Kévin dos Santos

Kévin Dos Santos

Kévin dos Santos with York United in 2022
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	York United
Number	11
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–	York United	40	(6)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 7 October 2023

Kévin David Nogueira Carvalho Santos (born 20 November 1999) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays for York United in the Canadian Premier League.

Early life

He began his youth career in Portugal with Alverca. In 2013, he had a trial with the Manchester City Academy. He later played youth football with Vilafranquense and Vitória de Setúbal, eventually joining the U23 side of the latter.

Club career

In 2019, Santos joined Tadcaster Albion in the English eighth-tier Northern Premier League Division One North West. He made his debut against Prescot Cables.

In July 2021, he joined Darlington of the sixth-tier National League North, after having impressed the club during an FA Cup match with Tadcaster against Darlington in the previous October. He scored his first goal on 2 October against AFC Telford United. His goal against AFC Fylde was named the Goal of the Season. During his only season at Darlington he scored four goals in 41 appearances across all competitions.

On 12 July 2022, he joined Canadian Premier League club York United. He made his debut on 15 July against Pacific FC in a substitute appearance. On 14 May 2023, he scored directly from a corner kick for his first goal with the club, in a match against Pacific FC. He scored another highlight reel goal on June 21 against the HFX Wanderers.

Career statistics

As of match played 11 October 2023