Kellian van der Kaap

Kellian van der Kaap
van der Kaap warming up for Cambuur in 2020
Personal information
Date of birth (1998-11-08) 8 November 1998[1]
Place of birth Groningen, Netherlands
Height 1.89 m (6 ft 2+1⁄2 in)[2]
Position Centre-back
Team information
Current team
Al-Sailiya
Number 55
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)
2022–2025 Levski Sofia 115 (2)
2025– Al-Sailiya 10 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 19:55, 28 December 2025 (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 Qatar Stars League club Al-Sailiya.

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. 1 2 "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. 1 2 3 4 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).