Kevin Molino

Kevin Molino (born 17 June 1990) is a Trinidadian professional footballer who currently plays as a midfielder for Columbus Crew SC in the Major League Soccer.

Kevin Molino
Molino with Minnesota United in 2017
Personal information
Full name Kevin Reginald Molino[1]
Date of birth (1990-06-17) 17 June 1990
Place of birth Carenage, Trinidad and Tobago
Height 5 ft 8 in (173 cm)
Position(s) Attacking midfielder, winger
Club information
Current team
 Columbus Crew
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2008 San Juan Jabloteh
2009–2011 Ma Pau SC
2011–2014 Orlando City (USL) 84 (25)
2015–2016 Orlando City 37 (11)
2017–2020 Minnesota United 67 (21)
2021– Columbus Crew 0 (0)
National team‡
2007 Trinidad and Tobago U17 1 (0)
2009 Trinidad and Tobago U20 13 (0)
2011–2013 Trinidad and Tobago U23 6 (5)
2010– Trinidad and Tobago 50 (21)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 8 November 2020 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 9 September 2019 (UTC)

Professional career

Orlando City

After playing for several years in the TT Pro League, with San Juan Jabloteh and Ma Pau SC, Molino signed with Orlando City in the USL Professional Division on 18 March 2011.[2] He scored his first goal for his new club on 14 May in a 1–0 win over the Pittsburgh Riverhounds.[3] Following two seasons with Orlando, Molino had week-long trials with PSV Eindhoven of the Netherlands and Zulte Waregem of Belgium in hopes of continuing his career in Europe.[4] However, on 13 March 2013, it was announced that Molino had re-signed with Orlando for the 2013 USL Pro season.[5] On 10 January 2014, Molino signed a new two-year contract with Orlando City which would keep him at the club when they transition into Major League Soccer for the 2015 season despite heavy interest from other MLS and foreign suitors. The deal made Molino the first player signed to Orlando's MLS roster.[6]

Molino began the 2014 USL Pro season, the club's final season in the league, with 15 goals in his first 21 matches, the most in the league at that point in the season. Molino tied the league single-season goal scoring record of 15 shared by Dom Dwyer and José Angulo on 16 August 2014[7] with six games left in the season.[8] Two games later on 23 August 2014, Molino scored in a league match against the Richmond Kickers to bring his goal tally to 16 for the season, setting the new single-season record in the process.[9] Molino concluded Orlando City's final USL Pro season with a goal against the Richmond Kickers, raising his final record-tally to 20 as Orlando City won its third Commissioner's Cup in four years.[10]

On 2 May 2015, during Orlando City's friendly against Ponte Preta, Molino tore his right ACL and missed the remainder of the 2015 MLS season.[11] On 3 April 2016, Molino scored his first goal for Orlando City from a penalty in a 4–1 win over Portland Timbers.[12]

Minnesota United

On 26 January 2017 it was announced that Molino would rejoin former coach Adrian Heath at Minnesota United FC after Minnesota paid Orlando City $650,000 in allocation money for the player.[13] The transfer fee paid was reportedly tied for the largest exchange in league history.[14] On 10 March 2018, during the second game of Minnesota United FC's season, Molino tore his left ACL in a match against Orlando City FC after scoring two goals in the first game of the season.[15]

Following Minnesota's 2020 season, Molino's contract expired.[16] On 16 December 2020, Molino announced that he would not be rejoining Minnesota United.[17]

Columbus Crew

On 7 January 2021, Columbus Crew announced the signing of Molino for the 2021 Major League Soccer season.[18]

International career

Molino has represented Trinidad and Tobago at international level. He was named in Trinidad's 2010 Caribbean Championship squad, and made his international debut versus Guyana on 4 November 2010.[19]

Personal

In early 2015, Molino received his U.S. green card which qualifies him as a domestic player for MLS roster purposes.[20]

Career statistics
As of 1 March 2020[21]
Club Season League Cup League Cup Continental Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Ma Pau SC 2010–11 TT Pro League 400010— 50
Total 4000100050
Orlando City 2011 USL 2421100— 253
2012 2421100— 253
2013 1823000— 182
2014 28202200— 3022
2015 MLS 700000— 70
2016 30112100— 3212
Total 1313795000014042
Minnesota United 2017 MLS 3070000— 307
2018 220000— 22
2019 1733010— 213
2020 189— 34— 2113
Total 67213010007425
Columbus Crew 2021 MLS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Career total 20658125200021967

