Chico Banza
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Francisco Gonçalves Sacalumbo | ||
| Date of birth | 17 December 1998 | ||
| Place of birth | Huambo, Angola | ||
| Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position | Winger | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Zamalek | ||
| Number | 81 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2016 | Atlético Petróleos[1] | ||
| 2016–2017 | Real Sambila | ||
| 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) |
| 2021–2022 | P.O. Xylotymbou | 3 | (1) |
| 2022–2023 | Nea Salamis | 32 | (2) |
| 2023–2025 | Anorthosis Famagusta | 23 | (6) |
| 2024–2025 | → Portimonense (loan) | 15 | (6) |
| 2025 | Estrela da Amadora | 13 | (1) |
| 2025– | Zamalek | 19 | (3) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2016–2017 | Angola U20 | 7 | (6) |
| 2018– | Angola | 7 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 29 August 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 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 Zamalek.
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.[2] He later played for Marítimo before moving to Cyprus, where he represented Nea Salamis and P.O. Xylotymbou. In 2022, he returned to Nea Salamis.[3]
In August 2023, Banza signed a four-year contract with Cypriot First Division side Anorthosis Famagusta.[4] He was loaned to Portuguese club Portimonense for the 2024–25 season.[5] On 30 January 2025, however, he completed a permanent move to Estrela da Amadora, signing a deal that runs until 2028.[6]
In July 2025, Banza joined Egyptian club Zamalek on a four-year contract.[7] He won the league with the club in the 2025-2026 season.[8]
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.[9]
On 3 December 2025, Banza was called up to the Angola squad for the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations.[10]
Career statistics
Club
| 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 | – | – | – | – | 18 | 11 | ||||
| Leixões | 2017–18 | LigaPro | 4 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 4 | 0 | ||||
| 2018–19 | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 1 | 0 | ||||||
| Total | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||
| Marítimo | 2018–19 | Primeira Liga | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 1 | 0 | ||||
| 2019–20 | – | – | – | – | – | – | ||||||||
| Total | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Nea Salamis | 2020–21 | Cyta Championship | 4 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 4 | 0 | ||||
| 2022–23 | 32 | 2 | 3 | 1 | – | – | – | 35 | 3 | |||||
| Total | 36 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 3 | ||
| P.O. Xylotymbou (loan) | 2020–21 | Cypriot Second Division | 13 | 14 | – | – | – | – | 13 | 14 | ||||
| P.O. Xylotymbou | 2021–22 | 3 | 1 | – | – | – | – | 3 | 1 | |||||
| Anorthosis | 2023–24 | Cyta Championship | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | 2 | 0 | |||
| Career total | 78 | 28 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 81 | 29 | ||
- Notes
International
- As of matches played 26 June 2018.[13]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Angola | 2018 | 3 | 0 |
| Total | 3 | 0 | |
Honours
Zamalek
References
- ↑ "Futebol: "Nacional" de sub-20 faz disputar quarta jornada este sábado". ANGOP (in Portuguese). 15 January 2016. Retrieved 1 May 2018.
- ↑ "Resultado injusto para o esforço dos homens do mar". Leixões S.C. (in Portuguese). 18 March 2018. Retrieved 1 May 2018.
- ↑ "Μεταγραφικό: Η επιστροφή του Chico!" (in Cypriot Greek). ant1live.com. 6 July 2022.
- ↑ "Chico Banza is part of it!". anorthosisfc.com.cy (in Cypriot Greek). 11 August 2023. Retrieved 14 August 2023.
- ↑ "Chico Banza reforça Portimonense por empréstimo" (in Portuguese). Record. 21 August 2024.
- ↑ "Oficial: Chico Banza assina com o E. Amadora até 2028" (in Portuguese). Record. 30 January 2025.
- ↑ "Zamalek sign Angolan winger Chico Banza from Estrela Amadora". Ahram Online. 13 July 2025.
- ↑ "BREAKING: Zamalek crowned Egyptian champions for first time since 2022". Ahram Online. 20 May 2026.
- ↑ "Chico Banza é em dos Destaques de Angola na Competição". SAPO Desporto (in Portuguese). 5 June 2017. Retrieved 1 May 2018.
- ↑ "Angola name final 28-man squad for TotalEnergies CAF AFCON 2025 as Beaumelle targets historic breakthrough". Confederation of African Football. 3 December 2025. Retrieved 12 December 2025.
- ↑ Chico Banza at Soccerway. Retrieved 1 May 2018.
- ↑ Chico Banza at ForaDeJogo (archived). Retrieved 16 June 2019.
- ↑ Chico Banza at National-Football-Teams.com
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- 1998 births
- Living people
- Angolan men's footballers
- Angolan expatriate men's footballers
- Sportspeople from Huambo
- Angola men's international footballers
- Angola men's under-20 international footballers
- Men's association football forwards
- G.D. Interclube players
- Leixões S.C. players
- C.S. Marítimo players
- Nea Salamis Famagusta FC players
- Podosfairikos Omilos Xylotymbou 2006 players
- Anorthosis Famagusta FC players
- Portimonense S.C. players
- C.F. Estrela da Amadora players
- Zamalek SC players
- Primeira Liga players
- Liga Portugal 2 players
- Cypriot First Division players
- Cypriot Second Division players
- Egyptian Premier League players
- Angolan expatriate sportspeople in Portugal
- Angolan expatriate sportspeople in Cyprus
- Expatriate men's footballers in Portugal
- Expatriate men's footballers in Cyprus
- Angolan expatriate sportspeople in Egypt
- Expatriate men's footballers in Egypt
- 2023 Africa Cup of Nations players
- 2025 Africa Cup of Nations players
- Angolan football biography stubs