Kevin dos Santos
Portuguese footballer (born 1999)
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.
Career
England
In 2019, dos 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.
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