Kevin Van Den Kerkhof
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Kevin Daniel Van Den Kerkhof Guitoun | ||
| Date of birth | 14 March 1996 | ||
| Place of birth | Maubeuge, France | ||
| Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Right-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Metz | ||
| Number | 22 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Valenciennes | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2014–2015 | Aulnoye | 6 | (0) |
| 2015–2016 | Lorient B | 4 | (0) |
| 2016–2017 | Feignies Aulnoye | 20 | (0) |
| 2017–2019 | La Louvière | 55 | (12) |
| 2019–2020 | Olympic Charleroi | 23 | (5) |
| 2020–2022 | F91 Dudelange | 59 | (16) |
| 2022–2023 | Bastia | 41 | (5) |
| 2023– | Metz | 29 | (1) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2023– | Algeria | 5 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 00:20, 3 June 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 9 January 2024 (UTC) | |||
Kevin Daniel Van Den Kerkhof Guitoun (Arabic: كيفن دانيال فان دين كيرخوف ڨيطون; born 14 March 1996), called Kevin Guitoun in Algeria, is a professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Ligue 2 club Metz. Born in France, he plays for the Algeria national team.
Club career
[edit]A youth product of Valenciennes, Van Den Kerkhof began his footballing career with Aulnoye in 2014, before moving to the reserves of Lorient in 2015.[1] After a big injury he returned to Feignies Aulnoye, before moving to Belgium with La Louvière in 2017. In 2019, he moved to the Belgian National Division 1 club Olympic Charleroi.[2] After one season there, he transferred to the Luxembourgian club F91 Dudelange, where he scored 17 goals and had 13 assist in two seasons.[3] On 12 May 2022, he returned to France with Ligue 2 club Bastia.[4] He made his professional debut in a 2–0 Ligue 2 loss to Laval on 30 July 2022.[5] In his first season at the club, Van Den Kerkhof was named in the UNFP Ligue 2 Team of the Year.[6]
International career
[edit]Born in Maubeuge, Van Den Kerkhof was born to an Algerian father and French mother. He was called up to the Algerian squad for the first time in March 2023[7] and made his debut in a 1–0 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier against Niger on 27 March.[8]
In December 2023, he was named in Algeria's squad for the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations.[9]
Personal life
[edit]Van Den Kerkhof uses the name Kevin Guitoun in Algeria. He is a close friend of French international Benjamin Pavard, having been born a couple of weeks before in the same small town of Maubeuge.[1]
Honours
[edit]La Louvière
F91 Dudelange
- Luxembourg National Division: 2021–22; runners-up: 2020–21
- Luxembourg Cup runners-up: 2021–22
Individual
- UNFP Ligue 2 Team of the Year: 2022–23[10]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Mollereau, Julien. "[BGL Ligue] F91 : VDK, on dirait presque du Pavard".
- ^ "Kevin Van den Kerkhof rejoint l'Olympic". 17 May 2019. Archived from the original on 3 August 2022. Retrieved 3 August 2022.
- ^ "Football : un TGV vers le monde pro, Kevin Van den Kerkhof ne perd plus de temps". La Voix du Nord. 11 July 2021.
- ^ Butel, Simon. "[BGL Ligue] Kevin Van den Kerkhof rejoindra Régis Brouard à Bastia cet été".
- ^ "SC BASTIA - STADE LAVALLOIS MFC (0-2) / Résumé (SCB - LAVAL MFC) 2022/2023". Ligue2.
- ^ "Trois Verts dans l'équipe type de la saison". AS Saint-Étienne. 28 May 2023. Retrieved 13 January 2024.
- ^ M, B. G. & H. "Kevin Van Den Kerkhof, l'homme à suivre à La Neuville". DHnet.
- ^ "Transfert : L'AS Saint Etienne veut Kevin Guitoun". La Gazette Du Fennec (in French). 27 March 2023. Retrieved 12 January 2024.
- ^ "CAN 2024 : L'Algérie Dévoile sa Liste Officielle – Qui Sont les Fennecs Prêts à Conquérir l'Afrique ?" (in French). Algérie-Focus. 30 December 2023. Retrieved 12 January 2024.
- ^ "Ligue 2 : Arouna Sangante dans l'équipe type de la saison". Wiwsport.com (in French). 29 May 2023. Retrieved 29 May 2023.
External links
[edit]- Kevin Van Den Kerkhof at Soccerway
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