Kelvin (footballer, born 1993)

Kelvin Mateus de Oliveira (born 1 June 1993), known simply as Kelvin, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a winger for FC Ryukyu in J3 League.

Kelvin
Kelvin with Porto in 2013
Personal information
Full name Kelvin Mateus de Oliveira[1]
Date of birth (1993-06-01) 1 June 1993[1]
Place of birth Curitiba, Brazil[1]
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)[1]
Position(s) Winger
Team information
Current team
 Ryukyu
Number 34
Youth career
2003–2010 Paraná
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–2011 Paraná 27 (6)
2011–2014 Porto B 31 (4)
2011–2012 → Rio Ave (loan) 22 (0)
2012–2019 Porto 15 (3)
2015 → Palmeiras (loan) 18 (0)
2016 → São Paulo (loan) 33 (2)
2017–2018 → Vasco da Gama (loan) 30 (1)
2019 Fluminense 1 (0)
2019 Coritiba 9 (1)
2020 Avaí 9 (0)
2020–2021 Botafogo 5 (0)
2021 Vila Nova 43 (3)
2022 Always Ready 0 (0)
2022– Ryukyu 36 (3)
International career
2014 Brazil U21 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 00:44, 6 October 2023 (UTC)

He played for five of the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A's Big Twelve, as well as three other clubs in Série B. Abroad, he represented Porto, where he contributed to a Primeira Liga title in 2013.

Club career

Early years and Porto

Born in Curitiba, Paraná, Kelvin spent two seasons with local Paraná Clube in the Série B. In late June 2011, aged only 18, he signed with FC Porto in Portugal.[2]

Together with teammate Christian Atsu, Kelvin was sent on loan to fellow Primeira Liga club Rio Ave F.C. for the 2011–12 campaign.[3] He made his debut in the competition on 21 August 2011, in a 1–0 away loss to Académica de Coimbra.[4]

Kelvin returned to Porto for 2012–13, spending most of the season with the reserves in the Segunda Liga.[5][6][7] He managed to score, however, three important goals for the first team as a substitute, helping to home wins against S.C. Braga (3–1)[8][9] and S.L. Benfica (2–1), the latter coming in the 92nd minute.[10][11]

Loans

On 13 January 2015, Kelvin joined Sociedade Esportiva Palmeiras on a loan deal.[12] He played five games as they won the Copa do Brasil that year, and scored in a 5–1 home victory (6–2 aggregate) in the second leg of the second round against Sampaio Corrêa Futebol Clube on 12 May.[13]

Kelvin moved to São Paulo FC, also on loan, on 2 February 2016.[14] On 6 April, he recorded the first continental goal of his career, in a 6–0 home thrashing of Venezuela's Trujillanos F.C. in the group stage of the Copa Libertadores.[15] He scored once in the national league on 11 September, opening a 3–1 defeat of Figueirense FC.[16]

On 3 February 2017, Kelvin was loaned to CR Vasco da Gama.[17] Limited by injury in his first year in Rio de Janeiro, he nonetheless had his link extended the following January;[18] he scored once on 5 May 2018 to conclude a 4–1 win over América Futebol Clube after coming on as a substitute.[19]

Later career

In late April 2019, free agent Kelvin signed with Fluminense FC until the end of the season.[20] He left three months later having played for only two minutes,[21] agreeing to a contract at Coritiba Foot Ball Club.[22] In nine games for his hometown team in the second tier he scored once, to open a 2–0 victory at Grêmio Esportivo Brasil on 12 November; this was his first strike in 18 months.[23]

On 5 February 2020, having won promotion with Coritiba, Kelvin joined Avaí FC on a one-year deal.[24] He was released on 21 May, having made four goalless appearances, so that the club could add Renato to their payroll.[25] In August, he began training with the club again, who had retained his registration.[26]

Kelvin returned to the top flight on 6 October 2020, with strugglers Botafogo de Futebol e Regatas; he signed to the end of the season, with the option of two more.[27] The following 5 March, following their relegation, he joined Vila Nova Futebol Clube also in division two.[28]

In June 2022, Kelvin was unveiled as FC Ryukyu's new signing. During his time at the club, he was partially paid in cryptocurrency.[29][30]

