Chico Banza

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Chico Banza
Personal information
Full name Francisco Gonçalves Sacalumbo
Date of birth (1998-12-17) 17 December 1998 (age 23)
Place of birth Huambo, Angola
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Forward
Club information
Current team
 P.O. Xylotymbou
Number 17
Youth career
0000–2016 Atlético Petróleos[1]
2016–2017
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– P.O. Xylotymbou 3 (1)
National team‡
2016–2017 Angola U20 7 (6)
2018– Angola 3 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 17:16, 25 April 2021 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 11:44, 26 June 2018 (UTC)

Francisco Gonçalves Sacalumbo (born 17 December 1998), commonly known as Chico Banza, or simply Chico, is an Angolan footballer who currently plays as a forward for P.O. Xylotymbou.

Club career[]

Chico Banza was snapped up by Portuguese side Leixões from his native , 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]

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.[3]

Career statistics[]

Club[]

As of 28 April 2021.[4][5]
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 0 0 – – 0 0 18 11
Leixões 2017–18 LigaPro 4 0 0 0 0 0 – 0 0 4 0
2018–19 1 0 0 0 0 0 – 0 0 1 0
Total 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0
Marítimo 2018–19 Primeira Liga 1 0 0 0 0 0 – 0 0 1 0
2019–20 0 0 0 0 0 0 – 0 0 0 0
Total 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Nea Salamis 2020–21 Cypriot First Division 4 0 0 0 – – 0 0 4 0
P.O. Xylotymbou (loan)[6] Cypriot Second Division 13 14 0 0 – – 0 0 13 14
P.O. Xylotymbou[7] Cypriot Second Division 3 1 0 0 – – 0 0 3 1
Career total 44 26 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 44 26
Notes

International[]

As of matches played 26 June 2018.[8]
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 é em dos Destaques de Angola na Competição". SAPO Desporto (in Portuguese). 5 June 2017. Retrieved 1 May 2018.
  4. ^ Chico Banza at Soccerway. Retrieved 1 May 2018.
  5. ^ Chico Banza at ForaDeJogo. Retrieved 16 June 2019.
  6. ^ https://www.cfa.com.cy/Gr/player/70/12582090
  7. ^ https://www.cfa.com.cy/Gr/player/71/12582090
  8. ^ Chico Banza at National-Football-Teams.com


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