Helme Panjang

Mohammad Helme bin Panjang (born 24 May 1983) is a Bruneian retired footballer and coach who played as a midfielder.[1] He made four appearances for the Brunei national football team in 2001.

In this Malay name, there is no family name. The name Panjang is a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by the given name, Helme.
Helme Panjang
Helme in 2022
Personal information
Full name Mohammad Helme bin Panjang
Date of birth (1983-05-24) 24 May 1983
Place of birth Brunei
Position(s) Midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2001–2008 DPMM
2015–2016 Kasuka (2)
2017–2019 Lun Bawang (3)
International career‡
2001 Brunei 4 (0)
2002 Brunei U20
2005 Brunei U21
Managerial career
2022 DPMM
2023– DPMM U20
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15 September 2020
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19 January 2023

Club career

Helme was one of the first players signed to DPMM FC, the club founded by Prince Al-Muhtadee Billah, even before the B-League was created.[2] He exclusively played for DPMM throughout their four-year local stint, winning two B-League championships, one FA Cup and two Super Cups, and in addition becoming the B-League Young Player of the Year in 2002.[3][4] He also briefly captained the side in the absence of Ali Momin before later relinquishing it to Rosmin Kamis.[2]

DPMM replaced the Brunei national representative team that competed in the Malaysian Premier League starting from the 2005–06 season. With former Brunei coach Ranko Buketa favouring the likes of Rosmin Kamis and Yussof Salleh over Helme, he found limited opportunities under the Croatian head coach, mostly appearing from the substitutes' bench.[5] His side gained promotion and was even placed third in their top-flight debut, but Helme had minimal input.[2] It was only when Yordan Stoykov took over in the 2007-08 season that Helme saw more game time.[6][7] Ultimately, in a tumultuous period for DPMM which saw them move to the Singaporean league and then subject to a FIFA ban, Helme was not retained for the 2009 season, instead being replaced by namesake Helmi Zambin.

After a few years away from the game, Helme joined Kasuka FC, a reformed team that were to compete in the Brunei Premier League in 2015.[8] He gained promotion with Kasuka and played with them for another season in the Brunei Super League until transferring to Temburong-based side Lun Bawang FC in 2017.[1]

International career

Due to eye-catching performances for DPMM FC in local tournaments, Zainuddin Kassim drafted Helme into the national squad for the 2002 World Cup qualifying matches to be held in April–May 2001.[9] Helme was in the starting lineup for four of the games, all ending in defeats.

Helme also played for the Brunei under-20s at the 2002 AFC Youth Championship qualification matches in South Korea in March 2002,[10] as well as Brunei under-21s at the 2005 Hassanal Bolkiah Trophy.[11]

Coaching career

In 2022 Helme was appointed head coach of DPMM FC for the 2022 Brunei FA Cup, occupying the seat made vacant by Adrian Pennock.[12] He coached DPMM all the way to the final of the competition on 4 December.[13] His team were victorious against Kasuka FC in that final, bringing DPMM's second FA Cup triumph which Helme first won as a player in 2004.[14]

Honours

Team
DPMM FC

Head Coach
DPMM FC

Individual
  • B-League Young Player of the Year: 2002

References
  1. "MS PDB's search for first win in Super League continues". Borneo Bulletin. 5 November 2018. Retrieved 11 January 2019.
  2. "DPMM FC:My Site News". DPMM FC. Retrieved 11 January 2019.
  3. "Brunei 2002". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. 9 January 2005. Retrieved 11 January 2019.
  4. "Young Helme promises an exciting fight from his bunch of part-timers". TODAY. 30 April 2005. Retrieved 11 January 2019.
  5. "Brunei DPMM FC Take On Kedah". Borneo Bulletin. 16 December 2006. Archived from the original on 2 December 2008. Retrieved 11 January 2019.
  6. "Brunei DPMM FC, Terengganu sekadar berkongsi mata 1 - 1". Pelita Brunei. 19 January 2008. Archived from the original on 29 January 2008. Retrieved 11 January 2019.
  7. "Selangor Down Brunei DPMM FC 2-1". Borneo Bulletin. 27 January 2008. Archived from the original on 2 April 2008. Retrieved 11 January 2019.
  8. "KASUKA FOOTBALL CLUB". National Football Association of Brunei Darussalam. Archived from the original on 11 April 2015. Retrieved 11 January 2019.
  9. "Football - Brunei soccer teams unveiled". Borneo Bulletin. 4 April 2001. Retrieved 11 January 2019.
  10. "Brunei for Qatar date". Borneo Bulletin. 3 February 2002. Archived from the original on 8 February 2002. Retrieved 15 September 2020.
  11. "ASEAN U-21 Championship 2005 (Piala Hassanal Bolkiah)". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. 22 June 2005. Retrieved 11 January 2019.
  12. @bruneiansoccer (18 August 2022). "Brunei FA Cup - Best Coach Helme Panjang has been choosen [sic] as the Best Coach of Week 2, are you happy with it? Who's gonna be the best coach for this week? #bruneiansoccer". Retrieved 6 December 2022 – via Instagram.
  13. "Anticipation builds over FA Cup battle". Borneo Bulletin. 3 December 2022. Retrieved 6 December 2022.
  14. "DPMM FC sink Kasuka FC to win Brunei FA Cup". Borneo Bulletin. 5 December 2022. Retrieved 5 December 2022.
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