Kevin Molino

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Kevin Molino
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Molino with Minnesota United in 2017
Personal information
Full name Kevin Reginald Molino [1]
Date of birth (1990-06-17) 17 June 1990 (age 33)
Place of birth Carenage, Trinidad and Tobago
Height 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Position(s) Winger
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2008 San Juan Jabloteh
2009–2011 Ma Pau SC
2011–2014 Orlando City 84 (25)
2015–2016 Orlando City 37 (11)
2017–2020 Minnesota United 67 (21)
2021–2023 Columbus Crew 31 (2)
2023 Columbus Crew 2 1 (0)
International career‡
2007 Trinidad and Tobago U17 1 (0)
2009 Trinidad and Tobago U20 13 (0)
2011–2013 Trinidad and Tobago U23 6 (5)
2010–2023 Trinidad and Tobago 59 (23)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 04:13, 18 September 2023 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 04:13, 18 September 2023 (UTC)

Kevin Reginald Molino (born 17 June 1990) is a Trinidadian professional footballer who plays as a winger.

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Club career

Orlando City

After playing for several years in the TT Pro League, with San Juan Jabloteh and Ma Pau SC, Molino signed with Orlando City in the USL Professional Division on 18 March 2011. [2] He scored his first goal for his new club on 14 May in a 1–0 win over the Pittsburgh Riverhounds. [3] Following two seasons with Orlando, Molino had week-long trials with PSV Eindhoven of the Netherlands and Zulte Waregem of Belgium in hopes of continuing his career in Europe. [4] However, on 13 March 2013, it was announced that Molino had re-signed with Orlando for the 2013 USL Pro season. [5] On 10 January 2014, Molino signed a new two-year contract with Orlando City which would keep him at the club when they transition into Major League Soccer for the 2015 season despite heavy interest from other MLS and foreign suitors. The deal made Molino the first player signed to Orlando's MLS roster. [6]

Molino began the 2014 USL Pro season, the club's final season in the league, with 15 goals in his first 21 matches, the most in the league at that point in the season. Molino tied the league single-season goal scoring record of 15 shared by Dom Dwyer and José Angulo on 16 August 2014 [7] with six games left in the season. [8] Two games later on 23 August 2014, Molino scored in a league match against the Richmond Kickers to bring his goal tally to 16 for the season, setting the new single-season record in the process. [9] Molino concluded Orlando City's final USL Pro season with a goal against the Richmond Kickers, raising his final record-tally to 20 as Orlando City won its third Commissioner's Cup in four years. [10]

On 2 May 2015, during Orlando City's friendly against Ponte Preta, Molino tore his right ACL and missed the remainder of the 2015 MLS season. [11] On 3 April 2016, Molino scored his first goal for Orlando City from a penalty in a 4–1 win over Portland Timbers. [12]

Minnesota United

On 26 January 2017 it was announced that Molino would rejoin former coach Adrian Heath at Minnesota United FC after Minnesota paid Orlando City $650,000 in allocation money for the player. [13] The transfer fee paid was reportedly tied for the largest exchange in league history. [14] On 10 March 2018, during the second game of Minnesota United FC's season, Molino tore his left ACL in a match against Orlando City FC after scoring two goals in the first game of the season. [15]

Following Minnesota's 2020 season, Molino's contract expired. [16] On 16 December 2020, Molino announced that he would not be rejoining Minnesota United. [17]

Columbus Crew

On 7 January 2021, Columbus Crew announced the signing of Molino for the 2021 Major League Soccer season. [18]

On 26 August 2021, it was announced that Molino had torn his right ACL, his second ACL tear in his right knee and third total in his MLS career. [19]

International career

Molino has represented Trinidad and Tobago at international level. He was named in Trinidad's 2010 Caribbean Cup squad, and made his international debut versus Guyana on 4 November 2010. [20] He announced his retirement from international duty on 1 September 2023. [21]

Personal

In early 2015, Molino received his U.S. green card which qualifies him as a domestic player for MLS roster purposes. [22] His brother, Kevon Cooper is a cricketer from Trinidad and Tobago. He has played for Trinidad and Tobago and Leeward Islands as well as for Rajasthan Royals in the Indian Premier League and in various other Twenty20 leagues around the world.

