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.
_2022.jpg) 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 | 47 | (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 1 December 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19 November 2024 | |||
Club career
editA 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
editPina 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
editClub
edit- As of match played 1 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[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 | 17 | 2 | 3 | 1 | — | 1[c] | 0 | 21 | 3 | ||
| Total | 47 | 4 | 17 | 1 | — | 1 | 0 | 65 | 5 | |||
| Career total | 149 | 9 | 20 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 174 | 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
edit- 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
edit- ^ "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
edit- Kevin Pina at ForaDeJogo (archived)
- Kevin Pina at Soccerway