Football players born in Praia

Praia is best known in football circles as the birthplace of Nani, but the city has produced 65 documented association football players in total. Other notable players include Gélson Fernandes, Gelson Martins, Kevin Pina and Nuno da Costa. Birth years range from 1950 to 2002.

Most notable players from Praia

Nani

b. 1986Portugal80

Gélson Fernandes

b. 1986Switzerland69

Gelson Martins

b. 1995Portugal68

Kevin Pina

b. 1997Cape Verde62

Nuno da Costa

b. 1991Cape Verde59

All 65 players from Praia

Stopira

b. 1988Cape Verde58

Gilson Benchimol

b. 2001Cape Verde56

Márcio Rosa

b. 1997Cape Verde53

Babanco

b. 1985Cape Verde52

Adilson Tavares Varela

b. 1988Cape Verde49

Luís Carlos Almada Soares

b. 1986Cape Verde49

Manuel Dos Santos

b. 1974France49

Odaïr Fortes

b. 1987Cape Verde49

Yannick Semedo

b. 1995Cape Verde49

Nando Maria Neves

b. 1978Cape Verde47

Ricardo Jorge Pires Gomes

b. 1991Cape Verde47

Patrick Andrade

b. 1993Cape Verde47

Neno

b. 1962Portugal47

Carlos Lima

b. 1983Cape Verde46

Clayton de Sousa Moreira

b. 1988Luxembourg44

José Emilio Furtado

b. 1983Portugal44

Lito

b. 1975Cape Verde44

Nuno Rocha

b. 1992Cape Verde44

Kevin Sousa

b. 1994Cape Verde44

Kuca Miranda

b. 1989Cape Verde43

Daniel Batista Lima

b. 1964Greece43

Lúcio Antunes

b. 1966Cape Verde41

Orlando Monteiro

b. 1972Portugal41

Pedro DeBrito

b. 1959Cape Verde38

Patrick

b. 1993Cape Verde38

José Rui

b. 1964Cape Verde38

Gilson Varela

b. 1990Cape Verde36

Adriano Tomás Custodio Mendes

b. 1961Argentina36

Carlos Pedro Silva Morais

b. 1976Cape Verde33

Rui Almeida Monteiro

b. 1977Netherlands33

Óscar Duarte

b. 1950Portugal33

Sidnei

b. 1986Cape Verde33

Tiago Borges

b. 1985Portugal30

Cao

b. 1968Portugal30

Wuilito Fernandes

b. 1990Cape Verde30

Hélder Samir Lopes Semedo Fernandes

b. 1988Spain30

Vargas Fernandes

b. 1977Cape Verde30

Júnior Monteiro

b. 199130

Zé Piguita

b. 1973Cape Verde26

Dário Furtado

b. 1979Cape Verde26

Mikoyam Tavares

b. 1981Portugal26

Jimmy Ines

b. 1994Cape Verde26

Aílson Tavares

b. 1998Cape Verde26

Piguita

b. 1970Cape Verde26

Jerry Adriano

b. 1983Cape Verde26

Ballack

b. 1987Cape Verde26

António Duarte

b. 1967Cape Verde26

Bijou

b. 1986Cape Verde26

Daniel

b. 196120

Alison Brito

b. 1984Cape Verde20

Fufuco

b. 198620

Armando Freitas

b. 1992Cape Verde20

Vinha

b. 1966Cape Verde20

Almir Barbosa

b. 1980Cape Verde13

Luís Germano Pires Lopes de Almeida

b. 199013

Zé da Rocha

b. 196813

Carlos Moreira

b. 1976Cape Verde13

Meny Silva

b. 200213

Elvis Melo

b. 1981France0

Kiki

b. 1961Portugal0