Career statistics

As of 9 June 2024 [23]
ClubSeasonLeagueCupLeague CupContinentalTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Ma Pau SC 2010–11 TT Pro League 40—10—50
Total40—10—50
Orlando City 2011 USL 24211——253
2012 24211——253
2013 18230——182
2014 282022——3022
2015 MLS 70———70
2016 301121——3212
Total1313795——14042
Minnesota United 2017 MLS307———307
2018 22———22
2019 1733010—213
2020 189—34—2113
Total67213010—7425
Columbus Crew 2021 MLS11100—00111
2022 11100——111
2023 14000——140
Total3620000—222
Career total22860125200024169

International goals

Scores and results list Trinidad and Tobago's goal tally first. [24]
No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.7 October 2011 Bermuda National Stadium, Hamilton, BermudaFlag of Bermuda.svg  Bermuda 1–21–2 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification
2.22 January 2012 Hasley Crawford Stadium, Port of Spain, Trinidad and TobagoFlag of Finland.svg  Finland 2–12–3 Friendly
3.11 December 2012 Antigua Recreation Ground, St. John's, Antigua and BarbudaFlag of the Dominican Republic.svg  Dominican Republic 2–12–1 2012 Caribbean Cup
4.15 July 2013 BBVA Compass Stadium, Houston, United StatesFlag of Honduras (1949-2022).svg  Honduras 2–02–0 2013 CONCACAF Gold Cup
5.5 September 2013 King Fahd International Stadium, Riyadh, Saudi ArabiaFlag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  United Arab Emirates 3–33–3 2013 OSN Cup
6.8 October 2014 Ato Boldon Stadium, Couva, Trinidad and TobagoFlag of the Dominican Republic.svg  Dominican Republic 1–06–1 2014 Caribbean Cup qualification
7.2–0
8.3–0
9.12 October 2014Flag of Antigua and Barbuda.svg  Antigua and Barbuda 1–01–0
10.11 November 2014 Montego Bay Sports Complex, Montego Bay, JamaicaFlag of Curacao.svg  Curaçao 3–23–2 2014 Caribbean Cup
11.13 November 2014Flag of French Guiana.svg  French Guiana 1–04–2
12.2–0
13.29 March 2016Hasley Crawford Stadium, Port of Spain, Trinidad and TobagoFlag of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.svg  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 4–06–0 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification
14.5 October 2016Ato Boldon Stadium, Couva, Trinidad and TobagoFlag of the Dominican Republic.svg  Dominican Republic 1–04–0 2017 Caribbean Cup qualification
15.2–0
16.4–0
17.24 March 2017Hasley Crawford Stadium, Port of Spain, Trinidad and TobagoFlag of Panama.svg  Panama 1–01–0 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification
18.12 June 2017 Estadio Nacional de Costa Rica, San José, Costa RicaFlag of Costa Rica.svg  Costa Rica 1–11–2
19.11 November 2017Ato Boldon Stadium, Couva, Trinidad and TobagoFlag of Grenada.svg  Grenada 2–22–2Friendly
20.26 June 2019 Children's Mercy Park, Kansas City, United StatesFlag of Guyana.svg  Guyana 1–11–1 2019 CONCACAF Gold Cup
21.9 September 2019Hasley Crawford Stadium, Port of Spain, Trinidad and TobagoFlag of the Territorial Collectivity of Martinique.svg  Martinique 1–02–2 2019–20 CONCACAF Nations League A
22.2 July 2021 DRV PNK Stadium, Fort Lauderdale, United StatesFlag of Montserrat.svg  Montserrat 1–06–1 2021 CONCACAF Gold Cup qualification
23.6 July 2021Flag of French Guiana.svg  French Guiana 1–01–1

Honours

Orlando City

Columbus Crew

Trinidad and Tobago

Individual

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