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 | 33 | 14 | 12 | 7 | 46 | 36 | 42.4% |
| Without them | 38 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 40 | 36 | 36.8% |
| Moumi Ngamaleu | Cameroon | 4 |
| Vincent Aboubakar | Cameroon | 4 |
| André Onana | Cameroon | 3 |
| Blati Touré | Burkina Faso | 3 |
| Frank Anguissa | Cameroon | 3 |
| Issoufou Dayo | Burkina Faso | 3 |
| Pierre Kunde | Cameroon | 3 |
| Abdou Diallo | Senegal | 2 |
| Abdoul Tapsoba | Burkina Faso | 2 |
| Abdulmunem Aleiyan | Libya | 2 |
Finals and qualifying campaigns alike.
| 3 Jul 2026 | v Argentina | 2–3 | 111′ | own goal | Winning goal | 2–3 | FIFA World Cup 2026 · Round of 32 |
| 4 Sep 2025 | v Mauritius | 2–0 | 70′ | — | Extended lead | 2–0 | FIFA World Cup qualification 2025 |
| 11 Jun 2024 | v Libya | 1–0 | 10′ | — | Winning goal | 1–0 | FIFA World Cup qualification 2024 |
In a recorded line-up, on the scoresheet or booked. “—” where the line-up isn't known.
| 3 Jul 2026 | v Argentina | 2–3 | started | 120 | — | — | FIFA World Cup 2026 · Round of 32 |
| 26 Jun 2026 | v Saudi Arabia | 0–0 | started | 90 | — | — | FIFA World Cup 2026 · Group stage |
| 21 Jun 2026 | v Uruguay | 2–2 | started | 90 | — | Yellow | FIFA World Cup 2026 · Group stage |
| 15 Jun 2026 | v Spain | 0–0 | started | 90 | — | — | FIFA World Cup 2026 · Group stage |
| 31 May 2026 | v Serbia | 3–0 | started, off 45′ | 45 | — | — | Friendly |
| 27 Mar 2026 | v Chile | 2–4 | started | 43 | — | Red | FIFA Series 2026 |
| 17 Nov 2025 | v Egypt | 1–1 | started | 120 | — | — | Al Ain International Cup 2025 |
| 13 Nov 2025 | v Iran | 0–0 | started | 120 | — | — | Al Ain International Cup 2025 |
| 13 Oct 2025 | v Eswatini | 3–0 | started | 90 | — | — | FIFA World Cup qualification 2025 |
| 8 Oct 2025 | v Libya | 3–3 | started | 90 | — | — | FIFA World Cup qualification 2025 |
| 9 Sep 2025 | v Cameroon | 1–0 | started | 90 | — | Yellow | FIFA World Cup qualification 2025 |
| 4 Sep 2025 | v Mauritius | 2–0 | started | 90 | 1 | — | FIFA World Cup qualification 2025 |
| 8 Jun 2025 | v Georgia | 1–1 | started | 90 | — | — | Friendly |
| 10 Sep 2024 | v Mauritania | 2–0 | started | 90 | — | Yellow | African Cup of Nations qualification 2024 |
| 11 Jun 2024 | v Libya | 1–0 | started | 90 | 1 | — | FIFA World Cup qualification 2024 |
| 22 Jan 2024 | v Egypt | 2–2 | started | 90 | — | — | African Cup of Nations 2024 · Group stage |
| 18 Jun 2023 | v Burkina Faso | 3–1 | came on 80′ | 10 | — | — | African Cup of Nations qualification 2023 |
| 12 Jun 2023 | v Morocco | 0–0 | started, off 57′ | 57 | — | — | Friendly |
| 28 Mar 2023 | v Eswatini | 1–0 | came on 83′ | 7 | — | — | African Cup of Nations qualification 2023 |
| 23 Sep 2022 | v Bahrain | 2–1 | started | 90 | — | — | Friendly |
| 11 Jun 2022 | v Ecuador | 0–1 | started | 90 | — | — | Friendly |
| 7 Jun 2022 | v Togo | 2–0 | came on 84′ | 6 | — | — | African Cup of Nations qualification 2022 |
| 3 Jun 2022 | v Burkina Faso | 0–2 | started | 90 | — | — | African Cup of Nations qualification 2022 |
| 28 Mar 2022 | v San Marino | 2–0 | came on 62′ | 28 | — | — | Friendly |
| 25 Jan 2022 | v Senegal | 0–2 | came on 45′ | 45 | — | — | African Cup of Nations 2022 · Round of 16 |
| 17 Jan 2022 | v Cameroon | 1–1 | started, off 82′ | 82 | — | Yellow | African Cup of Nations 2022 · Group stage |
| 8 Jun 2021 | v Senegal | 0–2 | started | 90 | — | — | Friendly |
| 26 Mar 2021 | v Cameroon | 3–1 | came on 90′ | 1 | — | — | African Cup of Nations qualification 2021 |
| 7 Oct 2020 | v Andorra | 2–1 | started | 90 | — | — | Friendly |
| 18 Nov 2019 | v Mozambique | 2–2 | started | 90 | — | — | African Cup of Nations qualification 2019 |
| 13 Nov 2019 | v Cameroon | 0–0 | started | 90 | — | Yellow | African Cup of Nations qualification 2019 |
| 1 Jun 2018 | v Algeria | 3–2 | came on 90′ | 1 | — | — | Friendly |
| 14 Nov 2017 | v Burkina Faso | 0–4 | came on 67′ | 23 | — | Yellow | FIFA World Cup qualification 2017 |
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.