Mohammad Helmi bin Haji Zambin is a Bruneian

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who plays as a right-sided full-back or

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for

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of the

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Club career

Helmi began his career with AH United from

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. The following year he was selected to play for Brunei's sole professional club, DPMM FC. He went to

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on loan for the two seasons the FIFA ban on Brunei was in effect. After the appointment of

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, Helmi only made 5 appearances in the

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. Kean converted him to a right-sided full-back in the following season to help him gain more playing time. He made 15 appearances as DPMM won their first S.League title. With Rene Weber at the helm, Helmi established himself as the first-choice right-back for the club in the 2018 season. He scored his first league goal in five years slotting a rebound against

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in a 2–6 victory on 10 June. With DPMM dominating the competition wherever they play, Helmi won the

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as well as the

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playing for the royalty-owned club. He was released from the club on 7 February 2024, bringing an end to a 15-year affiliation. Helmi subsequently signed for

who gained entry to the preliminary stage of the 2024–25 Shopee Cup as Bruneian league champions. He made his debut on 24 July 2024 as a substitute in the

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second leg against Shan United of

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where the Bruneian club succumbed to a 3–1 defeat. Helmi became league champions with Kasuka at the

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with an unbeaten record in 13 games.

International career

Youth

Helmi was selected for the Brunei under-21 team that competed in the

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. He was a starter for the host's first match which was a 2–2 draw against

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on 3 March 2007. Two days later against the

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, Helmi scored six minutes from time to spark a comeback for the Young Wasps and win the match 2–3 from 2–0 down after an equaliser from Abdul Hafiz Ahad and a winner through Kamarul Ariffin Ramlee just a minute into injury time. Helmi made appearances for Brunei under-23 at the 2008 Sukma Games football tournament, netting the first goal in a 3–1 win against

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Senior

Helmi made his full international debut for the

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in a 0–1 loss against the

on 13 May 2008 at the

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. He scored his first international goal against

in the group stage of the

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. Helmi was a late addition to the Brunei national team squad for the

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held in

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. He started the first match at right-back in a 4–0 win over

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. He kept his place for the rest of the tournament, playing four games. Helmi's consistent club form led to an international callup for the 2018 AFF Suzuki Cup qualification matches against

in early September. He started the first leg in

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which was a 3–1 defeat to the Wasps. He kept his place at right-back seven days later in a 1–0 victory for Brunei, unfortunately the score was not enough for the Wasps to qualify for the Suzuki Cup tournament proper. Helmi accepted another callup in June 2019 for the two-legged 2022 World Cup qualification matches against

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, despite several of his teammates pulling out at late notice. He played at right-back for both matches, which resulted in a 2-3 aggregate loss and early elimination for Brunei. His last involvement for the Wasps was in March 2022 for a friendly away against

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where he was an unused substitute.

International goals

Honours

AH United *

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: 2005–06 Indera *

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DPMM * S.League:

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runner-up,

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2009 2009 was designated as the International Year of Astronomy by the United Nations to coincide with the 400th anniversary of Galileo Galilei's first known astronomical studies with a telescope and the publication of Astronomia Nova by Joha ...

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Kasuka *

: 2024–25

References

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Helmi Zambin 1987 births Living people Bruneian Muslims Men's association football midfielders Bruneian men's footballers Brunei men's international footballers DPMM FC players Indera SC players Kasuka FC players Brunei Super League players Singapore Premier League players