Kelvin (footballer, born 1997)

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In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Alves and the second or paternal family name is dos Santos.
Kelvin
Personal information
Full name Kelvin Giacobe Alves dos Santos
Date of birth (1997-08-18) 18 August 1997 (age 26)
Place of birth Ibarama, Brazil
Height 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Ulsan HD
Number 97
Youth career
Esportivo
2015–2016 → Grêmio (loan)
2016–2017 São José-RS
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2015 Esportivo 14 (2)
2017–2018 São José-RS 36 (5)
2019 Novo Hamburgo 11 (0)
2019–2020 Botafogo-PB 24 (4)
2020 XV de Piracicaba 3 (0)
2020–2021 São José-RS 18 (0)
2021 Caxias 18 (0)
2022 ABC 28 (9)
2022– Atlético Goianiense 57 (6)
2024– Ulsan HD 0 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12:20, 12 March 2024 (UTC)

Kelvin Giacobe Alves dos Santos (born 18 August 1997), simply known as Kelvin, is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a forward for Ulsan HD.

Club career[edit]

Born in Ibarama, Rio Grande do Sul, Kelvin made his senior debut with Esportivo before being loaned to the under-20 side of Grêmio on 11 August 2015.[1] Upon returning, he subsequently moved to São José-RS, initially playing in the youth sides before establishing himself as a first team regular.

In December 2018, Kelvin joined Novo Hamburgo ahead of the ensuing campaign.[2] The following 12 April, he signed for Botafogo-PB for the Série C.[3]

Kelvin moved to XV de Piracicaba on 3 September 2020, reuniting with former Botafogo manager Evaristo Piza.[4] On 13 October, he returned to former side São José.[5]

On 29 April 2021, Kelvin agreed to a deal with Rio Claro,[6] but moved to Caxias on 3 June.[7] On 2 December, he was announced at ABC.[8]

On 9 June 2022, ABC president confirmed the transfer of Kelvin to Série A side Atlético Goianiense,[9] with the deal being effective on 18 July. He made his debut in the category on 21 July, coming on as a half-time substitute for Luiz Fernando and scoring his team's only in a 4–1 away loss against Athletico Paranaense.[10]

Career statistics[edit]

As of 11 March 2024[11]
Club Season League State League Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Esportivo 2014 Gaúcho — 0 0 — — 3[a] 0 3 0
2015 Gaúcho Série A2 — 14 2 — — — 14 2
Subtotal — 14 2 — — 3 0 17 2
São José-RS 2017 Série D 11 2 0 0 — — 13[a] 3 24 5
2018 12 2 13 1 — — — 25 3
Subtotal 23 4 13 1 — — 13 3 49 8
Novo Hamburgo 2019 Gaúcho — 11 0 — — — 11 0
Botafogo-PB 2019 Série C 15 3 — — — — 15 3
2020 3 0 6 1 1 0 — 5[b] 0 15 1
Subtotal 18 3 6 1 1 0 — 5 0 30 4
XV de Piracicaba 2020 Paulista A2 — 3 0 — — — 3 0
São José-RS 2020 Série C 9 0 — — — — 9 0
2021 0 0 9 0 — — — 9 0
Subtotal 9 0 9 0 — — — 18 0
Caxias 2021 Série D 18 0 — — — — 18 0
ABC 2022 Série C 9 3 19 6 2 0 — — 30 9
Atlético Goianiense 2022 Série A 11 1 — 0 0 — — 11 1
2023 Série B 30 3 16 2 0 0 — — 46 5
Total 41 4 16 2 0 0 — — 57 6
Ulsan 2024 K League 1 0 0 — 0 0 0 0 — 0 0
Career total 118 14 91 12 3 0 0 0 21 3 233 30
  1. ^ a b Appearance(s) in Copa FGF
  2. ^ Appearance(s) in Copa do Nordeste

Honours[edit]

São José-RS

ABC

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Kelvin é emprestado para a equipe sub-20 do Grêmio" [Kelvin is loaned to the under-20 team of Grêmio] (in Brazilian Portuguese). FML Esportes. 11 August 2015. Retrieved 25 July 2022.
  2. ^ "Noia realiza treino técnico e conta com novo atacante" [Noia make technical training and have a new forward] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Jornal NH. 4 December 2018. Retrieved 25 July 2022.
  3. ^ "Atacante Kelvin acerta com o Botafogo-PB para as disputas da Série C do Campeonato Brasileiro" [Forward Kelvin signs with Botafogo-PB for the Série C of the Campeonato Brasileiro] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ge. 12 April 2019. Retrieved 25 July 2022.
  4. ^ "Kelvin deixa o Botafogo-PB e acerta com ao XV de Piracicaba, onde vai reencontrar Evaristo Piza" [Kelvin leaves Botafogo-PB and signs with XV de Piracicaba, where he will meet Piza again] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ge. 3 September 2020. Retrieved 25 July 2022.
  5. ^ "Kelvin está de volta ao Passo d'Areia" [Kelvin is back at the Passo d'Areia] (in Brazilian Portuguese). EC São José. 13 October 2020. Retrieved 25 July 2022.
  6. ^ "Rio Claro acerta três contratações para a reta final da Série A2" [Rio Claro sign three for the final phases of the Série A2] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Escanteio SP. 29 April 2021. Retrieved 25 July 2022.
  7. ^ "Caxias apresenta atacante com experiência recente de acesso à Série C" [Caxias present forward with recent experience of promotion to the Série C] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Pioneiro. 3 June 2021. Retrieved 25 July 2022.
  8. ^ "ABC reforça ataque e anuncia contratação de Kelvin, destaque do Caxias, e repatria Jefinho" [ABC bloster attack and announce signing of Kelvin, spotlight of Caxias, and bring back Jefinho] (in Brazilian Portuguese). NE45. 2 December 2021. Retrieved 25 July 2022.
  9. ^ "Presidente do ABC confirma transferência do atacante Kelvin para o Atlético-GO" [ABC president confirms transfer of forward Kelvin to Atlético-GO] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ge. 9 June 2022. Retrieved 25 July 2022.
  10. ^ "Série A: Kelvin marca na estreia pelo Atlético-GO e torcedores do ABC falam em saudade" [Série A: Kelvin scores on debut for Atlético-GO and ABC supporters long for him] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Tribuna do Norte. 21 July 2022. Retrieved 25 July 2022.
  11. ^ Kelvin at Soccerway. Retrieved 25 July 2022.
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