Kevin Pina
Cabo Verde
MID
Age
29
Appearances
0
Goals
0
About Kevin Pina
Kevin Pina is one of Pedro Leitão Brito's 26 for the 2026 World Cup, a midfielder in the Cabo Verde squad. The FC Krasnodar midfielder is 29 at kick-off and valued at around €5.00m, a former Cape Verde youth international and a 2024-25 Russian Premier League champion with Krasnodar in the club's first-ever title. He started Cabo Verde's landmark 2-1 victory over Ghana in 2023.
Cabo Verde were drawn in Group H, alongside Spain, Saudi Arabia and Uruguay. They open against Spain at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta on 15 June, then face Uruguay at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens on 21 June before meeting Saudi Arabia at NRG Stadium in Houston on 26 June. Cabo Verde reached the finals by winning CAF Group D, qualifying on 13 October 2025.
Cabo Verde were drawn in Group H, alongside Spain, Saudi Arabia and Uruguay. They open against Spain at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta on 15 June, then face Uruguay at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens on 21 June before meeting Saudi Arabia at NRG Stadium in Houston on 26 June. Cabo Verde reached the finals by winning CAF Group D, qualifying on 13 October 2025.
World Cup 2026 Stats
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Minutes played
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Goals
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Assists
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Key passes
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Accuracy
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Playing Style
A defensive midfielder who can also drop in at left-back, Pina is an important ball-winner and a Russian league champion with Krasnodar, combative and tidy once he wins the ball back. He stands 1.77 m, is two-footed, and brings a tireless work-rate to the middle for Pedro Leitão Brito at 29.
World Cup History
This is Kevin Pina's first senior World Cup. Pedro Leitão Brito has named the midfielder in Cabo Verde's 26, and he reaches the finals with no senior tournament behind him, a key engine-room presence for the nation's first trip to the world stage.
National Team
Cabo Verde
Tier 5
£4m
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Goal Rush Impact
Pina lands on the card with 34 caps and 3 goals for Cabo Verde, a ball-winner Pedro Leitão Brito values in the middle as a combative midfielder reaches his first World Cup. Cabo Verde are listed in Tier 5, costing £4m, the billing a team standing rather than the measure of any one name.
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Pina at the 2026 World Cup
Pina is a confirmed midfielder 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 June.
Picking Cabo Verde in Goal Rush
A Tier 5 team, Cabo Verde are set at £4m for the tournament. Cabo Verde were grouped with Spain, Saudi Arabia and Uruguay for the finals.
Kevin Pina World Cup 2026 FAQs
A Tier 5 team, Cabo Verde are set at £4m for the tournament. Pedro Leitão Brito takes Cabo Verde into the tournament, and on the card it is a team call for Cabo Verde, not an individual one.
Pina, a midfielder, plays for FC Krasnodar and turns out for Cabo Verde, and Pedro Leitão Brito named him in the squad bound for the 2026 World Cup, listed in the final 26.
No. Pina arrives without a senior World Cup to his name, so 2026 marks a first after Pedro Leitão Brito named him in Cabo Verde's 26.
At club level, Pina turns out for FC Krasnodar. Pedro Leitão Brito keeps him among Cabo Verde's midfielders in the final 26, and Cabo Verde face Spain first in Group H in mid-June.
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