Angelo Cappello
{{short description|Belizean footballer (born 2002)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2021}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Angelo Cappello
| full_name = Angelo Santo Cappello{{NFT player|81984|access-date=26 July 2024}}
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|2002|01|27|df=y}}
| birth_place = Corozal Town, Belize
| position = Left winger
| currentclub = FC Halifax Town
| clubnumber = 7
| youthyears1 =
| youthclubs1 = Sheffield United
| years1 = 2022
| clubs1 = Sheffield United
| caps1 = 0
| goals1 = 0
| years2 = 2022
| clubs2 = → Blyth Spartans (loan)
| caps2 = 12
| goals2 = 1
| years3 = 2022–
| clubs3 = FC Halifax Town
| caps3 = 81
| goals3 = 4
| nationalyears1 = 2019
| nationalteam1 = Belize U17
| nationalcaps1 = 2
| nationalgoals1 = 0
| nationalyears2 = 2021–
| nationalteam2 = Belize
| nationalcaps2 = 9
| nationalgoals2 = 1
| club-update = 15 March 2025
| ntupdate = 26 March 2025
}}
Angelo Santo Cappello (born 27 January 2002) is a Belizean professional footballer who plays as a left winger for National League club FC Halifax Town and the Belize national team.{{Cite web|url=https://www.halifaxcourier.co.uk/sport/football/town-forward-capellos-journey-from-belize-to-halifax-3802107|title=Capello's journey from Belize to Halifax|publisher=halifaxcourier.co.uk}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.diez.hn/liganacionaldehonduras/angelo-cappello-madre-belicena-tio-abuelos-hondurenos-belice-sheffield-united-inglaterra-OWDZ1390871#image-1|title=Angelo Cappello - Diez article}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.diez.hn/centroamerica/angelo-cappello-hondureno-sheffield-united-premier-league-seleccion-belice-DWDZ1392203|title=Angelo Cappello en Belice habla de sus características como jugador|publisher=diez.hn}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.thenationalleague.org.uk/vanarama-national-league-ones-to-watch-part-one-76422|title=National League Ones To Watch}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.thestar.co.uk/sport/football/sheffield-united/sheffield-united-youngster-angelo-capello-breaks-silence-after-belize-team-bus-is-held-up-by-armed-gang-in-haiti-3176497|title=Angelo Capello breaks silence after Belize team bus is held up by armed gang in Haiti|publisher=thestar.co.uk}}{{Soccerway|532998}}
Club career
Born in Belize, Cappello moved to the United Kingdom with his family at the age of 11.{{cite web|title=Belize Prepares For Puerto Rico|url=http://7newsbelize.com/sstory.php?nid=46920|date=15 November 2018|access-date=20 March 2021}} In August 2020, he signed a professional contract with Premier League club Sheffield United.{{cite web|title=Sheffield United reward eight youngsters with maiden professional deals|url=https://www.examinerlive.co.uk/sport/football/news/sheffield-united-youngsters-sign-deals-18711889|date=4 August 2020|access-date=20 March 2021}}{{cite web|title=Belizean athlete signs football contract with Sheffield United|url=https://www.breakingbelizenews.com/2020/05/04/belizean-athlete-signs-football-contract-with-sheffield-united/|access-date=20 March 2021}}
On 11 March 2022, Cappello joined National League North side Blyth Spartans on loan for the remainder of the 2021–22 season.{{Cite web |url=http://www.blythspartans.com/arrival-cappello-joins-on-loan/ |title=Cappello joins on loan |publisher=Blyth Spartans FC |date=11 March 2022 |accessdate=13 March 2022}} On 22 July 2022, he signed for National League side FC Halifax Town after he was released by Sheffield United. {{cite web|url=https://fchalifaxtown.com/news/angelo-cappello-joins-the-shaymen/|title=Angelo Cappello Joins The Shaymen|website=fchalifaxtown.com|date=22 July 2022|accessdate=24 July 2022}}
International career
Cappello has represented Belize at youth international level.{{cite web|title=U-18 selection records wins in Belize and Petén ahead of regional championship|url=https://www.breakingbelizenews.com/2019/10/16/u-18-selection-records-wins-in-belize-and-peten-ahead-of-regional-championship/|date=16 October 2019|access-date=20 March 2021}} In November 2018, he received his first call-up to the Belize national team for 2019–20 CONCACAF Nations League qualifying match against Puerto Rico.{{cite web|title=Belize Jaguars Face off with Puerto Rico|url=https://ambergriscaye.com/forum/ubbthreads.php/topics/533302/belize-jaguars-face-off-with-puerto-rico.html|date=16 November 2018|access-date=20 March 2021}} On 25 March 2021, he made his senior debut for Belize in a 2–0 loss to Haiti.{{cite web|title=Haiti beats Belize 2–0 in World Cup qualifier|url=https://www.breakingbelizenews.com/2021/03/25/haiti-beats-belize-2-0-in-world-cup-qualifier/|access-date=26 March 2021}}
Personal life
Cappello was born in Belize to an Italian father and a Belizean mother. He is the nephew of former Belizean footballer Orlando Jiménez.{{cite web|title=Madre de futbolista que fichó para Sheffield United no es hondureña, es beliceña|url=https://www.diez.hn/liganacionaldehonduras/angelo-cappello-madre-belicena-tio-abuelos-hondurenos-belice-sheffield-united-inglaterra-OWDZ1390871|date=1 July 2020|access-date=28 March 2025}}
Career statistics
=International=
{{updated|match played 25 March 2025}}
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ Appearances and goals by national team and year | |||
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| rowspan=4|Belize
|2021 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2022 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2023 | 2 | 1 | |
| 2025 | 2 | 0 | |
| colspan=2|Total | 9 | 1 |
:Scores and results list Belize's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Cappello goal.
| class="wikitable sortable"
|+ List of international goals scored by Angelo Cappello | ||||||
| scope="col"|No.
!scope="col"|Date !scope="col"|Venue !scope="col"|Opponent !scope="col"|Score !scope="col"|Result !scope="col"|Competition | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| align="center"|1 | 12 September 2023 | Stade Municipal Dr. Edmard Lama, Remire-Montjoly, French Guiana | {{fb|GUF}} | align="center"|2–0 | align="center"|2–0 | 2023–24 CONCACAF Nations League |
Honours
References
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External links
- {{WorldFootball.net|angelo-capello}}
{{FC Halifax Town squad}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Cappello, Angelo}}
Category:Men's association football forwards
Category:Belizean men's footballers
Category:Belize men's international footballers
Category:Belize men's youth international footballers
Category:Belizean people of Honduran descent
Category:Sheffield United F.C. players
Category:Blyth Spartans A.F.C. players
Category:FC Halifax Town players
Category:National League (English football) players
Category:Belizean expatriate men's footballers
Category:Expatriate men's footballers in England
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