Kevin Carlos
Spanish footballer (born 2001)
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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.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 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 | 17 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 14 March 2026 | |||
Club career
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]
Career statistics
- As of match played 14 March 2026
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8[b] | 2 | — | 26 | 2 | |
| Career total | 174 | 48 | 12 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 196 | 62 | ||
- Appearances in promotion play-offs
- Appearances in UEFA Europa League
Honours
Basel