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Khellven finished the year at Palmeiras as the starting right-back, leaving the Argentine Agustín Giay on the bench. Despite some ups and downs and a foot injury during the year, he ended up as Abel Ferreira’s first choice. Gazeta Esportiva conducted a poll to find out the fans’ opinion about the performance of the number 12.

The results showed that most people rated Khellven’s season as average, with 44.96% of the votes. A significant portion also rated him as “good,” with 31%. Meanwhile, 15.5% considered it “terrible,” 6.98% as “very good,” and only 1.55% voted for “excellent.”

Back in Brazilian football after two years at CSKA in Russia, Khellven joined Palmeiras to replace Mayke, who had been at the club since 2017. The right-back was signed for R$ 32 million and signed a contract until July 2030.

Khellven’s run was disrupted by injury

Between September and October, Khellven missed five games for Palmeiras due to a right foot injury suffered in the first leg of the Libertadores quarterfinals against River Plate.

Khellven’s numbers for Palmeiras

The right-back played 19 matches for Palmeiras and contributed two assists. According to Sofascore statistics, he had an average performance on both sides of the field. Defensively, he was dribbled past on average once per match and recorded an average of 0.63 interceptions per game. Offensively, he performed better: there were 28 long passes, 10 successful dribbles, and an average 80% passing accuracy.

Looking ahead to next season

Hoping to remain a starter at Palmeiras, Khellven will return to training with the rest of the squad at the Football Academy on January 4. Verdão’s first match of the season is on January 11, against Portuguesa, at Canindé.

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