Kevin Van Den Kerkhof

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Kevin Guitoun
Personal information
Full name Kevin Daniel Van Den Kerkhof Guitoun
Date of birth (1996-03-14) 14 March 1996 (age 28)
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 38 (5)
2023– Metz 8 (1)
International career‡
2023– Algeria 5 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12 November 2023
‡ 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 French-born professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Ligue 1 club Metz and 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

Individual

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b Mollereau, Julien. "[BGL Ligue] F91 : VDK, on dirait presque du Pavard".
  2. ^ "Kevin Van den Kerkhof rejoint l'Olympic". 17 May 2019. Archived from the original on 3 August 2022. Retrieved 3 August 2022.
  3. ^ "Football : un TGV vers le monde pro, Kevin Van den Kerkhof ne perd plus de temps". La Voix du Nord. 11 July 2021.
  4. ^ Butel, Simon. "[BGL Ligue] Kevin Van den Kerkhof rejoindra Régis Brouard à Bastia cet été".
  5. ^ "SC BASTIA - STADE LAVALLOIS MFC (0-2) / Résumé (SCB - LAVAL MFC) 2022/2023". Ligue2.
  6. ^ "Trois Verts dans l'équipe type de la saison". AS Saint-Étienne. 28 May 2023. Retrieved 13 January 2024.
  7. ^ M, B. G. & H. "Kevin Van Den Kerkhof, l'homme à suivre à La Neuville". DHnet.
  8. ^ "Transfert : L'AS Saint Etienne veut Kevin Guitoun". La Gazette Du Fennec (in French). 27 March 2023. Retrieved 12 January 2024.
  9. ^ "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.
  10. ^ "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]

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