ a b c d "Margaret Belemu". LTA Agency.
  3. ^ "Oyuncular – Futbolcular: Margaret Belemu" (in Turkish). Türkiye Futbol Federasyonu. Retrieved 28 October 2022.
  4. ^ "Hakkarigücü, kadrosuna 4 Afrikalı kadın futbolcu daha kattı". Cumhuriyet (in Turkish). 24 September 2022. Retrieved 28 October 2022.
  5. ^ "M. Belemu". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 16 June 2019.
  6. ^ "CAF announces TotalEnergies Women's AFCON 2022 Best XI". CAF. 26 July 2022. Retrieved 7 August 2023.
  7. ^ "IFFHS Women's CAF Team 2022". The International Federation of Football History & Statistics (IFFHS). 31 January 2023. Retrieved 7 August 2023.