Tallest: 1 · Year
By quarter-hour; stoppage time counts as the 45th or 90th minute.
Tallest: 1 · Minute
Cape Verde's matches with known line-ups from their first recorded cap to their last.
| With them | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 37.5% |
| Without them | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Achille Emana | Cameroon | 2 |
| Alain Mosely Nkong | Cameroon | 2 |
| Alex Song | Cameroon | 2 |
| Almondo Fricain | Mauritius | 2 |
| Amir Maftah | Tanzania | 2 |
| Athuman Idd | Tanzania | 2 |
| Bruno Ravina | Mauritius | 2 |
| Carlos Kameni | Cameroon | 2 |
| Charles Content | Mauritius | 2 |
| Cristiano Ronaldo | Portugal | 2 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1 |
Finals and qualifying campaigns alike.
| 6 Sep 2008 | v Cameroon | 1–2 | 39′ | — | Opening goal | 1–0 | FIFA World Cup qualification 2008 |
In a recorded line-up, on the scoresheet or booked. “—” where the line-up isn't known.
| 24 May 2010 | v Portugal | 0–0 | started, off 72′ | 72 | — | — | Friendly |
| 11 Oct 2008 | v Tanzania | 1–3 | started | 90 | — | — | FIFA World Cup qualification 2008 |
| 6 Sep 2008 | v Cameroon | 1–2 | started | 90 | 1 | — | FIFA World Cup qualification 2008 |
| 22 Jun 2008 | v Mauritius | 3–1 | started | 90 | — | — | FIFA World Cup qualification 2008 |
| 15 Jun 2008 | v Mauritius | 1–0 | started, off 89′ | 89 | — | — | FIFA World Cup qualification 2008 |
| 7 Jun 2008 | v Tanzania | 1–0 | started | 90 | — | — | FIFA World Cup qualification 2008 |
| 31 May 2008 | v Cameroon | 0–2 | started, off 85′ | 85 | — | — | FIFA World Cup qualification 2008 |
| 27 May 2006 | v Portugal | 1–4 | started | 90 | — | — | Friendly |
Caps, goals and cards count what the sources record: line-ups from about 2003 (World Cups from 1970, friendlies from about 2016), and few scorers in older friendlies — so career totals run low.