KELVIN PIRES
Defender · SJK · Veikkausliiga
“No-frills centre-back who keeps Cape Verde compact.”
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GoalPost read
No-frills centre-back who keeps Cape Verde compact.
6 GPS components
GoalPost value
What GoalPost values him at
range pending · wider band
What he’s worth on the pitch today — our number, not the market’s. No-frills centre-back who keeps Cape Verde compact.
GPS / value trend
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Value trajectory
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Scouting report
GoalPost confidence
62%
Last Updated
Model updated
After latest GoalPost refresh
GoalPost verdict
No-frills centre-back who keeps Cape Verde compact.
Impact
Useful
Form Trend
Tracked
Peak Age
26-28
Potential
Role fit
Overall profile
Attacking DNA
Elite strengths
Current-season output
0Primary GoalPost strength relative to role peers
Role reliability
100Reliable plus trait in current sample
Availability signal
0Repeatable action profile in this role
Tournament context
81Positive contributor in team context
Watch-outs
Movement
Creation
Counter attacks
Per-90 breakdown
Detailed per-90 metrics compared to role peers
0.00
1.50
per 90
1.00
—
100%
0.00
2.5
Key metrics
Goals / 90
0.00
season rate
Shots / 90
1.50
shot volume
Shot accuracy
67%
2/3 on target
Conversion
—
goals per shot
Dribbles / 90
1.00
success rate proxy
Key passes / 90
0.00
chance creation
Player intelligence
Workrate
Defensive actions & pressing intensity
Ball progression
Progressive carries & passing impact
Team impact
Awaiting impact sample
Playing style
Kelvin Pires is a stay-at-home defender who prioritises positioning, spacing and simple, clean defending. In the centre-back role, he reads danger early, holds his line and clears the box without fuss, making the defensive shape easier for everyone around him. His game is about discipline and reliability rather than flair.
View style breakdown →World Cup 2026 outlook
Cape Verde need defenders who make the team harder to break down, and Pires fits that brief. In 2026, his value is in bringing calm structure and trusted coverage to a squad that will need every defensive detail to be right.
View projection →GoalPost combines model score, role profile, value, and availability into the current player read. View the full model →
Analysis overview
Kelvin Pires is a stay-at-home defender who prioritises positioning, spacing and simple, clean defending. In the centre-back role, he reads danger early, holds his line and clears the box without fuss, making the defensive shape easier for everyone around him. His game is about discipline and reliability rather than flair.
Player impact
awaiting on-pitch impact sample
Style profile
How he plays
Shot profile
Shots / 90
1.50
SoT / 90
1.00
Accuracy
67%
Conversion
—
Goal Threat coverage is not available for this player yet, so this card shows only raw shooting rates.
Source context
Role read
Defender
Primary scouting role derived from position and season profile.
Availability
Managed
Recent injury history is present, so workload context matters.
Coverage
7 apps
Analysis uses season-level profile until match-form rollups populate.
Player intelligence
Workrate
Defensive actions & pressing intensity
Ball progression
Progressive carries & passing impact
Team impact
Awaiting measured on-pitch impact sample
Ball carrying impact
Drives progress through pace and close control.
Finishing impact
Converts chances at a rate above role expectation.
Creative impact
Creates chances through runs and combinations.
Defensive impact
Presses and recovers possession effectively.
Clutch factor
Delivers in high-pressure and big moments.
Scouting summary
No-frills centre-back who keeps Cape Verde compact.
Performance overview
2024/25 season by competition
| Competition | Apps | Goals | Assists | Mins | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Veikkausliiga | 7 | 0 | 0 | 180 | 6.85 |
| Total | 7 | 0 | 0 | 180 | 6.85 |
Recent form
Match-form data is pending for this player. This will populate after the rollup is deployed and backfilled.
Advanced performance
Goals
0.00
Shots
1.50
per 90
Shots on target
0.29
Conversion %
—
Dribbles
100%
Key passes
0.00
Pass accuracy
85%
Fouls won
0.50
per 90
Def actions
2.50
pressure work
Match-by-match breakdown
| Date | Opponent | Competition | Result | Mins | Goals | Assists | Rating |
|---|
Minutes played
Total minutes
Veikkausliiga180 (100%)Career timeline
Career stats by season
| Season | Club | Competition | Apps | Goals | Assists | G/A per 90 | Avg rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026/27 |  SJK | Veikkausliiga | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 6.85 |
| 2025/26 | SJK | Veikkausliiga | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 6.72 |
| 2024/25 | SJK | Veikkausliiga | 32 | 3 | 0 | 0.09 | — |
| 2023/24 |  AS Trencin | Cup | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | — |
| 2022/23 | AS Trencin | Super Liga | 33 | 6 | 0 | 0.18 | — |
Career highlights
Honors are not available yet.
Career timeline detail
SJK
2024 – 2025
Apps
62
Goals
3
Assists
0
Minutes
3,916
Competition breakdown
| Veikkausliiga | 7 app | 0 g | 6.85 |
| Veikkausliiga | 23 app | 0 g | 6.72 |
| Veikkausliiga | 32 app | 3 g | — |
Goal timeline
3 goals in selected spell
Career milestones
International career
Cape Verde
WC trophies
0
Avg rating
6.85
Major tournaments
World Cup 2026
United States · Canada · Mexico
Jun 11 – Jul 19, 2026
days to go
Cape Verde
Group context
Tournament overview
Cape Verde need defenders who make the team harder to break down, and Pires fits that brief. In 2026, his value is in bringing calm structure and trusted coverage to a squad that will need every defensive detail to be right.
Appearances
1
Best finish
Debut
FIFA rank
72
Titles
0
Cape Verde · group
Current GoalPost form
GPS
69
Avg rating
6.85
Minutes
180
G/A 90
0.00
Current club-season GoalPost context only. Player-level World Cup form appears when tournament history is ingested.
Tournament role
Current GoalPost signals
Tournament history coverage
Player-level World Cup goal maps, goals by stage, and all-time form are intentionally hidden until tournament-history ingestion is available.
Cape Verde · fixtures
| Date | Opponent | Venue | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 15 | Spain | Mercedes-Benz Stadium | 4:00 PM |
| Jun 21 | Uruguay | Hard Rock Stadium | 10:00 PM |
| Jun 27 | Saudi Arabia | NRG Stadium | 12:00 AM |
Kelvin Pires · projection status
Awaiting forecast/awards feed
Player-level tournament projection will appear when the forecast or awards stack provides a sourced probability.
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