Career statistics
As of match played 30 September 2023[31]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League State league National cup League cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Paraná 2010 Série B 11 2 0 0 0 0 — — — 11 2
2011 Série B 4 1 12[lower-alpha 1] 3 4 2 — — — 20 6
Total 15 3 12 3 4 2 — — — 31 8
Rio Ave (loan) 2011–12 Primeira Liga 22 0 — 2 2 3 0 — — 27 2
Porto B 2012–13 Segunda Liga 13 2 — — — — — 13 2
2013–14 Segunda Liga 11 0 — — — — — 11 0
2014–15 Segunda Liga 7 2 — — — — — 7 2
Total 31 4 — — — — — 31 4
Porto 2012–13 Primeira Liga 8 3 — 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 12 3
2013–14 Primeira Liga 6 0 — 3 1 1 0 1[lower-alpha 2] 0 1[lower-alpha 3] 0 12 1
2014–15 Primeira Liga 0 0 — 0 0 0 0 1[lower-alpha 4] 0 — 1 0
2016–17 Primeira Liga 1 0 — 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 1 0
Total 15 3 — 4 1 4 0 2 0 1 0 26 4
Palmeiras (loan) 2015 Série A 16 0 2[lower-alpha 5] 0 5 1 — — — 23 1
São Paulo (loan) 2016 Série A 27 1 6[lower-alpha 5] 1 2 0 — 8[lower-alpha 6] 1 — 43 3
Vasco da Gama (loan) 2017 Série A 5 0 6[lower-alpha 7] 0 4 0 — — — 15 0
2018 Série A 19 1 0 0 2 0 — 3[lower-alpha 8] 0 — 24 1
Total 24 1 6 0 6 0 — 3 0 — 39 1
Fluminense 2019 Série A 1 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 0 — 1 0
Coritiba 2019 Série B 9 1 0 0 0 0 — — — 9 1
Avaí 2020 Série B 5 0 4[lower-alpha 9] 0 0 0 — — — 9 0
Botafogo 2020 Série A 5 0 0 0 2 0 — — — 7 0
Vila Nova 2021 Série B 30 0 13[lower-alpha 10] 3 3 0 — — 1[lower-alpha 11] 0 47 3
Always Ready 2022 Bolivian Primera División 0 0 — 0 0 — 0 0 — 0 0
Ryukyu 2022 J2 League 17 1 — 0 0 — — — 17 1
2023 J3 League 19 2 — 0 0 — — — 19 2
Total 36 3 — 0 0 — — — 36 3
Career total 236 16 43 7 28 6 7 0 13 1 2 0 329 30
  1. Appearances in Campeonato Paranaense
  2. Appearance in UEFA Europa League
  3. Appearance in Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira
  4. Appearance in UEFA Champions League
  5. Appearances in Campeonato Paulista
  6. Appearances in Copa Libertadores
  7. Appearances in Campeonato Carioca
  8. Two appearances in Copa Libertadores, one appearance in Copa Sudamericana
  9. Appearances in Campeonato Catarinense
  10. Appearances in Campeonato Goiano
  11. Appearance in Copa Verde

