Kelvin Pires
Cabo Verde
DEF
Age
26
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About Kelvin Pires
Kelvin Pires is among the defenders Pedro Leitão Brito named in Cabo Verde's 26 for the 2026 World Cup, a centre-back who reaches the finals aged 26. He plays his club football for SJK Seinäjoki in Finland, where he has been a regular starter this season.
A Mindelo-born centre-back, Pires came up through the Cabo Verde set-up and has built his recent football in Finland with SJK Seinäjoki in the Veikkausliiga, the Finnish first division. His international career to date runs to 4 senior caps for Cabo Verde. They open the group stage in Group H, alongside Spain, Saudi Arabia and Uruguay, having qualified by winning CAF Group D in October 2025 to reach the nation's first-ever World Cup.
A Mindelo-born centre-back, Pires came up through the Cabo Verde set-up and has built his recent football in Finland with SJK Seinäjoki in the Veikkausliiga, the Finnish first division. His international career to date runs to 4 senior caps for Cabo Verde. They open the group stage in Group H, alongside Spain, Saudi Arabia and Uruguay, having qualified by winning CAF Group D in October 2025 to reach the nation's first-ever World Cup.
World Cup 2026 Stats
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Playing Style
A tall, right-footed centre-back who can also play in defensive midfield, Pires has been a regular starter for SJK Seinäjoki in Finland's Veikkausliiga. He stands 1.93 m and, since his international debut in 2021, has come up through the Cabo Verde set-up to become a senior pick. This season he has 7 appearances and a goal for SJK Seinäjoki, and at 26 he takes his place in Pedro Leitão Brito's 26-man squad for the finals.
World Cup History
The 2026 World Cup is set to be Kelvin Pires's first at senior level, with no senior World Cup on his record. His international career to date runs to 4 senior caps and 1 goal for Cabo Verde. Pedro Leitão Brito has named him in the 26-man squad for the finals, where he is among the defensive options for the group stage. He stays among Cabo Verde's centre-back choices on the final list, named in the squad for the group stage.
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Tier 5
£4m
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Goal Rush Impact
Pires's work for Cabo Verde is at the back, a centre-back who can also play defensive midfield, with 7 appearances and 1 goal for SJK Seinäjoki in Finland this season. He is one of the defenders in the group Pedro Leitão Brito takes into the finals. On the Goal Rush card Cabo Verde are a Tier 5 side at £4m, one of the lower bands on the card for an outsider in this group.
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Pires at the 2026 World Cup
Pires is a confirmed defender in Pedro Leitão Brito's 26-man Cabo Verde squad for the 2026 World Cup. He is in the Cabo Verde side opening their Group H campaign in mid-June.
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Cabo Verde carry a Tier 5 billing of £4m on the card. They open Group H against Spain on 15 June, with Pires among the defenders in the confirmed 26.
Kelvin Pires World Cup 2026 FAQs
Cabo Verde are a Tier 5 side at £4m on the Goal Rush card, one of the lower bands among the outsiders. Kelvin Pires is in Pedro Leitão Brito's confirmed 26 as a defender, so his role is the quick reference at that team price.
Pires is a defender for Cabo Verde, a centre-back by trade who can also play defensive midfield. He plays his club football for SJK Seinäjoki and is part of Pedro Leitão Brito's squad for the 2026 World Cup, named in the final 26.
No. He has no previous senior World Cup appearances. The 2026 World Cup would be his first, with his place confirmed in Pedro Leitão Brito's 26-man Cabo Verde squad after Cabo Verde won CAF Group D to reach the finals.
Pires plays his club football for SJK Seinäjoki in Finland. He is named among Cabo Verde's defenders in Pedro Leitão Brito's final 26, and takes his place in the squad for the group stage.
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