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.

Kevin Pina
Personal information
Full name Kevin Lenini Gonçalves Pereira de Pina
Date of birth (1997-01-27) 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)
2018Anadia (loan) 6 (0)
2018–2019Sertanense (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)
* 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

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