Kevin Kelsy made the leap to European football a couple of months ago after being hired by Shakhtar Donetsk from Ukraine. Last Thursday the 23rd, the barely 18-year-old striker made his debut with the Ukrainians in the Europa League, giving his team a pass to the round of 16 after scoring the decisive penalty in a shootout against Rennes of France.
His South American was not the best, but he had to have something for a European team to be interested in him. 🇻🇪
Today it was his turn to kick the defining penalty to qualify for the 8th final of the Europa League. 🇺🇦
What a Kevin Kelsy personality.
— Elias Lopez (@eliaslopezvzla) February 23, 2023
The striker was born in Valencia on July 27, 2004 in the city of Valencia and his training as a professional footballer was with Guyana minersmaking his debut with that club in 2021 and achieving consolidation a year later.
Kelsy in his internship with Mineros de Guayana he scored five goals in 31 games in 2022.
The 1.93 meter tall Carabobeño went from the Venezuelan club to Boston River in Uruguay and without having made his debut in this country, he signed for the Shakhtar hasta 2028.
In addition, he has been international with Venezuela in the sub-20 category, even playing the most recent South American of the category.
Kevin Kelsy did not have the best South American under-20 with Venezuela, but he quickly had his revenge, since he made his debut with the Ukrainian team in the second leg of the Europa League round of 16 against Rennes, entering the 112th minute of extra time and He had the responsibility of kicking the decisive penalty in the shootout for his new team to qualify.
KEVIN KELSY
He was one of the most criticized of 🇻🇪 in the Sub 20, when the signing for Shakhtar became official, many said that the best thing about him was his agent… Yesterday he made his debut with his new team in the Europa League and scored the decisive penalty to advance to the round. pic.twitter.com/T8HUciqgPX
– Jose Perez (@JosePerez1205) February 24, 2023