Margaret Belemu

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

Margaret Belemu
Personal information
Date of birth (1997-02-24) 24 February 1997[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 place2022 Morocco
*Club domestic league appearances and goals
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 5 February 2023

Club career

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

International career

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

Honours

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
  1. "Player Details: Margaret Belemu". Total Women's Africa Cup of Nations. Confederation of African Football. Retrieved 16 June 2019.
  2. "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.
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