Kevin dos Santos

Kevin Dos Santos
dos Santos in 2023
Personal information
Full name Kevin David Nogueira Carvalho Santos
Date of birth (1999-11-20) 20 November 1999
Place of birth Alverca do Ribatejo, Portugal
Position Winger
Team information
Current team
 Derry City
Number 21
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)
2024–2025 Atlético Ottawa 36 (4)
2026– Derry City 11 (3)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 00:10, 6 July 2026 (UTC)

Kevin David Nogueira Carvalho Santos (born 20 November 1999) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a winger for League of Ireland Premier Division club Derry City.

Early life

dos Santos 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.[1]

Career

England

In 2019, dos 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]

dos Santos with York United in 2022

Canada

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]

Ireland

On 26 January 2026, dos Santos signed a two-year-contract with League of Ireland Premier Division club Derry City.[20][21]

Career statistics

As of match played 22 June 2026
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Tadcaster Albion 2019–20[22] Northern Premier League (NPL)
Division One North West		 19221–4[b]1254
2020–21[23] NPL Division One North West 6040–1[b]0110
Total 25261–51364
Darlington 2021–22[24][25] National League North 38420–1[b]0414
York United FC 2022[24] Canadian Premier League 14000–—140
2023[24] 26620–1[c]0296
Total 40620–10436
Atlético Ottawa 2024[24] Canadian Premier League 9000–1[d]0100
2025[24] 27451–2[e]0345
Total 36451–30445
Derry City 2026[24] League of Ireland Premier Division 113000[f]01[g]0123
Career total 150191520011117922

References

  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. ↑ "Bem-vindo Kévin dos Santos". 26 January 2026.
  21. ↑ "LOI transfers: Dos Santos becomes latest Derry recruit". 26 January 2026 – via www.rte.ie.
  22. ↑ "Tadcaster Albion – Appearances – Kevin dos Santos – 2019–2020". Football Web Pages. Retrieved 23 September 2022.
  23. ↑ "Tadcaster Albion – Appearances – Kevin dos Santos – 2020–2021". Football Web Pages. Retrieved 23 September 2022.
  24. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Kevin dos Santos at Soccerway
  25. ↑ 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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