Kevin (footballer, born 2003)

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Kevin
Personal information
Full name Kevin Santos Lopes de Macedo [1]
Date of birth (2003-01-04) 4 January 2003 (age 21) [1]
Place of birth São Paulo, Brazil
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) [1]
Position(s) Winger
Team information
Current team
Shakhtar Donetsk
Number 37
Youth career
2015–2020 Desportivo Brasil
2020Palmeiras (loan)
2021–2023 Palmeiras
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2020 Desportivo Brasil 4 (0)
2021–2024 Palmeiras 9 (1)
2024– Shakhtar Donetsk 14 (3)
International career
2021– Brazil U20 5 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20 June 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 3 June 2023

Kevin Santos Lopes de Macedo (born 4 January 2003), simply known as Kevin, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a winger for Ukrainian Premier League club Shakhtar Donetsk.

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Early life

Kevin grew up in Itaim Paulista, a district of São Paulo, starting to play football in Porto Feliz's Desportivo Brasil, after refusing an Atlético Mineiro contract as an under-13, with the club being too far from his home. [2]

In 2020, he joined the youth system of Palmeiras. [3] In January 2023, he helped the Palmeiras U20 win the Copa São Paulo de Futebol Júnior, earning Player of the Tournament honours, after scoring five goals and adding five assists in eight matches. [4] [5]

Club career

Palmeiras

After playing the Campeonato Paulista Série A3 with Desportivo Brasil, Kevin joined SE Palmeiras's under-20 in 2020, on a one-year loan with a buyout clause that eventually resulted in a permanent transfer. [2] [6]

He made his professional debut for Palmeiras on 1 December 2021, replacing Giovani during a 3–1 Serie A away win against Cuiabá. [7] He started his first game on the 10 December 2021, also scoring his first senior goal on this occasion, the winner of a 1–0 home win against Ceará concluding the league season of the recent Copa Libertadores winners. [8]

Shakhtar Donetsk

On 19 January 2024, Kevin signed a four-and-a-half-year contract with Ukrainian Premier League club Shakhtar Donetsk, for a reported transfer fee of €12 million + €3 million in add-ons. [9] [10]

Career statistics

As of match played 8 March 2024 [11]
ClubSeasonLeagueState leagueCupContinentalOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Desportivo Brasil 2020 Paulista A3 4040
Palmeiras 2021 Série A 21000021
2022 000000000000
2023 7000002 [lower-alpha 1] 00090
Total9100002000111
Shakhtar Donetsk 2023–24 Ukrainian Premier League 22001 [lower-alpha 2] 032
Career total11340003000183
  1. Appearance(s) in Copa Libertadores
  2. Appearances in UEFA Europa League

Honours

Palmeiras

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  2. 1 2 Zito, Felipe; Ferri, Thiago (10 May 2021). ""Eu sou um milagre": conheça a história de Kevin, atacante em alta no sub-20 do Palmeiras" ["I'm a miracle": know the story of Kevin, Palmeiras's under-20 striker on the rise]. Globo Esporte (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 11 December 2021.
  3. Galassi, André; Barbieri, Leonardo (25 January 2023). "Eleito melhor jogador da Copinha, Kevin destaca base do Palmeiras: 'Seguindo o profissional'" [Elected best player of Copinha, Kevin highlights Palmeiras base: 'Following the professional']. Nosso Palestra (in Brazilian Portuguese).
  4. "Kevin, do Palmeiras, é eleito o Craque da Copinha" [Kevin, from Palmeiras, is elected the Craque da Copinha]. Globo Esporte (in Brazilian Portuguese). 25 January 2023.
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  11. Kevin at Soccerway