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Cagliari have officially confirmed Kevin Carlos as their new centre-forward.

As announced on the rossoblu club’s official website, “Cagliari Calcio announce that they have acquired from Nice the rights to the sporting performances of the player Kevin Carlos, who joins the rossoblu on loan with an option to buy.”

Who he is

Born in Ceuta in 2001 to Nigerian parents, he developed through the youth system at Huesca, the club where he made his senior debut in the Copa del Rey in December 2020. He scored his first goal in professional football the following year, again in the domestic cup. In January 2023, he moved to Real Betis on loan and joined up with the reserve side, before heading to Switzerland that summer to sign for Yverdon. That period in Switzerland proved crucial to his progress: with 14 goals, enough to finish as the league’s top scorer in the 2023/24 season, Kevin Carlos established himself as one of Europe’s most promising young strikers.

That was followed by a transfer to Basel in the summer of 2024, where he completed a league and cup double while scoring 14 goals across all competitions. His performances then earned him a move to France with Nice, where he scored his first goal on 2 October 2025 in the away Europa League match against Fenerbahce.

Standing 186 centimetres tall and naturally right-footed, Carlos is a centre-forward who combines physical strength with the pace to attack space in behind. He also offers excellent technique and genuine quality in his link-up play. Strong in the air, and with the build and speed to be effective both in direct battles with defenders and when exploiting open space, he gives Cagliari a complete option in attack.