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David Malembana
Mozambican footballer
David Zeferino Malembana (born 11 October 1995) is a professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Armenian Premier League club FC Noah.[1] Born in Germany, he plays for the Mozambique national team.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | David Zeferino Malembana | ||
| Date of birth | (1995-10-11) 11 October 1995 (age 28) | ||
| Place of birth | Freital, Germany | ||
| Height | 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Centre-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | FC Noah | ||
| Number | 55 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2013–2015 | Dynamo Dresden II | 16 | (0) |
| 2015–2016 | Goslarer SC 08 | 27 | (2) |
| 2016–2019 | Berliner FC Dynamo | 57 | (6) |
| 2019–2021 | Lokomotiv Plovdiv | 41 | (0) |
| 2022–2023 | Lokomotiv Sofia | 28 | (4) |
| 2023– | FC Noah | 6 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2021– | Mozambique | 2 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 February 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17:42, 11 October 2021 (UTC) | |||
Formerly of Dynamo Dresden II and Goslarer SC 08, he spent three seasons with Berliner FC Dynamo, before joining Lokomotiv Plovdiv in 2019.
Malembana began his career at Dynamo Dresden II in 2013 and moved to Goslarer SC 08 two years later. In 2016 he joined Berliner FC Dynamo, where he made 56 appearances in the Regionalliga Nordost, winning two Berlin Cups.
On 12 July 2019, Malembana signed a three-year contract with Bulgarian First League club Lokomotiv Plovdiv, after a successful trial period with the club.[2] He made his debut a week later, coming on as a substitute for Parvizdzhon Umarbayev in second-half stoppage time of the league match against Slavia Sofia, which finished as a 3–2 home win.[3] In February 2022, Malembana joined the other main "railwaymen" club in Bulgaria - Lokomotiv Sofia.[4]
Malembana was born in Germany to a Mozambican Malagasy father and a German mother. He has stated his dream is to play for the Mozambique national team.[5] He was already called up to represent the African country while he was a Berliner FC Dynamo player, but the head coach of the German side prevented him from going.[5] He debuted with Mozambique in a 1–0 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification loss to Cameroon on 11 October 2021.[6] On 22 December 2023, Malembana was included in the country's squad for the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations.[7]
Berliner FC Dynamo
- Berlin Cup: 2017, 2018
Lokomotiv Plovdiv
- David Malembana at Soccerway
- "Локомотив подписа договор с Дейвид Малембана" (in Bulgarian). lokomotivpd.com. 12 July 2019.
- "Lokomotiv Plovdiv vs. Slavia Sofia". soccerway.com. 19 July 2019.
- "Официално: Давид Малембана подписа с Локо (София)". topsport.bg. 10 February 2022. Retrieved 12 August 2022.
- Amós, Zacarias (14 August 2019). "David Malembana: Da quarta Liga alemã à Liga Europa sonhando com altos "voos"" [David Malembana: From the fourth German League to the Europa League dreaming of high "flights"] (in Portuguese). DW. Retrieved 19 August 2019.
My dream is to play for the (Mozambican) national team. Now is a time for this to happen and I believe I'll get there
- "Mozambique - final squad for 2023 AFCON" (PDF). cafonline.com. 22 December 2023. Retrieved 20 January 2024.
- David Malembana at WorldFootball.net