_2022.jpg) 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 | 48 | (4) |
| International career | |||
| 2019 | Cape Verde U20 | 1 | (0) |
| 2022– | Cape Verde | 21 | (2) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 8 December 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19 November 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. He shortly after went on loan to Anadia and Sertanense, before transferring to Chaves in 2019.
On 8 September 2022, Pina signed a three-year contract with the Russian Premier League club Krasnodar. On 16 July 2024, he extended his contract to June 2027.
International career
Pina was called up to represent the Cape Verde national team for 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification matches in September 2021. He debuted with Cape Verde in a 6–0 friendly win over Liechtenstein on 25 March 2022.
In December 2023, Pina was named in Cape Verde's squad for the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations in the Ivory Coast. 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. 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.
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 8 December 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 | 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 | 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 | 18 | 2 | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | 0 | 22 | 3 | ||
| Total | 48 | 4 | 17 | 1 | — | 1 | 0 | 66 | 5 | |||
| Career total | 150 | 9 | 20 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 175 | 11 | ||
- Appearances in the Taça da Liga
- Two appearances in the promotion play-offs, one appearance in the Taça da Liga
- Appearance in Russian Super Cup
International
- As of match played 10 September 2024
| 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.
| 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". 17 July 2019.
- "ИГРОКОМ "КРАСНОДАРА" СТАЛ КЕВИН ЛЕНИНИ" [Kevin Lenini became a Krasnodar player] (in Russian). FC Krasnodar. 8 September 2022. Retrieved 8 September 2022.
- ""КРАСНОДАР" ПРОДЛИЛ КОНТРАКТ С КЕВИНОМ ЛЕНИНИ" (in Russian). FC Krasnodar. 16 July 2024.
- "Kevin Pina entre os eleitos da seleção de Cabo Verde". 25 August 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
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| Cape Verde squad – 2023 Africa Cup of Nations | ||
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- 1997 births
- Footballers from Praia
- Living people
- Cape Verdean men's footballers
- Cape Verde men's international footballers
- Men's association football midfielders
- U.D. Oliveirense players
- Anadia F.C. players
- Sertanense F.C. players
- G.D. Chaves players
- FC Krasnodar players
- Campeonato de Portugal (league) players
- Liga Portugal 2 players
- Primeira Liga players
- Russian Premier League players
- Cape Verdean expatriate men's footballers
- Expatriate men's footballers in Portugal
- Cape Verdean expatriate sportspeople in Portugal
- Expatriate men's footballers in Russia
- Cape Verdean expatriate sportspeople in Russia
- 2023 Africa Cup of Nations players