Tallest: 3 · Year
By quarter-hour; stoppage time counts as the 45th or 90th minute.
Tallest: 2 · Minute
Cape Verde's matches with known line-ups from their first recorded cap to their last.
| With them | 23 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 36 | 23 | 43.5% |
| Without them | 36 | 14 | 13 | 9 | 37 | 35 | 38.9% |
| Aboubakary Koita | Mauritania | 3 |
| Babacar Niasse | Mauritania | 3 |
| Bodda Mouhsine | Mauritania | 3 |
| El Hassen Houeibib | Mauritania | 3 |
| Hamdy Fathy | Egypt | 3 |
| Khadim Diaw | Mauritania | 3 |
| Lamine Ba | Mauritania | 3 |
| Mohamed El Shenawy | Egypt | 3 |
| Mohamed Hamdy | Egypt | 3 |
| Mostafa Fathi | Egypt | 3 |
| Liechtenstein | 3 | 1 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1 |
| Togo | 1 | 1 |
Finals and qualifying campaigns alike.
| 31 May 2026 | v Serbia | 3–0 | 63′ | — | Extended lead | 3–0 | Friendly |
| 10 Sep 2023 | v Togo | 2–3 | 20′ | — | Extended lead | 2–0 | African Cup of Nations qualification 2023 |
| 25 Mar 2022 | v Liechtenstein | 6–0 | 45′ | — | Extended lead | 4–0 | Friendly |
| 25 Mar 2022 | v Liechtenstein | 6–0 | 38′ | — | Extended lead | 3–0 | Friendly |
| 25 Mar 2022 | v Liechtenstein | 6–0 | 18′ | — | Winning goal | 1–0 | Friendly |
In a recorded line-up, on the scoresheet or booked. “—” where the line-up isn't known.
| 3 Jul 2026 | v Argentina | 2–3 | came on 100′ | 20 | — | — | FIFA World Cup 2026 · Round of 32 |
| 21 Jun 2026 | v Uruguay | 2–2 | started, off 58′ | 58 | — | — | FIFA World Cup 2026 · Group stage |
| 31 May 2026 | v Serbia | 3–0 | came on 45′ | 45 | 1 | — | Friendly |
| 19 Nov 2024 | v Mauritania | 0–1 | came on 70′ | 20 | — | — | African Cup of Nations qualification 2024 |
| 15 Nov 2024 | v Egypt | 1–1 | started, off 45′ | 45 | — | — | African Cup of Nations qualification 2024 |
| 15 Oct 2024 | v Botswana | 0–1 | came on 69′ | 21 | — | — | African Cup of Nations qualification 2024 |
| 10 Oct 2024 | v Botswana | 0–1 | started | 90 | — | — | African Cup of Nations qualification 2024 |
| 10 Sep 2024 | v Mauritania | 2–0 | started, off 82′ | 82 | — | — | African Cup of Nations qualification 2024 |
| 6 Sep 2024 | v Egypt | 0–3 | came on 45′ | 45 | — | — | African Cup of Nations qualification 2024 |
| 3 Feb 2024 | v South Africa | 0–0 | came on 86′ | 34 | — | — | African Cup of Nations 2024 · Quarter-final |
| 29 Jan 2024 | v Mauritania | 1–0 | came on 85′ | 5 | — | — | African Cup of Nations 2024 · Round of 16 |
| 22 Jan 2024 | v Egypt | 2–2 | started, off 63′ | 63 | — | — | African Cup of Nations 2024 · Group stage |
| 19 Jan 2024 | v Mozambique | 3–0 | came on 75′ | 15 | — | — | African Cup of Nations 2024 · Group stage |
| 14 Jan 2024 | v Ghana | 2–1 | came on 84′ | 6 | — | — | African Cup of Nations 2024 · Group stage |
| 10 Sep 2023 | v Togo | 2–3 | started, off 59′ | 59 | 1 | — | African Cup of Nations qualification 2023 |
| 12 Jun 2023 | v Morocco | 0–0 | came on 57′ | 33 | — | — | Friendly |
| 28 Mar 2022 | v San Marino | 2–0 | came on 62′ | 28 | — | — | Friendly |
| 25 Mar 2022 | v Liechtenstein | 6–0 | started, off 68′ | 68 | 3 | — | Friendly |
| 16 Nov 2021 | v Nigeria | 1–1 | came on 66′ | 24 | — | — | FIFA World Cup qualification 2021 |
| 13 Nov 2021 | v Central African Republic | 2–1 | came on 68′ | 22 | — | — | FIFA World Cup qualification 2021 |
| 10 Oct 2021 | v Liberia | 1–0 | came on 70′ | 20 | — | — | FIFA World Cup qualification 2021 |
| 26 Mar 2021 | v Cameroon | 3–1 | came on 90′ | 1 | — | — | African Cup of Nations qualification 2021 |
| 10 Oct 2020 | v Guinea | 1–2 | came on 79′ | 11 | — | — | 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.