| Kevin Guitoun | |
| Full Name: | Kevin Daniel Van Den Kerkhof Guitoun |
| Birth Date: | 1996 3, df=y |
| Birth Place: | Maubeuge, France |
| Height: | 1.90 m |
| Position: | Right-back |
| Currentclub: | Metz |
| Clubnumber: | 22 |
| Youthclubs1: | Valenciennes |
| Years1: | 2014–2015 |
| Clubs1: | Aulnoye |
| Caps1: | 6 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Years2: | 2015–2016 |
| Clubs2: | Lorient B |
| Caps2: | 4 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Years3: | 2016–2017 |
| Clubs3: | Feignies Aulnoye |
| Caps3: | 20 |
| Goals3: | 0 |
| Years4: | 2017–2019 |
| Clubs4: | La Louvière |
| Caps4: | 55 |
| Goals4: | 12 |
| Years5: | 2019–2020 |
| Clubs5: | Olympic Charleroi |
| Caps5: | 23 |
| Goals5: | 5 |
| Years6: | 2020–2022 |
| Clubs6: | F91 Dudelange |
| Caps6: | 59 |
| Goals6: | 16 |
| Years7: | 2022–2023 |
| Clubs7: | Bastia |
| Caps7: | 41 |
| Goals7: | 5 |
| Years8: | 2023– |
| Clubs8: | Metz |
| Caps8: | 29 |
| Goals8: | 1 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2023– |
| Nationalteam1: | Algeria |
| Nationalcaps1: | 5 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
| Club-Update: | 00:20, 3 June 2024 (UTC) |
| Nationalteam-Update: | 9 January 2024 (UTC) |
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 club Metz. Born in France, he plays for the Algeria national team.
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]
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