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Kelvin Pires
Personal information
Full name	Kelvin Spencer Pires
Date of birth	5 June 2000 (age 24)
Place of birth	Mindelo, Cape Verde
Height	1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
Position(s)	Centre-back
Team information
Current team	SJK
Youth career
	Batuque
Senior career*
Years	Team
2019–2020	Batuque
2020–2024	AS Trenčín
2024	→ SJK (loan)
2025–	SJK
International career‡
2021–	Cape Verde
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 2 November 2024; ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 06:54, 13 June 2022 (UTC)

Kelvin Spencer Pires (born 5 June 2000) is a Cape Verdean footballer who plays as a centre back for Veikkausliiga club SJK.

Club career

Pires made his Fortuna Liga debut for AS Trenčín against FC Spartak Trnava on 6 March 2021.^[1]

On 6 February 2024, Pires was loaned out to Finnish Veikkausliiga club SJK Seinäjoki for the 2024 season.^[2]

On 14 November 2024, Pires signed a permanent contract with SJK, on a two-year deal with a two-year option, for an undisclosed fee.^[3]

Pires made his debut with the Cape Verde national team in a 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification home fixture with Nigeria on 4 September 2021. He was featured in the starting-XI and completed the entirety of the match. Cape Verde lost 1–2.^[4]

As of 2 November 2024.

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club	Season	League			National cup^[a]		Continental		Other		Total
Club	Season	Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
AS Trenčín	2020–21	Slovak Super Liga	2	0	0	0	–		–		2	0
	2021–22	Slovak Super Liga	23	0	3	0	–		–		26	0
	2022–23	Slovak Super Liga	27	4	6	2	–		–		33	6
	2023–24	Slovak Super Liga	0	0	3	0	–		–		3	0
	Total		52	4	12	2	–	–	–	–	64	6
SJK (loan)	2024	Veikkausliiga	26	1	4	2	–		2^[b]	0	32	3
SJK	2025	Veikkausliiga	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Career total			78	5	16	4	0	0	2	0	96	9

As of match played 25 March 2022