Kelvin Mateus de Oliveira

Early years and Porto

Born in Curitiba, Paraná, Kelvin spent two seasons with local Paraná Clube in the Série B. In late June 2011, aged only 18, he signed with FC Porto in Portugal. Together with teammate Christian Atsu, Kelvin was sent on loan to fellow Primeira Liga club Rio Ave F.C. for the 2011–12 campaign. He made his debut in the competition on 21 August 2011, in a 1–0 away loss to Académica de Coimbra. Kelvin returned to Porto for 2012–13, spending most of the season with the reserves in the Segunda Liga. He managed to score, however, three important goals for the first team as a substitute, helping to home wins against S.C. Braga (3–1) and S.L. Benfica (2–1), the latter coming in the 92nd minute.

Loans

On 13 January 2015, Kelvin joined SE Palmeiras on a loan deal. He played five games as they won the Copa do Brasil that year, and scored in a 5–1 home victory (6–2 aggregate) in the second leg of the second round against Sampaio Corrêa Futebol Clube on 12 May. Kelvin moved to São Paulo FC, also on loan, on 2 February 2016. On 6 April, he recorded the first continental goal of his career, in a 6–0 home thrashing of Venezuela's Trujillanos F.C. in the group stage of the Copa Libertadores. He scored once in the national league on 11 September, opening a 3–1 defeat of Figueirense FC. On 3 February 2017, Kelvin was loaned to CR Vasco da Gama. Limited by injury in his first year in Rio de Janeiro, he nonetheless had his link extended the following January;…

As of match played 25 November 2023

Porto

Primeira Liga: 2012–13 Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira: 2013 Taça da Liga runner-up: 2012–13 Palmeiras

Copa do Brasil: 2015