Kevin Pina (footballer)
Kevin Lenini Gonçalves Pereira de Pina (born 27 January 1997) is a Cape Verdean professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Chaves and the Cape Verde national team.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Kevin Lenini Gonçalves Pereira de Pina | ||
| Date of birth | 27 January 1997 | ||
| Place of birth | Praia, Cape Vede | ||
| Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defensive midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Chaves | ||
| Number | 6 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Tchadense | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017–2019 | Oliveirense | 1 | (0) |
| 2018 | →Anadia (loan) | 6 | (0) |
| 2018–2019 | →Sertanense (loan) | 31 | (2) |
| 2019–2020 | Chaves B | 25 | (2) |
| 2020– | Chaves | 10 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2019 | Cape Verde U20 | 1 | (0) |
| 2022– | Cape Verde | 1 | (0) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 02:06, 3 September 2021 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 21:38, 29 March 2022 (UTC) | |||
Career
A youth product of the Cape Verdean team Tchadense, Pina made his professional debut with Oliveirense in a 3–2 LigaPro loss to Benfica B on 13 January 2018.[1] He shortly after went on loan to Anadia and Sertanense, before transferring to Chaves in 2019.[2]
International career
Pina was called up to represent the Cape Verde national team for 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification matches in September 2021.[3] He debuted with Cape Verde in a 6–o friendly win over Liechtenstein on 25 March 2022.[4]
References
- "Benfica II vs. UD Oliveirense - 13 January 2018 - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com.
- "Futebol: Internacional cabo-verdiano de sub-20 Kevin Pina vai representar equipa satélite do Chaves (Portugal) | INFORPRESS". July 17, 2019.
- "Kevin Pina entre os eleitos da seleção de Cabo Verde". August 25, 2021.
- Strack-Zimmermann, Benjamin. "Liechtenstein vs. Cape Verde". www.national-football-teams.com.
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