Kelvin (footballer, born 1993)

Kelvin Mateus de Oliveira (born 1 June 1993), known simply as Kelvin, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a winger for Série C club Remo.

Kelvin
Kelvin with Porto in 2013
Personal information
Full nameKelvin Mateus de Oliveira[1]
Date of birth (1993-06-01) 1 June 1993 (age 31)[1]
Place of birthCuritiba, Brazil[1]
Height1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)[1]
Position(s)Winger
Team information
Current team
Remo
Youth career
2003–2010Paraná
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2010–2011Paraná27(6)
2011–2014Porto B31(4)
2011–2012Rio Ave (loan)22(0)
2012–2019Porto15(3)
2015Palmeiras (loan)18(0)
2016São Paulo (loan)33(2)
2017–2018Vasco da Gama (loan)30(1)
2019Fluminense1(0)
2019Coritiba9(1)
2020Avaí9(0)
2020–2021Botafogo5(0)
2021Vila Nova43(3)
2022Always Ready0(0)
2022–2024Ryukyu44(3)
2024–Remo0(0)
International career
2014Brazil U212(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:30, 22 December 2023 (UTC)

He played for five of the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A's Big Twelve, as well as three other clubs in Série B. Abroad, he represented Porto, where he contributed to a Primeira Liga title in 2013.

Club career

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Early years and Porto

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Born in Curitiba, Paraná, Kelvin spent two seasons with local Paraná Clube in the Série B. In late June 2011, aged only 18, he signed with FC Porto in Portugal.[2]

Together with teammate Christian Atsu, Kelvin was sent on loan to fellow Primeira Liga club Rio Ave F.C. for the 2011–12 campaign.[3] He made his debut in the competition on 21 August 2011, in a 1–0 away loss to Académica de Coimbra.[4]

Kelvin returned to Porto for 2012–13, spending most of the season with the reserves in the Segunda Liga.[5][6][7] He managed to score, however, three important goals for the first team as a substitute, helping to home wins against S.C. Braga (3–1)[8][9] and S.L. Benfica (2–1), the latter coming in the 92nd minute.[10][11]

Loans

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On 13 January 2015, Kelvin joined SE Palmeiras on a loan deal.[12] He played five games as they won the Copa do Brasil that year, and scored in a 5–1 home victory (6–2 aggregate) in the second leg of the second round against Sampaio Corrêa Futebol Clube on 12 May.[13]

Kelvin moved to São Paulo FC, also on loan, on 2 February 2016.[14] On 6 April, he recorded the first continental goal of his career, in a 6–0 home thrashing of Venezuela's Trujillanos F.C. in the group stage of the Copa Libertadores.[15] He scored once in the national league on 11 September, opening a 3–1 defeat of Figueirense FC.[16]

On 3 February 2017, Kelvin was loaned to CR Vasco da Gama.[17] Limited by injury in his first year in Rio de Janeiro, he nonetheless had his link extended the following January;[18] he scored once on 5 May 2018 to conclude a 4–1 win over América Futebol Clube after coming on as a substitute.[19]

Later career

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In late April 2019, free agent Kelvin signed with Fluminense FC until the end of the season.[20] He left three months later having played for only two minutes,[21] agreeing to a contract at Coritiba Foot Ball Club.[22] In nine games for his hometown team in the second tier he scored once, to open a 2–0 victory at Grêmio Esportivo Brasil on 12 November; this was his first strike in 18 months.[23]

On 5 February 2020, having won promotion with Coritiba, Kelvin joined Avaí FC on a one-year deal.[24] He was released on 21 May, having made four goalless appearances, so that the club could add Renato to their payroll.[25] In August, he began training with the club again, who had retained his registration.[26]

Kelvin returned to the top flight on 6 October 2020, with strugglers Botafogo de Futebol e Regatas; he signed to the end of the season, with the option of two more.[27] The following 5 March, following their relegation, he joined Vila Nova Futebol Clube also in division two.[28]

In June 2022, Kelvin was unveiled as FC Ryukyu's new signing. During his time at the club, he was partially paid in cryptocurrency;[29][30] he was also relegated to J3 League in his debut campaign.[31]

Kelvin went back to Brazil on 19 January 2024, on a one-year contract at Clube do Remo in the Série C.[32]

Career statistics

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As of match played 25 November 2023[33]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueState leagueNational cupLeague cupContinentalOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Paraná2010Série B1120000112
2011Série B4112[a]342206
Total15312342318
Rio Ave (loan)2011–12Primeira Liga2202230272
Porto B2012–13Segunda Liga132132
2013–14Segunda Liga110110
2014–15Segunda Liga7272
Total314314
Porto2012–13Primeira Liga8310300000123
2013–14Primeira Liga6031101[b]01[c]0121
2014–15Primeira Liga0000001[d]010
2016–17Primeira Liga1000000010
Total15341402010264
Palmeiras (loan)2015Série A1602[e]051231
São Paulo (loan)2016Série A2716[e]1208[f]1433
Vasco da Gama (loan)2017Série A506[g]040150
2018Série A19100203[h]0241
Total241606030391
Fluminense2019Série A1000000010
Coritiba2019Série B91000091
Avaí2020Série B504[i]00090
Botafogo2020Série A50002070
Vila Nova2021Série B30013[j]3301[k]0473
Always Ready2022Bolivian Primera División00000000
Ryukyu2022J2 League17100171
2023J3 League27210282
Total44310453
Career total24416437296701312033830
  1. ^ Appearances in Campeonato Paranaense
  2. ^ Appearance in UEFA Europa League
  3. ^ Appearance in Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira
  4. ^ Appearance in UEFA Champions League
  5. ^ a b Appearances in Campeonato Paulista
  6. ^ Appearances in Copa Libertadores
  7. ^ Appearances in Campeonato Carioca
  8. ^ Two appearances in Copa Libertadores, one appearance in Copa Sudamericana
  9. ^ Appearances in Campeonato Catarinense
  10. ^ Appearances in Campeonato Goiano
  11. ^ Appearance in Copa Verde

Honours

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Porto

Palmeiras

References

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