| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Kevin Malthus de Sousa Ribeiro | ||
| Date of birth | 11 January 2003 | ||
| Place of birth | Belém, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Santos | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2013–2023 | Santos | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2021– | Santos | 8 | (0) |
| 2025 | → Cianorte (loan) | 6 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 21:12, 30 July 2025 (UTC) | |||
Kevin Malthus de Sousa Ribeiro (born 11 January 2003), known as Kevin Malthus (Brazilian Portuguese: [ˈkɛvinˈmawtos] ) or simply Malthus (Brazilian Portuguese: [ˈmawtos] ), is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a midfielder for Santos.
Born in Belém, Pará, Malthus moved to Santos, São Paulo at the age of ten, [1] and subsequently joined Santos' youth setup. [2] In December 2020, after Carlos Sánchez was sidelined due to injury, he was registered in the 2020 Copa Libertadores list for Peixe in his place. [3]
Malthus made his professional debut on 28 February 2021, starting in a 2–2 Campeonato Paulista away draw against Santo André. [4] On 29 April, he renewed his contract until March 2026. [5]
On his Copa Libertadores debut on 4 May 2021, Malthus scored his first professional goal by netting the fifth in a 5–0 home routing over The Strongest. [6] He made his Série A debut on 6 June, coming on as a late substitute for Marcos Guilherme in a 3–1 home win against Ceará.
On 3 August 2021, Malthus suffered a serious knee injury, being sidelined for the remainder of the season. [7] Upon returning, he trained with the under-20s before suffering the same injury in April 2022. [8]
In March 2023, after 19 months sidelined, Malthus returned to action with the under-20 team. [9]
On 8 January 2025, after spending the previous season with the under-23 squad, Malthus agreed to move to Cianorte on loan. [10]
| Club | Season | League | State League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Santos | 2021 | Série A | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 [a] | 1 | — | 11 | 1 | |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2023 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2024 | Série B | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Total | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | — | 11 | 1 | |||
| Cianorte (loan) | 2025 | Série D | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 6 | 0 | |||
| Career total | 6 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 1 | ||