Elvis Rupia

Elvis Rupia
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 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

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]

Career

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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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