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Kenyan footballer From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Elvis Baranga Rupia (born 12 April 1995) is a Kenyan professional footballer who plays as a striker for Tanzanian Premier League side Singida Fountain Gate and the Kenya national team.[1][2]
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 Fountain Gate | ||
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) | ||
2021–22 | Bisha | 21 | (1) |
2022– | Kenya Police FC | (27) | |
2023– | Singida Fountain Gate | ||
International career‡ | |||
2020– | Kenya | 2 | (1) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 July 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 25 June 2023 |
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.
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