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Kevin Pina
Pina with Krasnodar in 2022
Personal information
Full name Kevin Lenini Gonçalves Pereira de Pina
Date of birth (1997-01-27) 27 January 1997 (age 27)
Place of birth Praia, Cape Verde
Height 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s) Defensive midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Krasnodar
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)
2020–2022 Chaves 39 (1)
2022– Krasnodar 40 (2)
International career‡
2019 Cape Verde U20 1 (0)
2022– Cape Verde 17 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 28 September 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 10 September 2024

Kevin Lenini Gonçalves Pereira de Pina (born 27 January 1997) is a Cape Verdean professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Russian club Krasnodar and the Cape Verde national team.

Club 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]

On 8 September 2022, Pina signed a three-year contract with the Russian Premier League club Krasnodar.[3] On 16 July 2024, he extended his contract to June 2027.[4]

International career

Pina was called up to represent the Cape Verde national team for 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification matches in September 2021.[5] He debuted with Cape Verde in a 6–0 friendly win over Liechtenstein on 25 March 2022.[6]

In December 2023, Pina was named in Cape Verde's squad for the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations in the Ivory Coast.[7] He was in the starting line-up for Cape Verde's opening match against Ghana, as the Tubarões Azuis defeated the four-time African champions 2–1.[8] In the team's second match, he scored the final goal of a 3–0 win over Mozambique which qualified Cape Verde for the knockout stage of the competition.[9]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 28 September 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Oliveirense 2017–18 Liga Portugal 2 1 0 0 0 — 1[a] 0 2 0
Anadia 2017–18 Campeonato de Portugal 6 0 — — — 6 0
Sertanense 2018–19 Campeonato de Portugal 31 2 2 1 — — 33 3
Chaves B 2019–20 Campeonato de Portugal 25 2 — — — 25 2
Chaves 2020–21 Liga Portugal 2 6 0 0 0 — — 6 0
2021–22 Liga Portugal 2 28 1 1 0 — 3[b] 0 32 1
2022–23 Primeira Liga 5 0 — — — 5 0
Total 39 1 1 0 0 0 3 0 43 1
Krasnodar 2022–23 Russian Premier League 15 1 9 0 — — 24 1
2023–24 Russian Premier League 15 1 5 0 — — 20 1
2024–25 Russian Premier League 10 0 2 1 — 1[c] 0 13 1
Total 40 2 16 1 — 1 0 57 3
Career total 142 7 19 2 0 0 5 0 166 9
  1. ^ Appearances in the Taça da Liga
  2. ^ Two appearances in the promotion play-offs, one appearance in the Taça da Liga
  3. ^ Appearance in Russian Super Cup

International

As of match played 10 September 2024
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Cape Verde 2022 2 0
2023 3 1
2024 12 1
Total 17 2
As of match played 19 January 2024. Cape Verde's score listed first, score column indicates score after each Pina goal.
List of international goals scored by Kevin Pina
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 10 September 2023 Stade de Kégué, Lomé, Togo  Togo 1–0 2–3 2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
2 19 January 2024 Felix Houphouet Boigny Stadium, Abidjan, Ivory Coast  Mozambique 3–0 3–0 2023 Africa Cup of Nations

References

  1. ^ "Benfica II vs. UD Oliveirense - 13 January 2018 - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com.
  2. ^ "Futebol: Internacional cabo-verdiano de sub-20 Kevin Pina vai representar equipa satélite do Chaves (Portugal) | INFORPRESS". 17 July 2019.
  3. ^ "ИГРОКОМ "КРАСНОДАРА" СТАЛ КЕВИН ЛЕНИНИ" [Kevin Lenini became a Krasnodar player] (in Russian). FC Krasnodar. 8 September 2022. Retrieved 8 September 2022.
  4. ^ ""КРАСНОДАР" ПРОДЛИЛ КОНТРАКТ С КЕВИНОМ ЛЕНИНИ" (in Russian). FC Krasnodar. 16 July 2024.
  5. ^ "Kevin Pina entre os eleitos da seleção de Cabo Verde". 25 August 2021.
  6. ^ Strack-Zimmermann, Benjamin. "Liechtenstein vs. Cape Verde". www.national-football-teams.com.
  7. ^ "Cape Verde name veterans Mendes, Vozinha in African Cup of Nations squad". Reuters. 30 December 2023. Retrieved 21 January 2023.
  8. ^ "Ghana 1-2 Cape Verde - Black Stars fall to late defeat". BBC Sport. 14 January 2024. Retrieved 21 January 2024.
  9. ^ "Afcon 2023: Cape Verde 3-0 Mozambique". BBC Sport. 19 January 2024. Retrieved 21 January 2024.
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