Kévin Renato Fortes Oliveira (born 8 June 1996) is a Cape Verdean professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Doxa Katokopias
Personal information | |||
---|---|---|---|
Full name | Kévin Renato Fortes Oliveira | ||
Date of birth | (1996-06-08) 8 June 1996 (age 26) | ||
Place of birth | São Vicente, Cape Verde | ||
Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Doxa Katokopias | ||
Number | 8 | ||
Youth career | |||
2010–2014 | Benfica | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2015–2016 | Benfica B | 0 | (0) |
2015–2016 | → Sporting Covilhã (loan) | 8 | (1) |
2016–2017 | Swope Park Rangers | 30 | (6) |
2017 | Sporting Kansas City | 2 | (0) |
2017 | → Swope Park Rangers (loan) | 3 | (0) |
2018–2019 | Ottawa Fury | 64 | (10) |
2020– | Doxa Katokopias | 29 | (0) |
National team‡ | |||
2017– | Cape Verde | 1 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 7 June 2021 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 10 October 2017 |
Oliveira signed for USL club the Swope Park Rangers on February 3, 2016. He scored his first goal for the side in its first-ever game on March 26, 2016 against Portland Timbers 2.[1] Oliveira had three goals and four assists before suffering a torn ACL in his left knee in training in late June 2016, which ended his season.[2]
On 15 September 2017, Oliveira signed with Major League Soccer side Sporting Kansas City, the parent club of Swope Park Rangers.[3]
On 10 December 2017, Oliveira was traded by Sporting Kansas City along with Tyler Pasher and a second-round pick in the 2018 MLS SuperDraft to Atlanta United FC in exchange for Kenwyne Jones, Alexander Tambakis, and a fourth-round pick in the 2021 MLS SuperDraft.[4]
On 18 January 2018, Oliveira signed with USL side Ottawa Fury FC.[5]
Oliveira made his debut for the Cape Verde national team in a 2018 World Cup qualifier loss to Senegal in October 2017.[6]
Doxa Katokopias FC – current squad | |
---|---|
|
![]() ![]() | This biographical article related to Cape Verdean association football is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |