Kelvin Pires
SJK Seinajoki · DF #25 · Cabo Verde · Group H 59Rating5Caps1Goals26Age
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Club season 2025/26 Veikkausliiga (2026 season)
7
Apps
630
Minutes
1
Goals
0
Assists
4
Yellow
International
5
Caps
1
Goals
Form
Veikkausliiga season runs spring-autumn 2026; first Veikkausliiga player at a World Cup since 2018
Date of birth2000-06-05 (age 26) NationalityCabo Verde ClubSJK Seinajoki · Finland LeagueVeikkausliiga PositionDF · #25 Height— Preferred foot— Market value—
Born in Praia and raised in Portugal, Nuno da Costa started his senior career in France's fifth tier with Aubagne before climbing to Ligue 1 with Strasbourg, where he won the 2019 Coupe de la Ligue. He had a brief spell at Nottingham Forest and later played for Auxerre, and now leads the line in Turkey with Istanbul Basaksehir. The forward scored on his Cape Verde debut and is a squad option at their first World Cup.
- Scored on his senior international debut for Cape Verde in 2016
- Won the 2019 Coupe de la Ligue with Strasbourg
- Rose from France's fifth tier to Ligue 1 and the Premier League's Nottingham Forest
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