David Malembana

David Zeferino Malembana (born 11 October 1995) is a German-born Mozambican professional footballer who plays as a defender for Bulgarian club Lokomotiv Plovdiv.

David Malembana
Personal information
Full name David Zeferino Malembana
Date of birth (1995-10-11) 11 October 1995
Place of birth Freital, Germany
Height 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)
Position(s) Centre-back
Club information
Current team
 Lokomotiv Plovdiv
Number 5
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– Lokomotiv Plovdiv 28 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 24 December 2020

Formerly of Dynamo Dresden II and Goslarer SC 08, he spent three seasons with Berliner FC Dynamo, before joining Lokomotiv in 2019.

Career

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.[1] 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.[2]

International career

Malembana was born in Germany to a Mozambican father. He has stated his dream is to play for the Mozambique national team.[3] 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.[3]

Honours
Berliner FC Dynamo
Lokomotiv Plovdiv

References
  1. "Локомотив подписа договор с Дейвид Малембана" (in Bulgarian). lokomotivpd.com. 12 July 2019.
  2. "Lokomotiv Plovdiv vs. Slavia Sofia". soccerway.com. 19 July 2019.
  3. 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
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