Kevin Reginald Molino (born 17 June 1990) is a Trinidadian professional

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who plays as a winger for

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club

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and the Trinidad and Tobago national team.

Club career

Orlando City

After playing for several years in the

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, with San Juan Jabloteh and Ma Pau SC, Molino signed with Orlando City in the

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on 18 March 2011. He scored his first goal for his new club on 14 May in a 1–0 win over the

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. Following two seasons with Orlando, Molino had week-long trials with

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of the Netherlands and

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of Belgium in hopes of continuing his career in Europe. However, on 13 March 2013, it was announced that Molino had re-signed with Orlando for the

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. 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

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. Molino began the

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, 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

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and

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on 16 August 2014 with six games left in the season. Two games later on 23 August 2014, Molino scored in a league match against the

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to bring his goal tally to 16 for the season, setting the new single-season record in the process. Molino concluded Orlando City's final USL Pro season with a goal against the

, raising his final record-tally to 20 as Orlando City won its third Commissioner's Cup in four years. 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. On 3 April 2016, Molino scored his first goal for Orlando City from a penalty in a 4–1 win over

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Minnesota United

On 26 January 2017 it was announced that Molino would rejoin former coach

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after Minnesota paid Orlando City $650,000 in allocation money for the player. The transfer fee paid was reportedly tied for the largest exchange in league history. 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. Following Minnesota's 2020 season, Molino's contract expired. On 16 December 2020, Molino announced that he would not be rejoining Minnesota United.

Columbus Crew

On 7 January 2021,

announced the signing of Molino for the 2021

season. On 26 August 2021, it was announced that Molino had torn his right ACL, his second ACL tear in his right knee and third total in his MLS career.

International career

Molino has represented

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at international level. He was named in Trinidad's

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squad, and made his international debut versus

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on 4 November 2010.

Personal

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

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is a cricketer from

. He has played for

and

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as well as for Rajasthan Royals in the

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and in various other

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leagues around the world.

Career statistics

International goals

:''Scores and results list Trinidad and Tobago's goal tally first.''

Honours

Orlando City * USL Pro Cup:

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* Commissioner's Cup:

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Trinidad and Tobago *

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Runner-Up:

Individual *

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MVP:

*USL Pro Team of the Season:

*USL Pro single-season goal scoring record: 20 (

) *USL Pro single-season points record: 49 (

) *

Top Goal Scorer:

(joint with

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and

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)

References

External links

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