Kelvin Pires

Kelvin Pires
Personal information
Full name	Kelvin Spencer Pires
Date of birth	5 June 2000 (age 24)
Place of birth	Mindelo, Cape Verde
Height	1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
Position(s)	Centre-back
Team information
Current team	SJK; (on loan from AS Trenčín)
Youth career
	Batuque
Senior career*
Years	Team
2019–2020	Batuque
2020–	AS Trenčín
2024–	→ SJK (loan)
International career‡
2021–	Cape Verde
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19 June 2024; ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 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.

Club career

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]

As of 25 June 2024

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club	Season	League			National cup^[a]		Continental		Other		Total
Club	Season	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	11	1	2	2	–		2^[b]	0	15	3
Career total			63	5	14	4	0	0	2	0	79	9