Keanu Cupido

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Keanu Cupido
Personal information
Full name Keanu Gregory Cupido
Date of birth (1998-01-15) 15 January 1998 (age 27)
Place of birth Soweto, South Africa
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
Cape Town City
Number 15
Youth career
–2016 Diambars[ citation needed ]
2016–2017 Bidvest Wits
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2017–2018 AC Ajaccio B 18 (0)
2018– Cape Town City 107 (1)
International career
2015 South Africa U17
2019 South Africa 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 24 June 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 16 March 2024

Keanu Gregory Cupido (born 15 January 1998) is a South African soccer player who plays as a defender for Cape Town City in the ABSA Premiership. [1]

Contents

Career

International

Cupido made his senior international debut on 4 June 2019, playing the entirety of South Africa's victory 4-2 via penalties over Uganda at the 2019 COSAFA Cup. [2] He was again selected for the 2024 COSAFA Cup. [3]

Career statistics

International

As of matches played 7 June 2019. [4]
National teamYearAppsGoals
South Africa 201920
Total20

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References

  1. Keanu Cupido at Soccerway. Retrieved 16 March 2024.
  2. "Uganda vs. South Africa (1:1)". national-football-teams.com. Retrieved 1 July 2020.
  3. Ntshangase, Otis (21 June 2024). "Helman Mkhalele names final Bafana squad for COSAFA Cup" (in Norwegian). Retrieved 24 June 2024.
  4. "Keanu Cupido". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 16 March 2024.