Kévin Oliveira
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Kévin Renato Fortes Oliveira | ||
| Date of birth | 8 June 1996 | ||
| Place of birth | São Vicente, Cape Verde | ||
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2010–2014 | Benfica | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2015–2016 | Benfica B | 0 | (0) |
| 2015–2016 | → Sporting Covilhã (loan) | 8 | (1) |
| 2016–2017 | Swope Park Rangers | 30 | (6) |
| 2017 | Sporting Kansas City | 2 | (0) |
| 2017 | → Swope Park Rangers (loan) | 3 | (0) |
| 2018–2019 | Ottawa Fury | 64 | (10) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2017– | Cape Verde | 1 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 25 October 2019 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 10 October 2017 | |||
Kévin Renato Fortes Oliveira (born 8 June 1996) is a Cape Verdean professional footballer who plays as a midfielder.
Club career
Swope Park Rangers
Oliveira signed for USL club the Swope Park Rangers on February 3, 2016. He scored his first goal for the side in its first-ever game on March 26, 2016 against Portland Timbers 2.[1] Oliveira had three goals and four assists before suffering a torn ACL in his left knee in training in late June 2016, which ended his season.[2]
Sporting Kansas City
On 15 September 2017, Oliveira signed with Major League Soccer side Sporting Kansas City, the parent club of Swope Park Rangers.[3]
On 10 December 2017, Oliveira was traded by Sporting Kansas City along with Tyler Pasher and a second-round pick in the 2018 MLS SuperDraft to Atlanta United FC in exchange for Kenwyne Jones, Alexander Tambakis, and a fourth-round pick in the 2021 MLS SuperDraft.[4]
Ottawa Fury
On 18 January 2018, Oliveira signed with USL side Ottawa Fury FC.[5]
International career
Oliveira made his debut for the Cape Verde national team in a 2018 World Cup qualifier loss to Senegal in October 2017.[6]
References
- ^ Bergabo, Patrik. "Recap: Swope Park Rangers win inaugural game 2-1 against Portland Timbers 2".
- ^ Bergabo, Patrik. "SPR midfielder Kevin Oliveira suffers season-ending knee injury".
- ^ "Sporting KC signs forward Kharlton Belmar and midfielder Kevin Oliveira to MLS contracts". 15 September 2017.
- ^ https://www.sportingkc.com/post/2017/12/10/sporting-kc-acquires-forward-kenwyne-jones-goalkeeper-alexander-tambakis-and-2021
- ^ http://www.ottawafuryfc.com/news_article/show/877190?referrer_id=2824815
- ^ https://www.sportingkc.com/post/2017/10/07/sporting-kc-midfielder-kevin-oliveira-makes-cape-verde-debut-world-cup-qualifying
External links
- Kévin Oliveira at Major League Soccer
- Kévin Oliveira at ForaDeJogo (archived)
- Kévin Oliveira at Soccerway
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- 1996 births
- Living people
- People from São Vicente, Cape Verde
- Association football midfielders
- Cape Verdean footballers
- Cape Verdean expatriates in the United States
- S.L. Benfica B players
- S.C. Covilhã players
- LigaPro players
- Sporting Kansas City II players
- Sporting Kansas City players
- Ottawa Fury FC players
- Portuguese expatriate footballers
- Portuguese footballers
- Expatriate soccer players in the United States
- Portuguese expatriate sportspeople in the United States
- USL Championship players
- Major League Soccer players
- Cape Verde international footballers
- Cape Verdean football biography stubs