Personal information | |||
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Full name | Kevin Carlos Omoruyi Benjamin | ||
Date of birth | 10 April 2001 | ||
Place of birth | Ceuta, Spain | ||
Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Nice | ||
Number | 90 | ||
Youth career | |||
Huesca | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (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) |
2024–2025 | Basel | 39 | (14) |
2025– | Nice | 1 | (0) |
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 23 August 2025 |
Kevin Carlos Omoruyi Benjamin (born 10 April 2001), known as Kevin Carlos, is a Spanish footballer who plays as a forward for French Ligue 1 club Nice.
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]
On 18 August 2025, Kevin Carlos signed with Nice in France. [10]
Club | Season | League | Cup | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Almudévar | 2018–19 | Tercera División | 5 | 0 | — | — | — | 5 | 0 | |||
Huesca B | 2020–21 | Tercera División | 25 | 8 | — | — | 2 [a] | 3 | 27 | 11 | ||
2021–22 | Segunda Federación | 28 | 16 | — | — | — | 28 | 16 | ||||
Total | 53 | 24 | — | — | 2 | 3 | 55 | 27 | ||||
Huesca | 2020–21 | Segunda División | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||
2021–22 | Segunda División | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 3 | 1 | |||
2022–23 | Segunda División | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 12 | 1 | |||
Total | 12 | 1 | 4 | 1 | — | — | 16 | 2 | ||||
Betis B (loan) | 2022–23 | Segunda Federación | 10 | 0 | — | — | — | 10 | 0 | |||
Yverdon-Sport (loan) | 2023–24 | Swiss Super League | 17 | 3 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 18 | 3 | ||
Yverdon-Sport | 2024–25 | Swiss Super League | 21 | 12 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 22 | 12 | ||
Basel | 2024–25 | Swiss Super League | 35 | 13 | 5 | 2 | — | — | 40 | 15 | ||
2025–26 | Swiss Super League | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 4 | 1 | |||
Total | 39 | 14 | 4 | 2 | — | — | 43 | 16 | ||||
Nice | 2025–26 | Ligue 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |
Career total | 158 | 48 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 171 | 60 |
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