Hendrik Helmke (born 13 July 1987) is a German former professional

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who played as a

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Career

Helmke came to Malaysia in 2012 and joined

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on 16 April 2012, replacing Michael Baird. He scored his first goal for Sabah, converting a penalty in a 2–1 loss against

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on 15 May 2012. He scored two goals in the Malaysian Super League. The first was in 2–1 loss against

, the second in a 3–1 victory against

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. After a spell with the Finnish club Jaro, Helmke joined the Norwegian

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side

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on a free transfer in August 2013 and signed a two-and-a-half-year contract with the club. In the winter transfers of 2015, Helmke signed a contract with Esteghlal only to break the deal later for unknown reasons. Later in the same month, he signed a contract for Al Ahly for three-and-a-half years.

Honours

Individual *

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Player of the Month: April 2014Jaron Helmke huhtikuun Kuukauden pelaaja

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* * 1987 births Living people People from Harburg (district) Footballers from Lower Saxony German men's footballers Men's association football midfielders Veikkausliiga players Eliteserien players Egyptian Premier League players IFK Mariehamn players Lüneburger SK players VfB Lübeck players Sabah F.C. (Malaysia) players FF Jaro players Tromsø IL players Esteghlal F.C. players Al Ahly SC players FC Lahti players Kokkolan Palloveikot players German expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Finland Expatriate men's footballers in Malaysia Expatriate men's footballers in Norway Expatriate men's footballers in Iran Expatriate men's footballers in Egypt Expatriate men's footballers in Saudi Arabia German expatriate sportspeople in Finland German expatriate sportspeople in Malaysia German expatriate sportspeople in Norway German expatriate sportspeople in Iran German expatriate sportspeople in Egypt {{Germany-footy-midfielder-1980s-stub