He signed with OGC Nice on August 18, 2025, after a 15-goal season with FC Basel. A key player in his first Ligue 1 match, where he forced an own goal by Auxerre (a 3-1 victory on August 23), Kevin Carlos played 35 games in the red-and-black jersey during his first season in France.
Although the powerful forward failed to find the back of the net in domestic competition, he scored twice in the Europa League, against Fenerbahçe and Freiburg.
