Helio Roque

Helio Jose Lopes Roque (born 20 July 1985) is a Portuguese footballer who plays as a midfielder for Clube Oriental de Lisboa.

Club Career

Born in Huambo, Angola to Portuguese settlers, Roque returned to his parents' country and started his football career at Atletico Clube Arrentela and Amora FC, moving at age 17 to S.L. Benfica and having no impact whatsoever with their first team.

In the following months, two loans befell: in January 2006 he made his Primeira Liga debut with Vitoria de Setubal, and spent the entire 2006–07 season with Lisbon neighbours C.D. Olivais e Moscavide of the second division, being released the ensuing summer.

Subsequently, Roque joined Cypriot team AEL Limassol. After a rather poor debut campaign with the club, his form improved and he began appearing regularly in its starting XI; in spite of being naturally right-footed, he featured mainly on the left wing.

In 2009–10, 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 fellow First Division side Nea Salamis Famagusta FC, and the move was made permanent for the 2012–13 season.