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Santos in 2023 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Kévin David Nogueira Carvalho Santos | ||
| Date of birth | 20 November 1999 | ||
| Place of birth | Alverca do Ribatejo, Portugal | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Atlético Ottawa | ||
| Number | 7 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2007–2012 | Alverca | ||
| 2016–2017 | Vilafranquense | ||
| 2017–2019 | Vitória de Setúbal | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2019–2021 | Tadcaster Albion | 25 | (2) |
| 2021–2022 | Darlington | 38 | (4) |
| 2022–2023 | York United | 40 | (6) |
| 2024– | Atlético Ottawa | 9 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 4 November 2024 | |||
Kévin David Nogueira Carvalho Santos (born 20 November 1999) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays for Atlético Ottawa in the Canadian Premier League.
He began his youth career in Portugal with Alverca. In 2013, he had a trial with the Manchester City Academy.[citation needed] He later played youth football with Vilafranquense and Vitória de Setúbal, eventually joining the U23 side of the latter.[1]

In 2019, Santos joined Tadcaster Albion in the English eighth-tier Northern Premier League Division One North West.[2] He made his debut against Prescot Cables.[3]
In July 2021, he joined Darlington of the sixth-tier National League North,[4] after having impressed the club during an FA Cup match with Tadcaster against Darlington in the previous October.[5][6] He scored his first goal on 2 October against AFC Telford United.[7] His goal against AFC Fylde was named the Goal of the Season.[8][9] During his only season at Darlington he scored four goals in 41 appearances across all competitions.[10]
On 12 July 2022, he joined Canadian Premier League club York United.[11][12] He made his debut on 15 July against Pacific FC in a substitute appearance.[13][14] On 14 May 2023, he scored directly from a corner kick for his first goal with the club, in a match against Pacific FC.[15] He scored another highlight reel goal on June 21 against the HFX Wanderers.[16]
In February 2024, he signed a two-year contract with Atlético Ottawa.[17][18] He made his debut for Ottawa on 13 April against his former club York United.[19]
| Club | Season | League | Playoffs | National cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Tadcaster Albion | 2019–20[20] | Northern Premier League (NPL) Division One North West |
19 | 2 | — | 2 | 1 | 4[a] | 1 | 25 | 4 | |
| 2020–21[21] | NPL Division One North West | 6 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | 11 | 0 | ||
| Total | 25 | 2 | — | 6 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 36 | 4 | |||
| Darlington | 2021–22[22][23] | National League North | 38 | 4 | — | 2 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | 41 | 4 | |
| York United FC | 2022[22] | Canadian Premier League | 14 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 14 | 0 | ||
| 2023[22] | 26 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 29 | 6 | |||
| Total | 40 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 43 | 6 | |||
| Atlético Ottawa | 2024[22] | Canadian Premier League | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 10 | 0 | |
| Career total | 112 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 130 | 14 | ||