13 Facts About Helme Panjang

Mohammad Helme bin Panjang was born on 24 May 1983 and is a Bruneian retired footballer and coach who played as a midfielder.

Helme Panjang made four appearances for the Brunei national football team in 2001.

Helme Panjang 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.

Helme Panjang briefly captained the side in the absence of Ali Momin before later relinquishing it to Rosmin Kamis.

Helme Panjang's side gained promotion and was even placed third in their top-flight debut, but Helme had minimal input.

Ultimately, in a tumultuous period for DPMM which saw them move to the Singaporean league and then subject to a FIFA ban, Helme Panjang was not retained for the 2009 season, instead being replaced by namesake Helmi Zambin.

Helme Panjang 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.

Helme Panjang was in the starting lineup for four of the games, all ending in defeats.

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

In 2022 Helme Panjang was appointed head coach of DPMM FC for the 2022 Brunei FA Cup, occupying the seat made vacant by Adrian Pennock.

Helme Panjang's 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.

Helme Panjang was assigned to coach the DPMM FC under-20s playing in the Brunei Youth League U20 from 2023.

Helme Panjang managed to take the youngsters to become the competition's champions in March 2024, while winning the Best Coach of the League award.