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.
![]() Pina with Krasnodar in 2022 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Kevin Lenini Gonçalves Pereira de Pina | ||
Date of birth | (1997-01-27) 27 January 1997 (age 25) | ||
Place of birth | Praia, Cape Vede | ||
Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||
Position(s) | Defensive midfielder | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Krasnodar | ||
Number | 16 | ||
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 | 7 | (0) |
National team‡ | |||
2019 | Cape Verde U20 | 1 | (0) |
2022– | Cape Verde | 1 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13 November 2022 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 21:38, 29 March 2022 (UTC) |
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]
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–o friendly win over Liechtenstein on 25 March 2022.[5]
FC Krasnodar – current squad | |
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