Kelvin Monteiro Medina, known as Zimbabwe (born 3 January 1994), is a Cape Verdean professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for the Portuguese club Rio Ave.
| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Kelvin Monteiro Medina | ||
| Date of birth | (1994-01-03) 3 January 1994 (age 28) | ||
| Place of birth | Mindelo, Cape Verde | ||
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Rio Ave | ||
| Number | 80 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2012–2013 | AD Oeira | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2013–2014 | AD Oeira | 15 | (2) |
| 2014–2015 | AC Alcanense | 12 | (1) |
| 2015–2017 | Sertanense | 64 | (4) |
| 2017–2019 | Mirandela | 46 | (10) |
| 2019 | Vilafranquense | 14 | (2) |
| 2019–2021 | Académico Viseu | 51 | (0) |
| 2021– | Rio Ave | 5 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2018– | Cape Verde | 1 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 7 July 2018 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 18 September 2021 | |||
On 2 July 2021, he signed a contract with Rio Ave for a term of one year with two optional years.[1]
Medina made his debut for the Cape Verde national football team in a 0-0 (4-3) penalty shootout win over Andorra on 3 June 2018.[2]
Rio Ave F.C. – current squad | |
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