| Kelvin Pires | |
| Full Name: | Kelvin Spencer Pires |
| Height: | 1.93m |
| Birth Date: | 5 June 2000 |
| Birth Place: | Mindelo, Cape Verde |
| Currentclub: | SJK (on loan from AS Trenčín) |
| Position: | Centre-back |
| Youthclubs1: | Batuque |
| Years1: | 2019–2020 |
| Years2: | 2020– |
| Caps2: | 52 |
| Goals2: | 4 |
| Years3: | 2024– |
| Clubs3: | → SJK (loan) |
| Caps3: | 17 |
| Goals3: | 1 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2021– |
| Nationalcaps1: | 2 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
| Club-Update: | 20 August 2024 |
| Nationalteam-Update: | 06:54, 13 June 2022 (UTC) |
Kelvin Spencer Pires (born 5 June 2000) is a Cape Verdean footballer who plays as a centre back for Veikkausliiga club SJK, on loan from AS Trenčín.
Pires made his Fortuna Liga debut for AS Trenčín against FC Spartak Trnava on 6 March 2021.[1]
On 6 February 2024, Pires was loaned out to Finnish Veikkausliiga club SJK for the 2024 season.[2]
Pires made his debut with the Cape Verde national team in a 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification home fixture with Nigeria on 4 September 2021. He was featured in the starting-XI and completed the entirety of the match. Cape Verde lost 1–2.[3]
| Club | Season | League | National cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| AS Trenčín | 2020–21 | Slovak Super Liga | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 2 | 0 | |||
| 2021–22 | Slovak Super Liga | 23 | 0 | 3 | 0 | – | – | 26 | 0 | ||||
| 2022–23 | Slovak Super Liga | 27 | 4 | 6 | 2 | – | – | 33 | 6 | ||||
| 2023–24 | Slovak Super Liga | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | – | – | 3 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 52 | 4 | 12 | 2 | – | – | – | – | 64 | 6 | |||
| SJK (loan) | 2024 | Veikkausliiga | 17 | 1 | 3 | 2 | – | 2 | 0 | 22 | 3 | ||
| Career total | 69 | 5 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 86 | 9 | |||