Kevin (footballer, born 2003)
Brazilian footballer
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Kevin Santos Lopes de Macedo (born 4 January 2003), simply known as Kevin, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a winger for Premier League club Fulham.
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Kevin with Fulham in 2025 | |||
| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Kevin Santos Lopes de Macedo[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 4 January 2003[1] | ||
| Place of birth | São Paulo, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)[1] | ||
| Position | Winger | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Fulham | ||
| Number | 22 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2015–2020 | Desportivo Brasil | ||
| 2020 | → Palmeiras (loan) | ||
| 2021–2023 | Palmeiras | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2020 | Desportivo Brasil | 4 | (0) |
| 2021–2024 | Palmeiras | 9 | (1) |
| 2024–2025 | Shakhtar Donetsk | 38 | (9) |
| 2025– | Fulham | 23 | (1) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2021–2022 | Brazil U20 | 5 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 22 February 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 3 June 2023 | |||
Early life
Kevin grew up in Itaim Paulista, a district of São Paulo, starting to play football in Porto Feliz's Desportivo Brasil, after refusing an Atlético Mineiro contract as an under-13, with the club being too far from his home.[2]
In 2020, he joined the Palmeiras youth system.[3] In January 2023, he helped the Palmeiras U20 win the Copa São Paulo de Futebol Júnior, earning Player of the Tournament honours, after scoring five goals and adding five assists in eight matches.[4][5]
Club career
Palmeiras
After playing the Campeonato Paulista Série A3 with Desportivo Brasil, Kevin joined Palmeiras's under-20 in 2020, on a one-year loan with a buyout clause that eventually resulted in a permanent transfer.[2][6]
He made his professional debut for Palmeiras on 1 December 2021, replacing Giovani during a 3–1 Serie A away win against Cuiabá.[7] He started his first game on the 10 December 2021, also scoring his first senior goal on this occasion, the winner of a 1–0 home win against Ceará concluding the league season of the recent Copa Libertadores winners.[8]
Shakhtar Donetsk
On 19 January 2024, Kevin signed a four-and-a-half-year contract with Ukrainian Premier League club Shakhtar Donetsk, for a reported transfer fee of €12 million + €3 million in add-ons.[9][10]
Kevin made his Shakhtar debut against Marseille in the UEFA Europa League on 15 February 2024. He made his first Ukrainian Premier League appearance on 26 February, starting the match as a left winger. He scored his first goals for Shakhtar in his second league appearance, scoring twice against Kolos Kovalivka on 8 March. He finished his first season at the club with three goals and four assists in 17 appearances across all competitions.[11]
On 17 June 2025, Kevin was announced as Shakhtar's player of the season for the 2024–25 season.[12]
Fulham
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On 1 September 2025, Kevin joined Premier League side Fulham for a club-record £34.6 million fee, signing a five-year contract with an option for an additional year.[13]
He made his debut for Fulham, coming on as a 76th minute substitute, in a 1–0 win against Leeds United on 13 September 2025.[14] His debut performance was praised by The Independent and Marco Silva, due to "showing his exciting potential, creating chances and almost scoring in added time with a long-range strike".[15]
On 10 January 2026, he scored his first goal for the club in a 3–1 victory over Middlesbrough in the third round of the FA Cup.[16] On 1 February, he scored his first league goal for the club in a 3–2 defeat to Manchester United at Old Trafford.[17]
Career statistics
- As of match played 22 February 2026[18]
| Club | Season | League | State league[a] | National cup[b] | League cup[c] | Continental | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Desportivo Brasil | 2020 | Paulista A3 | — | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | 4 | 0 | ||||
| Palmeiras | 2021 | Série A | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | ||
| 2023 | Série A | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2[d] | 0 | 9 | 0 | ||
| Total | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | 11 | 1 | |||
| Shakhtar Donetsk | 2023–24 | Ukrainian Premier League | 14 | 3 | — | 2 | 0 | — | 1[e] | 0 | 17 | 3 | ||
| 2024–25 | Ukrainian Premier League | 24 | 6 | — | 4 | 1 | — | 7[f] | 2 | 35 | 9 | |||
| 2025–26 | Ukrainian Premier League | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 5[g] | 5 | 5 | 5 | ||||
| Total | 38 | 9 | — | 6 | 1 | — | 13 | 7 | 57 | 17 | ||||
| Fulham | 2025–26 | Premier League | 23 | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | 28 | 3 | ||
| Career total | 70 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 15 | 7 | 100 | 20 | ||
- Includes Campeonato Paulista
- Includes Ukrainian Cup, FA Cup
- Appearances in Copa Libertadores
- Appearance in UEFA Europa League
- Appearances in UEFA Champions League
- Three appearances and four goals in UEFA Europa League, one appearance and one goal in UEFA Conference League