Kelvin (footballer, born 1997)
Brazilian footballer
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Kelvin Giacobe Alves dos Santos (born 18 August 1997), simply known as Kelvin, is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a forward for Botafogo-SP.
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Kelvin in 2024 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Kelvin Giacobe Alves dos Santos | ||
| Date of birth | 18 August 1997 | ||
| Place of birth | Ibarama, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Botafogo-SP | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Esportivo | |||
| 2015–2016 | → Grêmio (loan) | ||
| 2016–2017 | São José-RS | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2014–2015 | Esportivo | 14 | (2) |
| 2017–2018 | São José-RS | 36 | (5) |
| 2019 | Novo Hamburgo | 11 | (0) |
| 2019–2020 | Botafogo-PB | 24 | (4) |
| 2020 | XV de Piracicaba | 3 | (0) |
| 2020–2021 | São José-RS | 18 | (0) |
| 2021 | Caxias | 18 | (0) |
| 2022 | ABC | 28 | (9) |
| 2022–2023 | Atlético Goianiense | 57 | (6) |
| 2024 | Ulsan HD | 10 | (1) |
| 2024–2025 | Daejeon Hana Citizen | 14 | (0) |
| 2025 | → Atlético Goianiense (loan) | 19 | (2) |
| 2026– | Botafogo-SP | 10 | (1) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 15 April 2026 | |||
Club career
Born in Ibarama, Rio Grande do Sul, Kelvin made his senior debut with Esportivo before being loaned to the under-20 side of Grêmio on 11 August 2015.[1] Upon returning, he subsequently moved to São José-RS, initially playing in the youth sides before establishing himself as a first team regular.
In December 2018, Kelvin joined Novo Hamburgo ahead of the ensuing campaign.[2] The following 12 April, he signed for Botafogo-PB for the Série C.[3]
Kelvin moved to XV de Piracicaba on 3 September 2020, reuniting with former Botafogo manager Evaristo Piza.[4] On 13 October, he returned to former side São José.[5]
On 29 April 2021, Kelvin agreed to a deal with Rio Claro,[6] but moved to Caxias on 3 June.[7] On 2 December, he was announced at ABC.[8]
On 9 June 2022, ABC president confirmed the transfer of Kelvin to Série A side Atlético Goianiense,[9] with the deal being effective on 18 July. He made his debut in the category on 21 July, coming on as a half-time substitute for Luiz Fernando and scoring his team's only in a 4–1 away loss against Athletico Paranaense.[10]
Career statistics
- As of 14 September 2024[11]
| Club | Season | League | State League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Esportivo | 2014 | Gaúcho | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | 3[a] | 0 | 3 | 0 | |||
| 2015 | Gaúcho Série A2 | — | 14 | 2 | — | — | — | 14 | 2 | |||||
| Subtotal | — | 14 | 2 | — | — | 3 | 0 | 17 | 2 | |||||
| São José-RS | 2017 | Série D | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 13[a] | 3 | 24 | 5 | ||
| 2018 | 12 | 2 | 13 | 1 | — | — | — | 25 | 3 | |||||
| Subtotal | 23 | 4 | 13 | 1 | — | — | 13 | 3 | 49 | 8 | ||||
| Novo Hamburgo | 2019 | Gaúcho | — | 11 | 0 | — | — | — | 11 | 0 | ||||
| Botafogo-PB | 2019 | Série C | 15 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 15 | 3 | ||||
| 2020 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 5[b] | 0 | 15 | 1 | |||
| Subtotal | 18 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 5 | 0 | 30 | 4 | |||
| XV de Piracicaba | 2020 | Paulista A2 | — | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | 3 | 0 | ||||
| São José-RS | 2020 | Série C | 9 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 9 | 0 | ||||
| 2021 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | — | — | — | 9 | 0 | |||||
| Subtotal | 9 | 0 | 9 | 0 | — | — | — | 18 | 0 | |||||
| Caxias | 2021 | Série D | 18 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 18 | 0 | ||||
| ABC | 2022 | Série C | 9 | 3 | 19 | 6 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 30 | 9 | ||
| Atlético Goianiense | 2022 | Série A | 11 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | 11 | 1 | |||
| 2023 | Série B | 30 | 3 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 46 | 5 | |||
| Total | 41 | 4 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 57 | 6 | ||||
| Ulsan | 2024 | K League 1 | 10 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 10 | 1 | ||
| Daejeon | 2024 | K League 1 | 5 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 5 | 1 | ||
| Career total | 133 | 16 | 91 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 3 | 248 | 32 | ||
- Appearance(s) in Copa do Nordeste