 Roque playing forNea Salamina in 2013 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Hélio José Lopes Roque[1] | ||
| Date of birth | (1985-07-20)20 July 1985 (age 40)[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Huambo, Angola | ||
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)[1] | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1996–2001 | Arrentela | ||
| 2001–2002 | Amora | ||
| 2002–2004 | Benfica | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2004–2006 | Benfica B | 10 | (4) |
| 2005–2007 | Benfica | 3 | (0) |
| 2006 | →Vitória Setúbal (loan) | 11 | (0) |
| 2006–2007 | →Olivais Moscavide (loan) | 27 | (4) |
| 2007–2012 | AEL Limassol | 93 | (15) |
| 2011–2012 | →Nea Salamina (loan) | 28 | (4) |
| 2012–2014 | Nea Salamina | 57 | (12) |
| 2015–2016 | Benfica Luanda | 21 | (5) |
| 2017 | Libolo | 6 | (0) |
| 2017 | Nea Salamina | 8 | (0) |
| 2018–2020 | Olímpico Montijo | 50 | (8) |
| 2020–2021 | Oriental | 9 | (0) |
| Total | 323 | (52) | |
| International career | |||
| 2004–2005 | Portugal U20 | 5 | (1) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Hélio José Lopes Roque (born 20 July 1985) is a Portuguese former professionalfootballer who played as amidfielder.
Born inHuambo,Angola toPortuguese settlers, Roque returned to his parents' country and started his football career at Atlético Clube Arrentela andAmora FC, moving at age 17 toS.L. Benfica.[2] He appeared with the main squad in the2005 Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira, a 1–0 win againstVitória de Setúbal on 13 August in which he came on as a 68th-minutesubstitute forGeovanni;[3] also from the bench, he took the field in threePrimeira Liga matches.[2]
Roque went on loan twice in the following months: in January 2006 he signed for top-flight Vitória Setúbal,[4] and spent the entire2006–07 season withLisbon neighboursC.D. Olivais e Moscavide of theSegunda Liga,[5] being released on 30 June 2007.[2]
Subsequently, Roque joined Cypriot clubAEL Limassol. After a rather poordebut campaign, his form improved and he began appearing regularly in the starting XI;[6] in spite of being naturally right-footed, he featured mainly on theleft wing.
In2009–10, an injury meant Roque only resumed training in late January 2010. In the 2011 off-season, due to the fact AEL had too many foreign players, he was loaned to fellowFirst Division sideNea Salamis Famagusta FC, and the move was made permanent for the2012–13 season.[2]
From 2015, Roque played in theGirabola of his birth country, withS.L. Benfica (Luanda)[7] andC.R.D. Libolo.[8] Afterwards, he had a brief second stint at Nea Salamina.[2]
In August 2018, Roque returned to Portugal after 11 years away, signing forthird-tier teamClube Olímpico do Montijo.[9] He then joinedClube Oriental de Lisboa in the same league.[10]
Benfica
