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 22) [1]
Place of birth São Paulo, Brazil
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) [1]
Position(s) Winger
Team information
Current team
Fulham
Number 22
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)
2024–2025 Shakhtar Donetsk 38 (9)
2025– Fulham 0 (0)
International career
2021–2022 Brazil U20 5 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 1 June 2025
‡ National team caps and goals 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 Premier League club Fulham.

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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

Brazil

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]

Kevin made his Shakhtar debut against Olympique de Marseille in the UEFA Europa League on 15 February 2024. He made his first Ukrainian Premier League appearance on 26 February, starting the match as a left winger. He scored his first goals for Shakhtar in his second league appearance, scoring twice against FC Kolos Kovalivka on 8 March. He finished his first season at the club with three goals and four assists in 17 appearances across all competitions. [11]

On 17 June 2025, Kevin was announced as Shakhtar's player of the season for the 2024–25 season. [12]

Fulham

On 1 September 2025, Kevin joined Premier League side Fulham for a club-record £34.6m fee, signing a five-year contract with an option for an additional year. [13] [14]

Career statistics

As of match played 28 August 2025 [15]
ClubSeasonLeagueState league [a] National cup [b] ContinentalTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Desportivo Brasil 2020 Paulista A3 4040
Palmeiras 2021 Série A 21000021
2022 Série A0000000000
2023 Série A7000002 [c] 090
Total91000020111
Shakhtar Donetsk 2023–24 Ukrainian Premier League 143201 [d] 0173
2024–25 Ukrainian Premier League246417 [e] 2359
2025–26 Ukrainian Premier League00005 [f] 555
Total389611375717
Fulham 2025–26 Premier League 0000000000
Career total471040611577217
  1. Includes Campeonato Paulista
  2. Includes Ukrainian Cup
  3. Appearances in Copa Libertadores
  4. Appearances and goals in the UEFA Europa League
  5. Appearances and goals in the UEFA Champions League
  6. Three appearances and four goals in the UEFA Europa League and one appearance and one goal in the UEFA Conference League

Honours

Palmeiras

Shakhtar Donetsk

References

  1. 1 2 3 "FIFA U-20 World Cup Argentina 2023™ SQUAD LIST: Brazil (BRA)" (PDF). FIFA. 22 May 2023. p. 2. Retrieved 29 May 2023.
  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.
  5. Fernandes, Thiago (27 April 2023). "Palmeiras planeja mais minutos a Kevin e descarta venda precoce" [Palmeiras plans more minutes for Kevin and rules out early sale]. Goal (in Brazilian Portuguese). Archived from the original on 13 May 2023.
  6. "Crias da Academia: Palmeiras contrata promessa do Desportivo Brasil para a base" [Crias da Academia: Palmeiras hires promise from Desportivo Brasil for the base]. Lance! (in Brazilian Portuguese). 25 November 2020. Retrieved 11 December 2021.
  7. "Palmeiras supera 'ressaca' do título da Libertadores e vence o Cuiabá apenas com reservas" [Palmeiras overcomes 'hangover' from the Libertadores title and wins Cuiabá only with reserves]. ESPN (in Portuguese). 1 December 2021. Retrieved 10 December 2021.
  8. "Palmeiras encerra Brasileirão com vitória sobre Ceará e jovens se mantêm invictos" [Palmeiras ends Brasileirão with victory over Ceará and young people remain undefeated]. Diário do Grande ABC (in Brazilian Portuguese). 10 December 2021. Retrieved 11 December 2021.
  9. "Kevin is a Shakhtar player". FC Shakhtar Donetsk. 19 January 2024. Retrieved 19 January 2024.
  10. "Shakhtar Donetsk oficializa contratação de Kevin, ex-Palmeiras" [Shakhtar Donetsk announces signing of Kevin, ex-Palmeiras]. OneFootball. 19 January 2024. Retrieved 19 January 2024.
  11. https://shakhtar.com/players/first-team/kevin
  12. "Кевін – гравець сезону!". shakhtar.com (in Ukrainian). FC Shakhtar Donetsk. 17 June 2025. Retrieved 17 June 2025.
  13. "Fulham transfer news: Kevin signs from Shakhtar in £34.6m club-record deal". BBC Sport. 1 September 2025. Retrieved 1 September 2025.
  14. FC, Fulham (1 September 2025). "Kevin joins Fulham". Fulham FC. Retrieved 1 September 2025.
  15. Kevin at Soccerway
  16. "Ukrainian Cup: Shakhtar defeated Dynamo in a penalty shootout | УНН". Ukrainian National News (UNN). 14 May 2025. Retrieved 14 May 2025.