International career Cabral represented Switzerland at Under-18, Under-19, Under-20 and Under-21 levels. In November 2012, Cabral switched his sporting nationality to his birth country of Cape Verde, being called up for the friendly match between the Cape Verde national senior team against Ghana. In that match, which Cape Verde lost 0–1, he was on the bench but did not play. Personal life Cabral is a cousin of Manuel Fernandes a midfielder for FC Lokomotiv Moscow and Gelson Fernandes, a midfielder for Stade Rennais of the Ligue 1 and the Swiss national team and Edimilson Fernandes an attacking midfielder for German club Mainz 05 and the Switzerland national team. In 2016, Cabral was found not guilty at Kingston upon Hull Crown Court after a woman had accused him of rape from his time at Sunderland. The woman had consensual sex with several footballers and the judge called her claim a "weak case". Cabral stated "I was really angry for my family, for my friends, for this because everybody think 'You rape girls', 'You are a rapist'. Now the real story goes out. I am not guilty." Honours Basel Swiss Super League: 2008, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013 Swiss Cup: 2008, 2010, 2012 Uhrencup: 2011, 2013 FC Zürich Swiss Cup: 2016 References Sources Rotblau: Jahrbuch Saison 2017/2018. Publisher: FC Basel Marketing AG. Die ersten 125 Jahre. Publisher: Josef Zindel im Friedrich Reinhardt Verlag, Basel. Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv" Homepage External links 1988 births Living people Sportspeople from Praia Association football midfielders Swiss men's footballers Cape Verdean footballers Cape Verdean emigrants to Switzerland Switzerland youth international footballers Switzerland under-21 international footballers Swiss people of Cape Verdean descent Swiss sportspeople of African descent FC Lausanne-Sport players FC Basel players Sevilla FC players Sunderland A.F.C. players Genoa C.F.C. players FC Zürich players FC Le Mont players Swiss Super League players La Liga players Premier League players Expatriate footballers in Spain Expatriate footballers in England Expatriate footballers in Italy Swiss expatriate sportspeople in Spain Swiss expatriate sportspeople in England Swiss expatriate sportspeople in Italy Cape Verdean expatriate sportspeople in Spain Cape Verdean expatriate sportspeople in England Cape Verdean expatriate sportspeople in Italy