Kevin Pina (footballer)
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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 | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)[1] | ||
| Position | 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 | 75 | (5) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2019 | Cape Verde U20 | 1 | (0) |
| 2022– | Cape Verde | 28 | (2) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 7 December 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 8 October 2025 | |||
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.[2] He shortly after went on loan to Anadia and Sertanense, before transferring to Chaves in 2019.[3]
On 8 September 2022, Pina signed a three-year contract with the Russian Premier League club Krasnodar.[4] On 16 July 2024, he extended his contract to June 2027.[5]
International career
Pina was called up to represent the Cape Verde national team for 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification matches in September 2021.[6] He debuted with Cape Verde in a 6–0 friendly win over Liechtenstein on 25 March 2022.[7]
In December 2023, Pina was named in Cape Verde's squad for the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations in the Ivory Coast.[8] 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.[9] 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.[10]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 7 December 2025
| 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 | 29 | 3 | 4 | 1 | — | 1[c] | 0 | 34 | 4 | ||
| 2025–26 | Russian Premier League | 16 | 0 | 8 | 1 | — | 1[c] | 0 | 25 | 1 | ||
| Total | 75 | 5 | 26 | 2 | — | 2 | 0 | 103 | 7 | |||
| Career total | 177 | 10 | 29 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 212 | 13 | ||
- ^ Appearances in the Taça da Liga
- ^ Two appearances in the promotion play-offs, one appearance in the Taça da Liga
- ^ a b Appearances in Russian Super Cup
International
- As of match played 8 October 2025[11]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cape Verde | 2022 | 2 | 0 |
| 2023 | 3 | 1 | |
| 2024 | 16 | 1 | |
| 2025 | 7 | 0 | |
| Total | 28 | 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 |
Honours
Krasnodar
References
- ^ "Кевин Ленини РПЛ".
- ^ "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. Archived from the original on 4 October 2023. Retrieved 3 September 2021.
- ^ "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.
- ^ Kevin Pina at National-Football-Teams.com
- ^ "«Краснодар» впервые стал чемпионом Мир РПЛ!" [Krasnodar became the champions of Mir RPL for the first time!] (in Russian). Russian Premier League. 24 May 2025. Retrieved 24 May 2025.
External links
- Kevin Pina at ForaDeJogo (archived)
- Kevin Pina at Soccerway