| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Hélio José Lopes Roque | ||
| Date of birth | 20 July 1985 | ||
| Place of birth | Huambo, Angola | ||
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 8 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Nea Salamis (loan from AEL Limassol) | ||
| Number | 28 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2001–2002 | Amora | ||
| 2002–2004 | Benfica | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2004–2006 | Benfica B | ||
| 2006–2007 | Benfica | 3 | (0) |
| 2006 | → Vitória Setúbal (loan) | 11 | (0) |
| 2006–2007 | → Olivais Moscavide (loan) | 27 | (3) |
| 2007– | AEL | 93 | (15) |
| 2011–2012 | → Nea Salamis (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| National team | |||
| 2005 | Portugal U20 | 5 | (1) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 31 May 2011. † Appearances (Goals). |
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Hélio José Lopes Roque (born 20 July 1985) is a Portuguese footballer who plays for Nea Salamis Famagusta FC on loan from AEL Limassol in Cyprus, as a midfielder.
Born in Huambo, Angola, to Portuguese settlers, Roque returned to his country and started his football career at Amora FC, moving at age 17 to S.L. Benfica, and having no impact whatsoever with its first team.
In the following months, two loans ensued; in January 2006, he made his first division debuts with Vitória de Setúbal, and spent the entire 2006–07 season with Lisbon neighbours C.D. Olivais e Moscavide in level two, being released in the ensuing summer.
Subsequently, Roque joined Cypriot team AEL Limassol. After a rather poor first season with the club, his form improved and he began appearing regularly in its starting XI; in spite of being naturally right-footed, he appeared mainly on the left wing.
In 2009–10, an injury meant Roque only resumed training in late January 2010. In the 2011 summer, due to the fact AEL had many foreigners, he was loaned to fellow first division outfit Nea Salamis Famagusta FC.
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