| Kevin Pina | |
| Full Name: | Kevin Lenini Gonçalves Pereira de Pina |
| Birth Date: | 27 January 1997 |
| Birth Place: | Praia, Cape Verde |
| Height: | 1.90m |
| Position: | Defensive midfielder |
| Currentclub: | Krasnodar |
| Clubnumber: | 6 |
| Youthclubs1: | Tchadense |
| Years1: | 2017–2019 |
| Clubs1: | Oliveirense |
| Caps1: | 1 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Years2: | 2018 |
| Clubs2: | → Anadia (loan) |
| Caps2: | 6 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Years3: | 2018–2019 |
| Clubs3: | → Sertanense (loan) |
| Caps3: | 31 |
| Goals3: | 2 |
| Years4: | 2019–2020 |
| Clubs4: | Chaves B |
| Caps4: | 25 |
| Goals4: | 2 |
| Years5: | 2020–2022 |
| Clubs5: | Chaves |
| Caps5: | 39 |
| Goals5: | 1 |
| Years6: | 2022– |
| Clubs6: | Krasnodar |
| Caps6: | 35 |
| Goals6: | 2 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2019 |
| Nationalteam1: | Cape Verde U20 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 1 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
| Nationalyears2: | 2022– |
| Nationalteam2: | Cape Verde |
| Nationalcaps2: | 9 |
| Nationalgoals2: | 2 |
| Club-Update: | 18 August 2024 |
| Ntupdate: | 19 January 2024 |
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.
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] On 16 July 2024, he extended his contract to June 2027.[4]
Pina was called up to represent the Cape Verde national team for 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification matches in September 2021.[5] He debuted with Cape Verde in a 6–0 friendly win over Liechtenstein on 25 March 2022.[6]
In December 2023, Pina was named in Cape Verde's squad for the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations in the Ivory Coast.[7] 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.[8] 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.[9]
| 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 | 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 | 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 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | |||
| Total | 34 | 2 | 15 | 1 | — | 1 | 0 | 50 | 3 | ||||
| Career total | 136 | 7 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 159 | 9 | |||
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 | 1–0 | 2–3 | 2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualification | ||
| 2 | 19 January 2024 | Felix Houphouet Boigny Stadium, Abidjan, Ivory Coast | 3–0 | 3–0 | 2023 Africa Cup of Nations |