Kellian van der Kaap

In this Dutch name, the surname is van der Kaap, not Kaap.
Kellian van der Kaap
van der Kaap warming up for Levski in 2022
Personal information
Date of birth (1998-11-08) 8 November 1998 (age 26)[1]
Place of birth Groningen, Netherlands
Height 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)[2]
Position(s) Centre-back
Team information
Current team
 Levski Sofia
Number 5
Youth career
–2009 SV Marum[3]
2009–2010 Cambuur[3]
2010–2011 Groningen[3]
2011–2017 Be Quick[3]
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2018 Harkemase Boys 29 (2)
2018–2019 Jong Groningen 31 (2)
2019–2020 Cambuur 11 (1)
2020–2021 Maccabi Netanya 26 (1)
2021 Viborg 1 (0)
2022– Levski Sofia 81 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14:29, 8 December 2024 (UTC)

Kellian-Key Albertus Alexander van der Kaap[4] (born 8 November 1998) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a centre back for Bulgarian First League club Levski Sofia.

Career

Born in Groningen, he joined SC Cambuur in the summer of 2019.[5] He made his debut for the club on 13 September 2019 as a substitute in a 5–1 victory at home to Helmond Sport.[1]

He signed for Maccabi Netanya for an undisclosed fee in September 2020.[6][7] On 5 August 2021, van der Kaap joined Danish Superliga club Viborg FF on a deal until June 2024.[8] He made only two appearances for the club, before signing with Bulgarian First League club Levski Sofia on 19 January 2022.[9]

Honours

Levski Sofia

References

  1. ^ a b "Kellian van der Kaap". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL. Retrieved 31 May 2020.
  2. ^ "Kellian van der Kaap" (in Dutch). SC Cambuur. Retrieved 31 May 2020.
  3. ^ a b c d Harkemase Boys trekt twee regionale talenten aan, rtvnof.nl, 26 April 2017
  4. ^ "Albertus van der Kaap".
  5. ^ "Van der Kaap en Bouman naar SC Cambuur". www.boerenmacht.nl (in Dutch). 27 May 2019. Retrieved 31 May 2020.
  6. ^ "Cambuurspeler Kellian van der Kaap naar Israël". Omrop Fryslân (in Dutch). 28 September 2020. Retrieved 29 September 2020.
  7. ^ Verhaar, Thijs (16 February 2021). "Drie jaar geleden speelde ik bij de amateurs en nu tegen dit soort CL-gasten". Voetbalzone (in Dutch).
  8. ^ "VFF henter hollandsk midtstopper". Viborg F.F. Prof. Fodbold A/S (in Danish). 5 August 2021.
  9. ^ Kristensen, Danni (19 January 2022). "Officielt: Viborg FF sælger forsvarsspiller til Bulgarien - fik kun to førsteholdskampe for klubben". viborg-folkeblad.dk (in Danish).