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Babanco
Personal information
Full name Elvis Manuel Monteiro Macedo[1]
Date of birth (1985-07-27) 27 July 1985 (age 40)[1]
Place of birth Praia, Cape Verde[1]
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in)[1]
Position Midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2007–2009 Sporting Praia
2009–2010 Boavista (CPV)
2010–2012 Arouca 54 (7)
2012–2013 Olhanense 22 (0)
2013–2016 Estoril 61 (0)
2016–2017 AEL Limassol 7 (0)
2017–2019 Feirense 67 (4)
2019–2020 Chaves 1 (0)
2020–2024 União Leiria 61 (3)
Total 273 (14)
International career
2007–2019 Cape Verde 62 (5)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Elvis Manuel Monteiro Macedo (born 27 July 1985), known as Babanco, is a Cape Verdean former professional footballer who played as a midfielder.

He spent most of his career in Portugal, making 150 appearances in the Primeira Liga for Olhanense, Estoril and Feirense.

Babanco earned a record 62 caps for Cape Verde from 2007 to 2019, representing the country at the Africa Cup of Nations in 2013 and 2015.

Club career

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Born in Praia, Babanco started playing football with local Sporting Clube da Praia. In 2009, he joined another club in his hometown, Boavista FC.[2]

In the 2010–11 season, Babanco moved to F.C. Arouca from Portugal, which was competing for the first time ever in the Segunda Liga. He was first choice during his two-year spell, with the Aveiro District side consecutively managing to retain their league status.[3]

On 5 June 2012, Babanco signed a two-year deal with Primeira Liga club S.C. Olhanense.[4] A year later, he made his way to G.D. Estoril Praia on a free transfer, valid until 2016.[5]

After starting the season with AEL Limassol in the Cypriot First Division, Babanco rescinded his contract and returned to Portugal's top flight on 24 January 2017 on an 18-month deal at C.D. Feirense.[6] He scored his first goal in the division on 3 March 2018 to open a 3–0 home win against Boavista FC.[7]

Babanco joined G.D. Chaves of the second tier on 2 September 2019, with the 34-year-old agreeing to a one-year contract.[8] He made only two competitive appearances during his spell at the Estádio Municipal Eng. Manuel Branco Teixeira, and subsequently moved to the lower leagues with U.D. Leiria.[9][10]

On 5 June 2024, with Leiria back in the professional divisions, and having experienced a slight brain hemorrhage in March, Babanco announced his retirement at age 38.[11]

International career

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Babanco made his senior international debut for Cape Verde on 9 September 2007, in a 4–0 away victory over Guinea in 2008 Africa Cup of Nations qualification. On 7 December he scored his first goal to equalise in a 1–1 draw with hosts Guinea-Bissau in the 2007 edition of the Amílcar Cabral Cup.[12] On 24 May 2010, he appeared in a friendly in Covilhã with Portugal – who were preparing for the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa – playing 60 minutes as the minnows (ranked 117th) managed a 0–0 draw.[13]

Babanco was chosen for the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations – his country's first major tournament – where they were eliminated in the quarter-finals by Ghana.[14] He was also called up two years later for the tournament in Equatorial Guinea.[15]

International goals

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As of 13 June 2015 (Cape Verde score listed first, score column indicates score after each Babanco goal)[16]
No Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 7 December 2007 ?, Bissau, Guinea-Bissau File:Flag of Guinea-Bissau.svg Guinea-Bissau 1–1 1–1 2007 Amílcar Cabral Cup
2. 7 June 2008 Várzea, Praia, Cape Verde File:Flag of Tanzania.svg Tanzania 1–0 1–0 2010 World Cup qualification
3. 28 March 2009 Marcelo Leitão, Sal, Cape Verde File:Flag of Equatorial Guinea.svg Equatorial Guinea 2–0 5–0 Friendly
4. 26 March 2011 Várzea, Praia, Cape Verde File:Flag of Liberia.svg Liberia 2–0 4–2 2012 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
5. 13 June 2015 Várzea, Praia, Cape Verde File:Flag of São Tomé and Príncipe.svg São Tomé and Príncipe 5–0 7–1 2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualification

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