Chico Banza
{{short description|Angolan footballer (born 1998)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2024}}
{{Infobox football biography
|name = Chico Banza
|image =
|fullname = Francisco Gonçalves Sacalumbo
|birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1998|12|17|df=y}}
|height = 1.77 m
|position = Winger
|currentclub = Estrela da Amadora
|clubnumber = 17
|youthyears1 = {{0|0000}}–2016
|youthclubs1 = Atlético Petróleos{{cite web|url=http://www.angop.ao/angola/pt_pt/noticias/desporto/2016/0/2/Futebol-Nacional-sub-faz-disputar-quarta-jornada-este-sabado,da300a86-b305-43fd-8e46-12390b5d2842.html |title=Futebol: "Nacional" de sub-20 faz disputar quarta jornada este sábado |date=15 January 2016 |access-date=1 May 2018 |work=ANGOP |language=pt}}
|youthyears2 = 2016–2017
|youthclubs2 = Real Sambila
|youthyears3 = 2017–2018
|youthclubs3 = Leixões
|years1 = 2017–2018
|clubs1 = Leixões B
|caps1 = 18
|goals1 = 11
|years2 = 2018
|clubs2 = Leixões
|caps2 = 5
|goals2 = 0
|years3 = 2018–2020
|clubs3 = Marítimo
|caps3 = 1
|goals3 = 0
|years4 = 2020–2021
|clubs4 = Nea Salamis
|caps4 = 4
|goals4 = 0
|years5 = 2021
|clubs5 = → P.O. Xylotymbou (loan)
|caps5 = 13 |goals5 = 14
|years6 = 2021–2022
|clubs6 = P.O. Xylotymbou |caps6 = 3 |goals6 = 1
|years7 = 2022–2023
|clubs7 = Nea Salamis
|caps7 = 32
|goals7 = 2
|years8 = 2023–2025
|clubs8 = Anorthosis Famagusta
|caps8 = 23
|goals8 = 6
|years9 = 2024–2025
|clubs9 = → Portimonense (loan)
|caps9 = 15
|goals9 = 6
|years10 = 2025–
|clubs10 = Estrela da Amadora
|caps10 = 13
|goals10 = 1
|nationalyears1 = 2016–2017
|nationalteam1 = Angola U20
|nationalcaps1 = 7
|nationalgoals1 = 6
|nationalyears2 = 2018–
|nationalteam2 = Angola
|nationalcaps2 = 7
|nationalgoals2 = 0
|club-update = 3 June 2025
|nationalteam-update = 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 Estrela da Amadora.
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.{{cite web|url=https://www.leixoessc.pt/noticias/7413/resultado-injusto-para-o-esforco-dos-homens-do-mar |title=Resultado injusto para o esforço dos homens do mar |date=18 March 2018 |access-date=1 May 2018 |work=Leixões S.C. |language=pt}}
In August 2023, Banza joined Cypriot First Division club Anorthosis Famagusta on a four-year deal. {{cite web|url=https://anorthosisfc.com.cy/2023/08/chico-banza-is-part-of-it/|title=Chico Banza is part of it!|language=el-cy|website=anorthosisfc.com.cy|date=11 August 2023|accessdate=14 August 2023}}
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.{{cite web|url=https://desporto.sapo.pt/futebol/selecao-angola/artigos/chico-banza-e-um-dos-destaques-de-angola-na-competicao |title=Chico Banza é em dos Destaques de Angola na Competição |date=5 June 2017 |access-date=1 May 2018 |work=SAPO Desporto |language=pt}}
Career statistics
=Club=
{{updated|match played 26 August 2023.}}{{Soccerway|-chico/485288|access-date=1 May 2018}}{{ForaDeJogo|199812170006|access-date=16 June 2019}}
| class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%; text-align: center" | |||||||||||
| rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|National Cup !colspan="2"|League Cup !colspan="2"|Continental !colspan="2"|Other !colspan="2"|Total | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division
!Apps !Goals !Apps !Goals !Apps !Goals !Apps !Goals !Apps !Goals !Apps !Goals | |||||||||||
| Leixões B
|2017–18 |Porto FA Honour Division |18 | 11 | colspan="2" |– | colspan="2" |– | colspan="2" |– | colspan="2" |– | 18 | 11 | ||||
| rowspan="3"|Leixões
|rowspan="2"|LigaPro |4 | 0 | colspan="2" |– | colspan="2" |– | colspan="2" |– | colspan="2" |– | 4 | 0 | ||||
| 2018–19
|1 | 0 | colspan="2" |– | colspan="2" |– | colspan="2" |– | colspan="2" |– | 1 | 0 | ||||
| colspan="2" |Total
!5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| rowspan="3"|Marítimo
|rowspan="2"|Primeira Liga |1 | 0 | colspan="2" |– | colspan="2" |– | colspan="2" |– | colspan="2" |– | 1 | 0 | ||||
| 2019–20
|colspan="2" |– | colspan="2" |– | colspan="2" |– | colspan="2" |– | colspan="2" |– | colspan="2" |– | ||||||
| colspan="2" |Total
!1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| rowspan="3"|Nea Salamis
|rowspan="2"|Cyta Championship |4 | 0 | colspan="2" |– | colspan="2" |– | colspan="2" |– | colspan="2" |– | 4 | 0 | ||||
| 2022–23
|32 | 2 | 3 | 1 | colspan="2" |– | colspan="2" |– | colspan="2" |– | 35 | 3 | |||
| colspan="2" |Total
!36 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 3 |
| P.O. Xylotymbou (loan)
|2020–21 |rowspan="2"|Cypriot Second Division |13 | 14 | colspan="2" |– | colspan="2" |– | colspan="2" |– | colspan="2" |– | 13 | 14 | ||||
| P.O. Xylotymbou
|2021–22 |3 | 1 | colspan="2" |– | colspan="2" |– | colspan="2" |– | colspan="2" |– | 3 | 1 | ||||
| Anorthosis
|Cyta Championship |2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2" |– | colspan="2" |– | colspan="2" |– | 2 | 0 | |||
| colspan="3" |Career total
!78 | 28 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 81 | 29 |
;Notes
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=International=
{{updated|matches played 26 June 2018.}}{{NFT player|pid=71363}}
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| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| rowspan="1"|Angola
|2018 | 3 | 0 | |
| colspan=2|Total | 3 | 0 |
References
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{{C.F. Estrela da Amadora squad}}
{{Angola squad 2023 Africa Cup of Nations}}
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Category:Angolan men's footballers
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Category:Angola men's international footballers
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Category:G.D. Interclube players
Category:C.S. Marítimo players
Category:Nea Salamis Famagusta FC players
Category:Podosfairikos Omilos Xylotymbou 2006 players
Category:Anorthosis Famagusta FC players
Category:Portimonense S.C. players
Category:C.F. Estrela da Amadora players
Category:Primeira Liga players
Category:Liga Portugal 2 players
Category:Cypriot First Division players
Category:Cypriot Second Division players
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