Kelvin Spencer Pires (born 5 June 2000) is a Cape Verdean footballer who plays as a centre back for Veikkausliiga club SJK.
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 Seinäjoki for the 2024 season.[2]
On 14 November 2024, Pires signed a permanent contract with SJK, on a two-year deal with a two-year option, for an undisclosed fee.[3]
International career
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.[4]
Career statistics
Club
- As of 2 November 2024.
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 26 | 1 | 4 | 2 | – | 2[b] | 0 | 32 | 3 | |
| SJK | 2025 | Veikkausliiga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career total | 78 | 5 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 96 | 9 | ||
- ^ Includes Slovak Cup and Suomen Cup
- ^ Includes Finnish League Cup
International
- As of match played 25 March 2022
| Cape Verde | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals | |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 2 | 0 | |
References
- ^ TRENČÍN VS. SPARTAK TRNAVA 2 - 0 06.03.2021, soccerway.com
- ^ Tervetuloa Kelvin Pires!, sjk.fi, 6 February 2024
- ^ SJK hankki Kelvin Piresin pysyvästi riveihinsä, sjk.fi, 14 November 2024
- ^ "Cape Verde Islands vs. Nigeria - 7 September 2021 - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 7 September 2021.
External links
- AS Trenčín official club profile (in Slovak)
- Futbalnet profile (in Slovak)
- Kelvin Pires at Soccerway
- Kelvin Pires at Fortunaliga.sk (in Slovak)
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