| Kelvin Pires | |
| Full Name: | Kelvin Spencer Pires |
| Height: | 1.93m |
| Birth Date: | 5 June 2000 |
| Birth Place: | Mindelo, Cape Verde |
| Currentclub: | SJK |
| Position: | Centre-back |
| Youthclubs1: | Batuque |
| Years1: | 2019–2020 |
| Years2: | 2020–2024 |
| Caps2: | 52 |
| Goals2: | 4 |
| Years3: | 2024 |
| Clubs3: | → SJK (loan) |
| Caps3: | 26 |
| Goals3: | 1 |
| Years4: | 2025– |
| Caps4: | 0 |
| Goals4: | 0 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2021– |
| Nationalcaps1: | 2 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
| Club-Update: | 2 November 2024 |
| Nationalteam-Update: | 06:54, 13 June 2022 (UTC) |
Kelvin Spencer Pires (born 5 June 2000) is a Cape Verdean footballer who plays as a centre back for Veikkausliiga club SJK.
Pires made his Fortuna Liga debut for AS Trenčín against FC Spartak Trnava on 6 March 2021.[1]
On 6 February 2024, Pires was loaned out to Finnish Veikkausliiga club SJK for the 2024 season.[2]
On 14 November 2024, Pires signed a permanent contract with SJK, on a two-year deal with a two-year option, for an undisclosed fee.[3]
Pires made his debut with the Cape Verde national team in a 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification home fixture with Nigeria on 4 September 2021. He was featured in the starting-XI and completed the entirety of the match. Cape Verde lost 1–2.[4]
| Club | Season | League | National cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| AS Trenčín | 2020–21 | Slovak Super Liga | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 2 | 0 | |||
| 2021–22 | Slovak Super Liga | 23 | 0 | 3 | 0 | – | – | 26 | 0 | ||||
| 2022–23 | Slovak Super Liga | 27 | 4 | 6 | 2 | – | – | 33 | 6 | ||||
| 2023–24 | Slovak Super Liga | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | – | – | 3 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 52 | 4 | 12 | 2 | – | – | – | – | 64 | 6 | |||
| SJK (loan) | 2024 | Veikkausliiga | 26 | 1 | 4 | 2 | – | 2 | 0 | 32 | 3 | ||
| SJK | 2025 | Veikkausliiga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Career total | 78 | 5 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 96 | 9 | |||