Kristopher Da Graca

Kristopher Santos da Graça ( ; born 16 January 1998) is a footballer who plays as a centre back for Sirius. Born in Sweden, he played for the Cape Verde national team.

Club career On 6 January 2021, da Graça was transferred from Swedish side IFK Göteborg to Dutch club VVV-Venlo.

On 29 January 2022, da Graça returned to Sweden and signed with IK Sirius.

On 27 July 2023, da Graça was loaned out to Finnish club HJK Helsinki for the rest of the 2023 season with a purchase option. After the season, he returned to Sirius. On 1 March 2024, Da Graca was loaned out to Kuopion Palloseura (KuPS) in Veikkausliiga for the 2024 season, with a purchase option.

International career Da Graça was born in Sweden to parents from Cape Verde. He was a youth international for Sweden. In January 2020, he was selected for the Swedish national a-team's international training matches in Doha, Qatar against Moldova and Kosovo by head coach, Janne Andersson. He is still eligible to represent Cape Verde due to his heritage.

He made his international debut for the Sweden national team on 12 January 2020 in a friendly game against Kosovo.

On 4 October 2023, da Graça got a call-up to Cape Verde national team for friendly matches against Algeria and Comoros, on 12 and 17 October 2023, respectively. On 17 October, he debuted with the Cape Verdean national side and was included in the starting lineup in a friendly match against Comoros hosted at Stade Parsemain in Fos-sur-Mer, France. His side lost the match 2–1.

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International

Honours HJK Veikkausliiga: 2023

KuPS Veikkausliiga: 2024 Finnish Cup: 2024 Finnish League Cup runner-up: 2024