Chico Banza

Chico Banza
Personal information
Full name Francisco Gonçalves Sacalumbo
Date of birth (1998-12-17) 17 December 1998 (age 25)
Place of birth Huambo, Angola
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Winger
Team information
Current team
 Portimonense (on loan from Anorthosis Famagusta)
Number 10
Youth career
0000–2016 Atlético Petróleos[1]
2016–2017 Real Sambila
2017–2018 Leixões
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2018 Leixões B 18 (11)
2018 Leixões 5 (0)
2018–2020 Marítimo 1 (0)
2020–2021 Nea Salamis 4 (0)
2021 → P.O. Xylotymbou (loan) 13 (14)
2021–2022 P.O. Xylotymbou 3 (1)
2022–2023 Nea Salamis 32 (2)
2023– Anorthosis Famagusta 23 (6)
2024– → Portimonense (loan) 0 (0)
International career‡
2016–2017 Angola U20 7 (6)
2018– Angola 7 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 30 June 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 30 June 2024

Francisco Gonçalves Sacalumbo (born 17 December 1998), commonly known as Chico Banza, or simply Chico, is an Angolan professional footballer who plays as a winger for Portimonense, on loan from Anorthosis Famagusta.

Club career

Chico Banza was snapped up by Portuguese side Leixões from his native Real Sambila, following his performance at the 2017 Toulon Tournament. After starring for the club's 'B' team in the Portuguese lower divisions, he was handed his first team debut on 18 March 2018, playing 68 minutes in a 1–1 draw with Sporting CP B before being replaced by Ricardo Barros.[2]

In August 2023, Banza joined Cypriot First Division club Anorthosis Famagusta on a four-year deal.[3]

International career

Chico Banza represented Angola at the 2017 Toulon Tournament, where he finished as one of the top scorers with four goals in three games.[4]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 26 August 2023.[5][6]
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Leixões B 2017–18 Porto FA Honour Division 18 11 – – – – 18 11
Leixões 2017–18 LigaPro 4 0 – – – – 4 0
2018–19 1 0 – – – – 1 0
Total 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0
Marítimo 2018–19 Primeira Liga 1 0 – – – – 1 0
2019–20 – – – – – –
Total 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Nea Salamis 2020–21 Cyta Championship 4 0 – – – – 4 0
2022–23 32 2 3 1 – – – 35 3
Total 36 2 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 39 3
P.O. Xylotymbou (loan) 2020–21 Cypriot Second Division 13 14 – – – – 13 14
P.O. Xylotymbou 2021–22 3 1 – – – – 3 1
Anorthosis 2023–24 Cyta Championship 2 0 0 0 – – – 2 0
Career total 78 28 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 81 29
Notes

International

As of matches played 26 June 2018.[7]
National team Year Apps Goals
Angola 2018 3 0
Total 3 0

References

  1. ^ "Futebol: "Nacional" de sub-20 faz disputar quarta jornada este sábado". ANGOP (in Portuguese). 15 January 2016. Retrieved 1 May 2018.
  2. ^ "Resultado injusto para o esforço dos homens do mar". Leixões S.C. (in Portuguese). 18 March 2018. Retrieved 1 May 2018.
  3. ^ "Chico Banza is part of it!". anorthosisfc.com.cy (in Cypriot Greek). 11 August 2023. Retrieved 14 August 2023.
  4. ^ "Chico Banza é em dos Destaques de Angola na Competição". SAPO Desporto (in Portuguese). 5 June 2017. Retrieved 1 May 2018.
  5. ^ Chico Banza at Soccerway. Retrieved 1 May 2018.
  6. ^ Chico Banza at ForaDeJogo (archived). Retrieved 16 June 2019.
  7. ^ Chico Banza at National-Football-Teams.com


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