International goals
Scores and results list Trinidad and Tobago's goal tally first.[22]
No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.7 October 2011Bermuda National Stadium, Hamilton, Bermuda Bermuda1–21–22014 FIFA World Cup qualification
2.22 January 2012Hasley Crawford Stadium, Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago Finland2–12–3Friendly
3.11 December 2012Antigua Recreation Ground, St. John's, Antigua and Barbuda Dominican Republic2–12–12012 Caribbean Cup
4.15 July 2013BBVA Compass Stadium, Houston, United States Honduras2–02–02013 CONCACAF Gold Cup
5.5 September 2013King Fahd International Stadium, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia United Arab Emirates3–33–32013 OSN Cup
6.8 October 2014Ato Boldon Stadium, Couva, Trinidad and Tobago Dominican Republic1–06–12014 Caribbean Cup qualification
7.2–0
8.3–0
9.12 October 2014 Antigua and Barbuda1–01–0
10.11 November 2014Montego Bay Sports Complex, Montego Bay, Jamaica Curaçao3–23–22014 Caribbean Cup
11.13 November 2014 French Guiana1–04–2
12.2–0
13.29 March 2016Hasley Crawford Stadium, Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago Saint Vincent and the Grenadines4–06–02018 FIFA World Cup qualification
14.5 October 2016Ato Boldon Stadium, Couva, Trinidad and Tobago Dominican Republic1–04–02017 Caribbean Cup qualification
15.2–0
16.4–0
17.24 March 2017Hasley Crawford Stadium, Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago Panama1–01–02018 FIFA World Cup qualification
18.12 June 2017Estadio Nacional de Costa Rica, San José, Costa Rica Costa Rica1–11–2
19.11 November 2017Ato Boldon Stadium, Couva, Trinidad and Tobago Grenada2–22–2Friendly
20.26 June 2019Children's Mercy Park, Kansas City, United States Guyana1–11–12019 CONCACAF Gold Cup
21.9 September 2019Hasley Crawford Stadium, Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago Martinique1–02–22019–20 CONCACAF Nations League A

Honours

Orlando City

Individual

International

References
  1. "40-Player National Team Roster: 2019 Concacaf Gold Cup: Trinidad and Tobago" (PDF). CONCACAF. p. 15. Retrieved 21 May 2019 – via Bernews.
  2. "Orlando City Signs Trinidadian International Kevin Molino". Our Sports Central. 18 March 2011. Retrieved 18 December 2017.
  3. http://uslpro.uslsoccer.com/scripts/runisa.dll?M2:gp::72013+Elements/Display+E+47107+Stats/+2175625
  4. "Molino tries out for PSV". Trinidad Express. 22 October 2012. Archived from the original on 1 December 2017. Retrieved 18 December 2017.
  5. "Molino Returns To Orlando". USL Pro. 13 March 2013. Archived from the original on 11 January 2014. Retrieved 14 March 2013.
  6. Tenorio, Paul (10 January 2014). "Orlando City signs Kevin Molino to two-year deal, making him Lions' first MLS player". Orlando Sentinel. Retrieved 18 December 2017.
  7. "Lions Take Victory Against City Islanders". USL Pro. 16 August 2014. Archived from the original on 19 August 2014. Retrieved 18 August 2014.
  8. Carnahan, J.C. (19 August 2014). "After tying Dom Dwyer's USL PRO record, Orlando City's Kevin Molino hopes to mirror MLS success". Major League Soccer. Retrieved 18 December 2017.
  9. "MOLINO BREAKS USL PRO GOAL SCORING RECORD IN THRILLING 3–2 VICTORY". Orlando City Soccer Club. 23 August 2014. Archived from the original on 26 August 2014. Retrieved 24 August 2014.
  10. "Molino Lifts Lions Past Kickers". USL Pro. 6 September 2014. Archived from the original on 9 September 2014. Retrieved 7 September 2014.
  11. "Kevin Molino Tears Right ACL, Will Miss Remainder of the 2015 MLS Season". Orlando City Soccer Club. 3 May 2015. Retrieved 18 December 2017.
  12. Tim Hill (8 April 2016). "MLS preview: Kaka's back for Orlando City – and he's still brilliant". The Guardian. Retrieved 18 December 2017.
  13. Couch, Ben (26 January 2017). "Minnesota United FC acquire Kevin Molino for $650,000 in allocation money". Major League Soccer. Retrieved 18 December 2017.
  14. Baer, Benjamin (26 January 2017). "Baer: Will Kevin Molino be worth the cost for Minnesota United FC?". Major League Soccer. Retrieved 18 December 2017.
  15. Tenorino, Paul (22 October 2018). "Minnesota United's Kevin Molino to miss remainder of 2018 season". mlssoccer.com.
  16. "2020 End of Season Roster Updates | Minnesota United FC". Retrieved 2 February 2021.
  17. "Winger Kevin Molino says he's not returning to Minnesota United | MLSsoccer.com". Retrieved 2 February 2021.
  18. "Columbus Crew SC signs winger Kevin Molino from free agency | Columbus Crew SC". Retrieved 2 February 2021.
  19. "Kevin Molino Profile". Caribbean Football Database. Retrieved 18 December 2017.
  20. Tenorio, Paul (21 February 2015). "Carolina Challenge Cup Game 1: Orlando City vs. New York City FC". Orlando Sentinel. Retrieved 18 December 2017.
  21. "Cyle Larin". ESPN FC. Archived from the original on 30 September 2015. Retrieved 4 October 2015.
  22. "CFD Profile". Caribbean Football Database. Retrieved 20 August 2014.
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  27. "Jamaica capture Caribbean Cup in shootout win over Trinidad & Tobago; Union's Andre Blake makes key save". Major League Soccer. 18 November 2014. Archived from the original on 21 November 2014. Retrieved 19 November 2014.
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