Kevin Carlos

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Kevin Carlos
Personal information
Full name Kevin Carlos Omoruyi Benjamin
Date of birth (2001-04-10) 10 April 2001 (age 23)
Place of birth Ceuta, Spain
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Basel
Number 9
Youth career
Huesca
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2018–2019 Almudévar 5 (2)
2020–2023 Huesca B 53 (24)
2020–2024 Huesca 12 (1)
2023 → Betis B (loan) 10 (0)
2023–2024 → Yverdon-Sport (loan) 17 (3)
2024 Yverdon-Sport 21 (12)
2024– Basel 8 (5)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10 November 2024

Kevin Carlos Omoruyi Benjamin (born 10 April 2001), known as Kevin Carlos, is a Spanish footballer who plays as a forward for Swiss side FC Basel.

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Club career

Born in Ceuta to a Spanish mother and a Nigerian father, [1] Kevin Carlos was a SD Huesca youth graduate. He made his senior debut with farm team AD Almudévar on 2 September 2018, starting and scoring the opener in a 2–2 Tercera División away draw against Atlético Monzón. [2]

In 2019, Kevin Carlos returned to the youth categories after the partnership with Almudévar ended, and spent the season playing for the Juvenil A team. For the 2020–21 campaign, he was assigned to the reserves, now also in the fourth level, and renewed his contract until 2023 on 28 July 2020. [3]

Kevin Carlos made his first team debut on 15 December 2020, coming on as an extra-time substitute for goalscorer Rafa Mir in a 3–2 away win over CD Marchamalo, for the season's Copa del Rey. [4] He scored his first goal for the main squad on 30 November of the following year, netting the second of a 2–0 success at CD Cayón, also for the national cup. [5]

Kevin Carlos' professional debut occurred on 14 December 2021, as he started in a 0–1 home loss against Girona FC, also for the Copa del Rey. [6] He scored his first professional goal the following 4 September, netting the opener in a 3–0 Segunda División home win over UD Ibiza.

On 12 January 2023, Kevin Carlos joined Betis Deportivo on loan until the end of the season with an option to purchase. [7] On 15 July, he moved abroad for the first time in his career, after agreeing to a one-year loan deal with Swiss side Yverdon-Sport FC; [8] the following 3 January, he signed a permanent contract with the club.

On 23 August 2024, Kevin Carlos joined FC Basel on a four-year contract. [9]

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References

  1. ↑ "Carlos Kevin: la alternativa a la falta de gol de la SD Huesca está en casa" [Carlos Kevin: the alternative of SD Huesca's lack of goal is at home] (in Spanish). Heraldo de Aragón . Retrieved 14 December 2021.
  2. ↑ "Monzón y Almudévar hacen tablas" [Monzón and Almudévar draw] (in Spanish). Heraldo de Aragón. 2 September 2018. Retrieved 14 December 2021.
  3. ↑ "Kevin Carlos y Manu Molina renuevan con la SD Huesca" [Kevin Carlos and Manu Molina renew with SD Huesca] (in Spanish). SD Huesca. 28 July 2020. Retrieved 14 December 2021.
  4. ↑ "Kevin Omoruyi Makes Winning Debut For Huesca". Independent.ng. 18 December 2020. Retrieved 14 December 2021.
  5. ↑ "Copa del Rey | Mateu y Carlos Kevin dan el pase de ronda a la SD Huesca ante el Cayón" [Copa del Rey | Mateu and Carlos Kevin give the next round to SD Huesca against Cayón] (in Spanish). Heraldo de Aragón. 30 November 2021. Retrieved 14 December 2021.
  6. ↑ "Calavera endulza el regreso de Míchel" [Calavera sweetens Míchel's return] (in Spanish). Diario AS. 14 December 2021. Retrieved 14 December 2021.
  7. ↑ "Kevin Carlos jugará cedido en el Betis" [Kevin Carlos will play on loan at Betis]. www.sdhuesca.es (in Spanish). 12 January 2023. Retrieved 12 January 2023.
  8. ↑ "Kevin Carlos jugará cedido en el Yverdon-Sport FC" [Kevin Carlos will play on loan at Yverdon-Sport FC] (in Spanish). SD Huesca. 15 July 2023. Retrieved 18 July 2023.
  9. ↑ "Der FCB verpflichtet Kevin Carlos von Yverdon Sport" [FCB sign Kevin Carlos from Yverdon Sport] (in German). FC Basel. 23 August 2024. Retrieved 23 August 2024.
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