Honours

Porto

Palmeiras

References
  1. "Kelvin" (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 10 February 2022.
  2. Vara, Carlos (30 June 2011). "Plantel já está concentrado no Olival" [Roster already assembled at Olival]. A Bola (in Portuguese). Archived from the original on 2 July 2011. Retrieved 2 July 2011.
  3. "Rio Ave apresenta Kelvin, Atsu e Yazalde" [Rio Ave present Kelvin, Atsu and Yazalde] (in Portuguese). SAPO. 19 August 2011. Retrieved 1 February 2019.
  4. "Académica soma segunda vitória e cola-se ao FC Porto" [Académica get second win and catch FC Porto] (in Portuguese). TSF. 21 August 2011. Retrieved 1 February 2019.
  5. Alvarenga, Vítor Hugo (1 December 2012). "F.C. Porto: Iturbe e Kelvin jogam pela equipa B" [F.C. Porto: Iturbe and Kelvin play for the B team] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 10 February 2022.
  6. "Kelvin recebe elogios após decidir clássico e põe Porto ainda na briga" [Kelvin praised after deciding classic and makes Porto remain in contention]. Extra (in Portuguese). 11 April 2013. Retrieved 10 February 2022.
  7. "Rui Gomes: «Justifica a importância da equipa B»" [Rui Gomes: "This justifies the importance of the B team"]. Record (in Portuguese). 17 May 2013. Retrieved 10 February 2022.
  8. Silva Pires, Tiago; Fernandes, Nuno (8 April 2013). "Kelvin saltou do banco para 'salvar' FC Porto" [Kelvin came off the bench to 'rescue' FC Porto]. Diário de Notícias (in Portuguese). Retrieved 10 February 2022.
  9. "Kelvin foi o MVP na vitória sobre o SC Braga" [Kelvin the MVP in win over SC Braga] (in Portuguese). FC Porto. 8 April 2013. Archived from the original on 29 October 2013. Retrieved 12 May 2013.
  10. "Brasileiro faz nos acréscimos, Porto vence o Benfica e fica perto do título" [Brazilian hits home in injury time, Porto beat Benfica and edge closer to title] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 11 May 2013. Retrieved 10 February 2022.
  11. Cunha, Pedro Jorge (23 April 2015). "Rui Águas e Kelvin: eles contam como se decide um Clássico" [Rui Águas and Kelvin: they will tell you how to decide a classic] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 29 May 2015.
  12. Krüger, Felipe (13 January 2015). "Palmeiras acerta com atacante Kelvin por uma temporada" [Palmeiras agree with forward Kelvin for one season] (in Portuguese). SE Palmeiras. Retrieved 10 February 2022.
  13. De Sousa, Luan (13 May 2015). "Após assistência e primeiro gol, Kelvin agradece confiança de Oswaldo" [After assist and first goal, Kelvin thanks Oswaldo's trust] (in Portuguese). SE Palmeiras. Retrieved 29 March 2020.
  14. Palenzuela, Guilherme (2 February 2016). "SP fecha com Kelvin, ex-Palmeiras, e aguarda assinatura para anúncio" [SP complete deal with Kelvin, ex-Palmeiras, and await signature to make announcement] (in Portuguese). Universo Online. Retrieved 4 February 2016.
  15. "Sao Paulo de Eugenio Mena se dio un festín y humilló a Trujillanos" [Eugenio Mena's São Paulo put on a show and humiliated Trujillanos] (in Spanish). Prensa Fútbol. 5 April 2016. Retrieved 29 March 2020.
  16. Hazan, Marcelo (11 September 2016). "Atuações do São Paulo: Cueva, Kelvin e Chavez comandam vitória tricolor" [São Paulo performances: Cueva, Kelvin and Chavez lead Tricolor victory] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. Retrieved 29 March 2020.
  17. "OFICIAL: Kelvin emprestado ao Vasco da Gama" [OFFICIAL: Kelvin loaned to Vasco da Gama] (in Portuguese). TVI 24. 3 February 2017. Retrieved 29 March 2020.
  18. "Kelvin continua no Vasco da Gama" [Kelvin continues at Vasco da Gama]. Record (in Portuguese). 2 January 2018. Retrieved 29 March 2020.
  19. "Vasco goleia América-MG no Rio" [Vasco thrash Améric-MG in Rio] (in Portuguese). Be Soccer. 6 May 2018. Retrieved 29 March 2020.
  20. "Atacante Kelvin é apresentado no Fluminense" [Forward Kelvin is presented at Fluminense] (in Portuguese). Fluminense FC. 30 April 2019. Retrieved 27 July 2019.
  21. Werlang, Hector (18 September 2019). "Com apenas dois minutos jogados, Kelvin encaminha rescisão com o Fluminense" [With only two minutes of play, Kelvin agrees termination with Fluminense] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. Retrieved 30 September 2019.
  22. Ferraz, Luiz (27 September 2019). "Revelado pelo Paraná Clube, novo reforço do Coritiba revela que vai defender o 'clube do coração'" [Developed at Paraná Clube, new Coritiba addition reveals he will defend the 'club of his heart']. Tribuna do Paraná (in Portuguese). Retrieved 30 September 2019.
  23. "Kelvin volta a fazer gol após um ano e meio e ajuda o Coritiba na Série B: "Para tirar todo o peso"" [Kelvin scores a goal again after a year and a half and helps Coritiba in Série B: "The weight is off my shoulders"] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 13 November 2019. Retrieved 29 March 2020.
  24. "Kelvin, ex-Fluminense e Vasco, é oficializado como reforço do Avaí" [Kelvin, ex-Fluminense and Vasco, is confirmed as addition to Avaí] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 5 February 2020. Retrieved 29 March 2020.
  25. "Para seguir orçamento, Avaí libera Kelvin após contratação de Renato" [To stay in budget, Avaí release Kelvin after signing of Renato] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 21 May 2020. Retrieved 25 July 2020.
  26. "Kelvin volta a treinar pelo Avaí e pode ser alternativa para Série B" [Kelvin returns to training with Avaí and could be an alternative for Série B] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 6 August 2020. Retrieved 29 September 2020.
  27. Daniel, Kolade (7 October 2020). "Kelvin signs for Botafogo on a permanent deal". Samba Foot. Retrieved 14 November 2020.
  28. "Vila Nova oficializa a contratação do atacante Kelvin, ex-Botafogo" [Vila Nova confirm signing of forward Kelvin, ex-Botafogo] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 5 March 2021. Retrieved 9 March 2021.
  29. "Kelvin assina com time da 2ª divisão japonesa e será pago parcialmente com criptomoedas" [Kelvin signs with team of Japanese 2nd division and will be partially paid in cryptocurrency] (in Portuguese). Istoé. 9 June 2022. Retrieved 10 June 2022.
  30. "ケルヴィン選手　新加入のお知らせ" [Announcement of new signing Kelvin] (in Japanese). FC Ryukyu. 9 June 2022. Retrieved 10 June 2022.
  31. Kelvin at Soccerway. Retrieved 5 October 2023.
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