| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Elvis Baranga Rupia | ||
| Date of birth | 12 April 1995 | ||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Singida Black Stars | ||
| Number | 9 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Nakuru AllStars | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2015 | Muhoroni Youth F.C. | 5 | (0) |
| 2017–2018 | Nzoia Sugar | 42 | (17) |
| 2018–2019 | Power Dynamos | ||
| 2019 | Wazito FC | ||
| 2020–21 | AFC Leopards | (17) | |
| 2021–2022 | Bisha | 21 | (1) |
| 2022–2023 | Kenya Police FC | (27) | |
| 2023–2024 | Singida Big Stars | 7 | (1) |
| 2024– | Singida Black Stars [a] | 14 | (5) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2020– | Kenya | 2 | (1) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 July 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 25 June 2023 | |||
Elvis Baranga Rupia (born 12 April 1995) is a Kenyan professional footballer who plays as a striker for Tanzanian Premier League side Singida Black Stars and the Kenya national team. [1] [2]
Rupia formerly turned out for Kenyan Premier League sides Muhoroni Youth F.C., Nzoia Sugar, Zambian side Power Dynamos, [3] [4] Wazito FC, [5] [6] AFC Leopards [7] [8] and Saudi Arabian side Bisha. [9] [10]
Rupia emerged the top scorer at the end of the 2022–23 Kenyan Premier League after scoring 27 goals [11] for Kenya Police FC breaking a 47-year-old record [12] [13] of 26 goals set by Maurice Ochieng back in the 1976 premier league season.