Margaret Belemu

Margaret Belemu

Personal information
Date of birth	(1997-02-24) 24 February 1997 (age 28) [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 2022 Morocco
* Club domestic league appearances and goals ‡ National team caps and goals 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

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

• COSAFA Women's Championship: 2022

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. Archived from the original on 17 June 2019. Retrieved 16 June 2019.
2. "Margaret Belemu". LTA Agency. Archived from the original on 18 October 2020. Retrieved 18 October 2020.
3. "Oyuncular – Futbolcular: Margaret Belemu" (in Turkish). Türkiye Futbol Federasyonu. Archived from the original on 28 October 2022. Retrieved 28 October 2022.
4. "Hakkarigücü, kadrosuna 4 Afrikalı kadın futbolcu daha kattı". Cumhuriyet (in Turkish). 24 September 2022. Archived from the original on 28 October 2022. Retrieved 28 October 2022.
5. "M. Belemu". Soccerway. Perform Group. Archived from the original on 17 June 2019. Retrieved 16 June 2019.
6. "CAF announces TotalEnergies Women's AFCON 2022 Best XI". CAF. 26 July 2022. Archived from the original on 7 August 2023. Retrieved 7 August 2023.
7. "IFFHS Women's CAF Team 2022". The International Federation of Football History & Statistics (IFFHS). 31 January 2023. Archived from the original on 19 March 2023. Retrieved 7 August 2023.