Kévin Oliveira
Cape Verdean footballer
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Kévin Renato Fortes Oliveira (born 8 June 1993) is a Cape Verdean professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Anagennisi Deryneia.[1]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Kévin Renato Fortes Oliveira | ||
| Date of birth | 8 June 1993 | ||
| Place of birth | São Vicente, Cape Verde | ||
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Anagennisi Deryneia | ||
| Number | 8 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2010–2014 | Benfica | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2015–2016 | Benfica B | 0 | (0) |
| 2015–2016 | → Sporting Covilhã (loan) | 8 | (1) |
| 2016–2017 | Swope Park Rangers | 30 | (6) |
| 2017 | Sporting Kansas City | 2 | (0) |
| 2017 | → Swope Park Rangers (loan) | 3 | (0) |
| 2018–2019 | Ottawa Fury | 64 | (10) |
| 2020–2022 | Doxa Katokopias | 37 | (0) |
| 2022–2023 | AEZ Zakakiou | 14 | (3) |
| 2023 | Anagennisi Deryneia | 10 | (6) |
| 2023–2024 | ASIL Lysi | 9 | (0) |
| 2024 | Achyronas-Onisilos | 8 | (0) |
| 2024– | Anagennisi Deryneia | 25 | (7) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2017 | Cape Verde | 1 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 26 June 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 10 October 2017 | |||
Club career
Swope Park Rangers
Oliveira signed for USL club the Swope Park Rangers on February 3, 2016. He scored his first goal for the side in its first-ever game on March 26, 2016 against Portland Timbers 2.[2] Oliveira had three goals and four assists before suffering a torn ACL in his left knee in training in late June 2016, which ended his season.[3]
Sporting Kansas City
On 15 September 2017, Oliveira signed with Major League Soccer side Sporting Kansas City, the parent club of Swope Park Rangers.[4]
On 10 December 2017, Oliveira was traded by Sporting Kansas City along with Tyler Pasher and a second-round pick in the 2018 MLS SuperDraft to Atlanta United FC in exchange for Kenwyne Jones, Alexander Tambakis, and a fourth-round pick in the 2021 MLS SuperDraft.[5]
Ottawa Fury
On 18 January 2018, Oliveira signed with USL side Ottawa Fury FC.[6]
International career
Oliveira made his debut for the Cape Verde national team in a 2018 World Cup qualifier loss to Senegal in October 2017.[7]
