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.
| 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 | 41 | (5) |
| 2023– | Metz | 29 | (1) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2023– | Algeria | 5 | (0) |
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*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) | |||
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]
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]
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]
La Louvière
F91 Dudelange
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