Babanco

Babanco
Personal information
Full name Elvis Manuel Monteiro Macedo
Date of birth (1985-07-27) 27 July 1985
Place of birth Praia, Cape Verde
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Playing position Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Estoril
Number 55
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
2007–2009 Sporting Praia
2009–2010 Boavista (CPV)
2010–2012 Arouca 54 (7)
2012–2013 Olhanense 22 (0)
2013– Estoril 60 (0)
National team‡
2008– Cape Verde 46 (4)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 11 April 2016.
† Appearances (goals)

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 17 November 2015

Elvis Manuel Monteiro Macedo (born 27 July 1985), known as Babanco, is a Cape Verdean professional footballer who plays for Portuguese club G.D. Estoril Praia as a midfielder.

Club career

Born in Praia, Babanco started playing football with local Sporting Clube da Praia, moving in 2009 to another club in his hometown, Boavista FC.

In the 2010–11 season, he signed with F.C. Arouca in Portugal, which was competing for the first time ever in the country's second division. He was first-choice during his two-year spell, with the Aveiro side consecutively managing to retain their league status.

International career

A Cape Verdean international since 2008, Babanco was called up to the national team for exhibition games against Malta and Angola in August 2009.[1]

On 24 May 2010, he appeared in a friendly in Covilhã with Portugal – who was preparing for the 2010 World Cup in South Africa – playing 60 minutes as the minnows (ranked 117th) managed a 0–0 draw.[2]

International goals

Goal Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 7 June 2008 Estádio da Várzea, Praia, Cape Verde  Tanzania 1–0 1–0 2010 World Cup qualification
2. 8 June 2013 Estádio da Várzea, Praia, Cape Verde  Equatorial Guinea 1–0 2–1 2014 World Cup qualification

References

  1. ↑ "Selecção nacional de futebol: divulgada lista para amistosos com Malta e Angola" [National football team: list for friendlies with Malta and Angola released] (in Portuguese). Expresso das Ilhas. 29 August 2009. Retrieved 28 June 2010.
  2. ↑ "Portugal held to 0–0 draw by Cape Verde". USA Today. 24 May 2010. Retrieved 28 June 2010.

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