Personal information | |||
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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 | ||
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 | ||
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]
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