| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Kelvin Spencer Pires | ||
| Date of birth | 5 June 2000 | ||
| Place of birth | Mindelo, Cape Verde | ||
| Height | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Centre-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | SJK | ||
| Number | 4 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Batuque | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2019–2020 | Batuque | ||
| 2020–2024 | AS Trenčín | 52 | (4) |
| 2024 | → SJK (loan) | 26 | (1) |
| 2025– | SJK | 4 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2021– | Cape Verde | 2 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 22:00, 27 July 2025 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals 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.
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]
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]
| Club | Season | League | National cup [a] | League cup [b] | Continental | 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 | 0 | – | 32 | 3 | |
| SJK | 2025 | Veikkausliiga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Career total | 78 | 5 | 16 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 98 | 9 | ||
| Cape Verde | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals | |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 2 | 0 | |