Kevin Carlos | |
Fullname: | Kevin Carlos Omoruyi Benjamin |
Birth Date: | 10 April 2001 |
Birth Place: | Ceuta, Spain |
Height: | 1.88m |
Position: | Forward |
Currentclub: | Yverdon-Sport |
Clubnumber: | 11 |
Youthclubs1: | Huesca |
Years1: | 2018–2019 |
Caps1: | 5 |
Goals1: | 2 |
Years2: | 2020–2023 |
Caps2: | 53 |
Goals2: | 24 |
Years3: | 2020–2024 |
Caps3: | 12 |
Goals3: | 1 |
Years4: | 2023 |
Clubs4: | → Betis B (loan) |
Caps4: | 10 |
Goals4: | 0 |
Years5: | 2023–2024 |
Clubs5: | → Yverdon-Sport (loan) |
Caps5: | 17 |
Goals5: | 3 |
Years6: | 2024– |
Caps6: | 18 |
Goals6: | 11 |
Club-Update: | 27 May 2024 |
Kevin Carlos Omoruyi Benjamin (born 10 April 2001), known as Kevin Carlos, is a Spanish footballer who plays as a forward for Swiss side Yverdon-Sport FC.
Born in Ceuta to a Spanish mother and a Nigerian father,[1] Kevin Carlos was a SD Huesca youth graduate. He made his senior debut with farm team AD Almudévar on 2 September 2018, starting and scoring the opener in a 2–2 Tercera División away draw against Atlético Monzón.[2]
In 2019, Kevin Carlos returned to the youth categories after the partnership with Almudévar ended, and spent the season playing for the Juvenil A team. For the 2020–21 campaign, he was assigned to the reserves, now also in the fourth level, and renewed his contract until 2023 on 28 July 2020.[3]
Kevin Carlos made his first team debut on 15 December 2020, coming on as an extra-time substitute for goalscorer Rafa Mir in a 3–2 away win over CD Marchamalo, for the season's Copa del Rey.[4] He scored his first goal for the main squad on 30 November of the following year, netting the second of a 2–0 success at CD Cayón, also for the national cup.[5]
Kevin Carlos' professional debut occurred on 14 December 2021, as he started in a 0–1 home loss against Girona FC, also for the Copa del Rey.[6] He scored his first professional goal the following 4 September, netting the opener in a 3–0 Segunda División home win over UD Ibiza.
On 12 January 2023, Kevin Carlos joined Betis Deportivo on loan until the end of the season with an option to purchase.[7] On 15 July, he moved abroad for the first time in his career, after agreeing to a one-year loan deal with Swiss side Yverdon-Sport FC.[8]