Kellian van der Kaap

Dutch footballer

Kellian van der Kaap
Personal information
van der Kaap warming up for Levski in 2022
Date of birth	(1998-11-08) 8 November 1998 (age 25)^[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
0000–2009	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	59	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:43, 3 April 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

Bulgarian Cup: 2021–22

References

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