| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Elvis Baranga Rupia | ||
| Date of birth | (1995-04-12) 12 April 1995 (age 29) | ||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Team information | |||
| Current team | Singida Black Stars | ||
| Number | 9 | ||
| 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 | ||
| 2020–21 | 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 | 14 | (5) |
| International career | |||
| 2020– | Kenya | 2 | (1) |
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*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.
Career
Rupia formerly turned out for Kenyan Premier League sides Muhoroni Youth F.C., Nzoia Sugar, Zambian side Power Dynamos, Wazito FC, AFC Leopards and Saudi Arabian side Bisha.
Rupia emerged the top scorer at the end of the 2022–23 Kenyan Premier League after scoring 27 goals for Kenya Police FC breaking a 47-year-old record of 26 goals set by Maurice Ochieng back in the 1976 premier league season.
Notes
- Known as "Ihefu SC" until 2024
References
- Nation, 2 February 2022 Elvis Rupia signs for free-spending Kenya Police
- Mozzart Sport, 1 February 2022 Elvis Rupia completes move to Police
- Nairobi News, 21 July 2018 Kenya's hot striker Rupia lands in Zambia to seal Dynamos deal
- Zambian Football, 7 May 2020 Elvis Rupia: The promise that never came true
- Goal, 30 July 2019 KPL Transfers: Ambitious Wazito FC seal the signing of Elvis Rupia
- Nation, 11 August 2019 Rupia sets ambitious targets at Wazito
- The-Star, 12 May 2020 Leopards keen to hand striker a lengthy contract
- Standard, 27 January 2021 Striker Elvis Rupia says he can lift AFC Leopards to league title
- Michezo Afrika, 8 September 2021 Rupia joins Saudi club
- Goal, 8 September 2021 Elvis Rupia: Ex-AFC Leopards striker signs for Saudi Arabia's Bisha FC
- Standard, 21 June 2023 Rupia breaks 47-year-old KPL goal scoring record
- Mozzart Sport, 25 June 2023 Magical Rupia wins 22/23 Golden Boot, ending all-time top scorer in a single season debate
- Pulse Sport, 26 June 2023 Elvis Rupia finally breaks 47-year Golden Boot record as Omala equalises it
External links
- Elvis Rupia at Flashscore
- Elvis Rupia at Global Sports Archive
- Elvis Rupia at National-Football-Teams.com
- 1995 births
- Living people
- Kenyan men's footballers
- Men's association football forwards
- Kenya men's international footballers
- Kenyan Premier League players
- Zambia Super League players
- Saudi Second Division players
- Tanzanian Premier League players
- Muhoroni Youth F.C. players
- Power Dynamos F.C. players
- Wazito F.C. players
- A.F.C. Leopards players
- Bisha FC players
- Singida Fountain Gate F.C. players
- Kenyan expatriate men's footballers
- Kenyan expatriate sportspeople in Zambia
- Expatriate men's footballers in Zambia
- Kenyan expatriate sportspeople in Saudi Arabia
- Expatriate men's footballers in Saudi Arabia
- Kenyan expatriate sportspeople in Tanzania
- Expatriate men's footballers in Tanzania
- 21st-century Kenyan sportsmen