Kévin Renato Fortes Oliveira (born 8 June 1996) is a Cape Verdean professional

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who plays as a midfielder for

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Club career

Swope Park Rangers

Oliveira signed for

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club the Swope Park Rangers on February 3, 2016. He scored his first goal for the side in its first-ever game on March 26, 2016 against Portland Timbers 2. Oliveira had three goals and four assists before suffering a torn ACL in his left knee in training in late June 2016, which ended his season.

Sporting Kansas City

On 15 September 2017, Oliveira signed with

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side

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, the parent club of Swope Park Rangers. On 10 December 2017, Oliveira was traded by Sporting Kansas City along with Tyler Pasher and a second-round pick in the

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to Atlanta United FC in exchange for Kenwyne Jones,

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, and a fourth-round pick in the 2021 MLS SuperDraft.

Ottawa Fury

On 18 January 2018, Oliveira signed with

side Ottawa Fury FC.

International career

Oliveira made his debut for the Cape Verde national team in a 2018 World Cup qualifier loss to Senegal in October 2017.

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* * * 1996 births Living people People from São Vicente, Cape Verde Portuguese expatriate footballers Portuguese footballers Association football midfielders Cape Verdean footballers S.L. Benfica B players S.C. Covilhã players Liga Portugal 2 players Sporting Kansas City II players Sporting Kansas City players Ottawa Fury FC players Doxa Katokopias FC players USL Championship players Major League Soccer players Cape Verde international footballers Expatriate soccer players in the United States Expatriate soccer players in Canada Expatriate footballers in Cyprus Cape Verdean expatriate sportspeople in the United States Portuguese expatriate sportspeople in the United States Cape Verdean expatriate sportspeople in Canada Portuguese expatriate sportspeople in Canada Cape Verdean expatriate sportspeople in Cyprus Portuguese expatriate sportspeople in Cyprus {{CapeVerde-footy-bio-stub