Kevin Van Den Kerkhof

Kevin Daniel Van Den Kerkhof Guitoun (Arabic: كيفن دانيال فان دن كيركوف جيتون; born 14 March 1996) is a professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Ligue 1 club Metz. Born in France, he plays for the Algeria national team.

Kevin Van Den Kerkhof
Personal information
Full name Kevin Daniel Van Den Kerkhof Guitoun
Date of birth (1996-03-14) 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 38 (5)
2023– Metz 0 (0)
International career‡
2023– Algeria 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 27 June 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 01:50, 3 April 2023 (UTC)

Club career

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]

International career

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 for 2 AFCON qualifiers against Niger.[6]

Personal life

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

La Louvière

F91 Dudelange

Individual

References
  1. 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. M, B. G. & H. "Kevin Van Den Kerkhof, l'homme à suivre à La Neuville". DHnet.
  7. "Ligue 2 : Arouna Sangante dans l'équipe type de la saison". Wiwsport.com (in French). 29 May 2023. Retrieved 29 May 2023.
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