Angelo Cappello

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Angelo Cappello
Personal information
Full name Angelo Santo Cappello [1]
Date of birth (2002-01-27) 27 January 2002 (age 22)
Place of birth Corozal Town, Belize
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) [1]
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
FC Halifax Town
Number 7
Youth career
Sheffield United
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2022 Sheffield United 0 (0)
2022Blyth Spartans (loan) 12 (1)
2022– FC Halifax Town 57 (2)
International career
2019 Belize U17 2 (0)
2021– Belize 7 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:32, 4 September 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 12 September 2023

Angelo Santo Cappello (born 27 January 2002) is a Belizean professional footballer who plays as a forward for National League club FC Halifax Town and the Belize national team. [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7]

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Club career

Born in Belize, Cappello moved to the United Kingdom with his family at the age of 11. [8] In August 2020, he signed a professional contract with Premier League club Sheffield United. [9] [10]

On 11 March 2022, Cappello joined National League North side Blyth Spartans on loan for the remainder of the 2021–22 season. [11]

On 22 July 2022, Cappello signed for National League side FC Halifax Town following his release from Sheffield United. [12]

International career

Cappello has represented Belize at youth international level. [13] He was also eligible to represent Honduras via his mother. [14]

In November 2018, Cappello received maiden call-up to senior team of Belize for 2019–20 CONCACAF Nations League qualifying match against Puerto Rico. [15] On 25 March 2021, he made his senior debut for Belize in a 2–0 loss against Haiti. [16]

Career statistics

International

As of match played 12 September 2023 [7]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Belize 202120
202230
202321
Total71
Scores and results list Belize's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Cappello goal.
List of international goals scored by Angelo Cappello
No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
112 September 2023 Stade Municipal Dr. Edmard Lama, Remire-Montjoly, French GuianaFlag of French Guiana.svg  French Guiana 2–02–0 2023–24 CONCACAF Nations League

Honours

FC Halifax Town

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