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 Russian club Krasnodar and the Cape Verde national team.
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Pina with Krasnodar in 2022 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Kevin Lenini Gonçalves Pereira de Pina | ||
| Date of birth | 27 January 1997 | ||
| 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 | 30 | (2) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2019 | Cape Verde U20 | 1 | (0) |
| 2022– | Cape Verde | 9 | (2) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 25 May 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19 January 2024 | |||
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]
International career
Pina was called up to represent the Cape Verde national team for 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification matches in September 2021.[4] He debuted with Cape Verde in a 6–0 friendly win over Liechtenstein on 25 March 2022.[5]
In December 2023, Pina was named in Cape Verde's squad for the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations in the Ivory Coast.[6] 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.[7] 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.[8]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 25 May 2024
| 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[lower-alpha 1] | 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[lower-alpha 2] | 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 | |||
| Total | 30 | 2 | 14 | 0 | – | – | 44 | 2 | ||||
| Career total | 132 | 7 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 153 | 8 | ||
- Appearances in the Taça da Liga
- Two appearances in the promotion play-offs, one appearance in the Taça da Liga
International
- As of match played 19 January 2024. Cape Verde's score listed first, score column indicates score after each Pina goal.
| 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
- "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.
- "ИГРОКОМ "КРАСНОДАРА" СТАЛ КЕВИН ЛЕНИНИ" [Kevin Lenini became a Krasnodar player] (in Russian). FC Krasnodar. 8 September 2022. Retrieved 8 September 2022.
- "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.
- "Cape Verde name veterans Mendes, Vozinha in African Cup of Nations squad". Reuters. 30 December 2023. Retrieved 21 January 2023.
- "Ghana 1-2 Cape Verde - Black Stars fall to late defeat". BBC Sport. 14 January 2024. Retrieved 21 January 2024.
- "Afcon 2023: Cape Verde 3-0 Mozambique". BBC Sport. 19 January 2024. Retrieved 21 January 2024.
External links
- Kevin Pina at ForaDeJogo (archived)
- Kevin Pina at Soccerway