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Kévin dos Santos

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

Kévin Dos Santos
Santos in 2023
Personal information
Full name Kévin David Nogueira Carvalho Santos
Date of birth (1999-11-20) 20 November 1999 (age 24)
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

Early life

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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]

Club career

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dos Santos with York United in 2022

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]

Career statistics

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As of match played 4 November 2023
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
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
  1. ^ a b c Appearance(s) in FA Trophy

References

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  1. ^ "York United FC signs Portuguese winger Kevin Dos Santos". Canadian Premier League. 12 July 2022.
  2. ^ "Quakers Lose Winger to Canadian Premier League". Non League Today. 12 July 2022.
  3. ^ "Kevin Dos Santos Tadcaster Albion profile". Tadcaster Albion A.F.C.
  4. ^ Jones, Matty (23 July 2021). "Darlington complete deal for Kevin Dos Santos while Charman signs new deal". The Northern Echo.
  5. ^ Simpson, Ray (23 July 2021). "Quakers sign Kevin Dos Santos". Darlington F.C.
  6. ^ Kilbride, Jacob (14 October 2020). "Darlington prove too strong for Tadcaster in 6–1 FA Cup win". The Press.
  7. ^ Simpson, Ray (2 October 2021). "Two goal Luke helps Quakers to first home win of the season". Darlington F.C.
  8. ^ Stoddart, Craig (11 July 2022). "Kevin Dos Santos confirms Darlington exit". The Northern Echo.
  9. ^ Simpson, Ray (12 July 2022). "Kevin Dos Santos moves to Canada". Darlington F.C.
  10. ^ Stoddart, Craig (8 July 2022). "Dos Santos leaving Darlington but Beck is back". The Northern Echo.
  11. ^ "York United FC confirms signing of Portuguese winger Kevin Dos Santos". York United FC. 12 July 2022.
  12. ^ Jacques, John (12 July 2022). "York United Adds Portuguese Winger Kevin Santos". Northern Tribune.
  13. ^ O'Connor Clarke, Charlie (15 July 2022). "Highlights: York United FC vs Pacific FC (July 15th, 2022)". OneSoccer.
  14. ^ Tierney, Mitchell (20 February 2024). "'A perfect fit for me': Atlético Ottawa announce the signing of Kevin Dos Santos". Canadian Premier League.
  15. ^ Asante, Ridwan Ibrahim (15 May 2023). "Analysis: Slow start and missed opportunities cost Nine Stripes dearly". York United FC.
  16. ^ O'Connor-Clarke, Charlie (22 June 2023). "We Need To Talk About Kevin: Special strike from Dos Santos in 2-2 stalemate". York United FC.
  17. ^ "Atlético Ottawa signs exciting Portuguese winger Kevin dos Santos". Atlético Ottawa. 20 February 2024.
  18. ^ Jacques, John (20 February 2024). "Atletico Ottawa Replaces Dos Santos With Dos Santos". Northern Tribune.
  19. ^ O'Connor-Clarke, Charlie (13 April 2024). "Highlights: Atlético Ottawa 2-1 York United — CPL Match #1". Canadian Premier League.
  20. ^ "Tadcaster Albion – Appearances – Kevin dos Santos – 2019–2020". Football Web Pages. Retrieved 23 September 2022.
  21. ^ "Tadcaster Albion – Appearances – Kevin dos Santos – 2020–2021". Football Web Pages. Retrieved 23 September 2022.
  22. ^ a b c d Kévin dos Santos at Soccerway
  23. ^ For FA Cup 2nd qualifying round: Simpson, Ray (18 September 2021). "Quakers held to a goalless draw in FA Cup". Darlington F.C. Retrieved 23 September 2022.
    Simpson, Ray (21 September 2021). "Quakers knocked out of Cup by lucky goal". Darlington F.C. Retrieved 23 September 2022.
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