Jozef Kapláň
Personal information
Full name Jozef Kapláň[1]
Date of birth (1986-04-02) 2 April 1986[2]
Place of birth Czechoslovakia
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 OŠK Bešeňová
Number 8
Youth career
2006–2008 Ružomberok
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2007–2008 ŽP Šport Podbrezová (loan) 24 (4)
2008–2012 Tatran Liptovský Mikuláš 79 (26)
2012–2013 Geylang United 57 (32)
2014 Negeri Sembilan 23 (5)
2014 Tampines Rovers 14 (3)
2015 Geylang United 27 (12)
2016 Hougang United 24 (3)
2017 Poprad 11 (3)
2017–2018 Tatran Liptovský Mikuláš 13 (1)
2018–2019 Chennai City 10 (0)
2019– OŠK Bešeňová
Managerial career
2021– Ružomberok (assistant coach)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 9 March 2019

Jozef Kapláň (born 2 April 1986) is a Slovak professional footballer who plays for OŠK Bešeňová. He is able to take up the role of both a striker and an attacking midfielder.[3][4] He is also a UEFA B License holder.[5]

Career

Earlier career

Kapláň began his professional club career at FK Železiarne Podbrezová in 2007 and played until 2008 before moving to Liptovský Mikuláš. With Liptovský Mikuláš, he appeared in 79 league matches and scored 26 goals between 2008 and 2012.

After being released by Liptovský Mikuláš in late 2011, Mike Wong signed him as a free agent. He ended his 2012 S.League season on high, scoring 17 goals in 34 games, becoming the club top scorer for that season. In 2013, the team management of Geylang International announced that Jozef Kapláň will be made as captain for the team.[6]

He received the Singa-Goal.com player of the month "June 2013" award after scoring 3 out of 4 goals his team had scored in the month of June. During the 2012 and 2013 seasons, he scored a total of 32 goals for the side, appearing in 57 matches alongside captaining the Eagles.[7][8]

In December 2013, he joined Malaysia Premier League side Negeri Sembilan, but in April 2014 he was back in Singapore, signing for Tampines Rovers.[9] With Tampines, he lifted the Singapore Charity Shield in 2014.

Geylang International FC

Kaplan joined Geylang International FC for the 2015 S.League season. He is one of the leading top scorers in S.league. Kaplan is well known for his ability to peel off defenders due to his pace and dribbling skills, prominently in the opponent's half.[10]

He is a player who is good putting balls behind the net which made him a prolific striker and his 7 goals make him the league's highest-scoring midfielder in that season.[11]

Hougang United FC

Kaplan joined Hougang United FC from Geylang International FC for the 2016 S-league season, undisclosed fee and appeared in 24 league matches, scoring 3 goals.[12]

Chennai CityFC

On 29 November 2018, he signed for I-League side Chennai City[13] and appeared in 10 league matches for the club.[14] He also clinched the 2018–19 I-League title with the club, managed by Akbar Nawas.[15][16]

OŠK Bešeňová

On 23 August 2019, Kaplan returned to Slovakia and joined OŠK Bešeňová.[17]

Career statistics

Club

As of 14 July 2019.[18]
Club Season 2. Liga (Slovakia) League FA Cup League Cup Continental Competition Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
MFK Tatran Liptovský Mikuláš 2008/09 Slovak First League ???00000??
2009/10 Slovak First League ???00000??
2010/11 Slovak First League ???00000??
2011/12 2. Liga (Slovakia) ???00000??
Total ???00000??
Club Season League Singapore Cup League Cup AFC Cup Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Geylang International 2012 S.League 24161052003018
2013 S.League 25143432003120
Total 49284484006138
Club Season Malaysia Premier League FA Cup Malaysia Cup Continental Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Negeri Sembilan FA 2014 Malaysia Premier League 235000000235
Total 235000000235
Club Season League Singapore Cup League Cup AFC Cup Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Tampines Rovers 2014 S.League 143524200237
Total 143524200237
Geylang International 2015 S.League 27123242003416
Total 27123242003416
Hougang United 2016 S.League 243115500309
Total 243115500309
Club Season 2. Liga (Slovakia) League FA Cup League Cup Continental Competition Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
FK Poprad 2017/18 2. Liga (Slovakia) 113300000143
Total 113300000143
MFK Tatran Liptovský Mikuláš 2018/19 2. Liga (Slovakia) 131200000151
Total 131200000151
Club Season I-League FA Cup League Cup AFC Cup Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Chennai City F.C. 2018/19 I-League 9000000090
Total 9000000090
Career total 136000062198
Notes

    Honours

    Železiarne Podbrezová

    Tampines Rovers

    Chennai City

    See also

    • Slovak expatriate footballers

    References

    1. ↑ Slovak footballer Jozef Kapláň (player profile and clubs) Archived 11 December 2021 at the Wayback Machine worldfootball.net. Retrieved 19 March 2021
    2. ↑ Jozef Kapláň soccer player profile (Slovakia) Soccerway.com. Retrieved 19 March 2021
    3. ↑ "Transfer News: Baihakki and Shahril move across the Causeway". Yahoo!. 11 November 2013. Archived from the original on 12 November 2013. Retrieved 12 November 2013.
    4. ↑ "Jozef Kapláň player statistics and clubs". globalsportsarchive.com. Archived from the original on 26 July 2020. Retrieved 19 March 2021.
    5. ↑ "Jozef Kaplan on Instagram". Instagram.com. Archived from the original on 25 December 2021. Retrieved 25 November 2018.
    6. ↑ "Singa-Goal S.League Player of the Month: Jozef Kaplan". Goal.com. 29 June 2013. Retrieved 12 November 2013.
    7. ↑ "Singa-Goal S.League Player of the Month: Jozef Kaplan". Goal.com. Archived from the original on 14 April 2019. Retrieved 19 March 2021.
    8. ↑ "S.League: Geylang Captain Kaplan wants first win against Hougang". ESPN.in. Archived from the original on 14 September 2023. Retrieved 19 March 2021.
    9. ↑ "Kaplan's a stag". Asiaone.com. 31 May 2014. Archived from the original on 17 February 2016. Retrieved 31 October 2014.
    10. ↑ "Eagles Hoping For Positive Reaction Against Home". Singapore Premier League. Archived from the original on 13 April 2021. Retrieved 19 March 2021.
    11. ↑ "S-League: Mid-season's best 11". Asia One. Archived from the original on 14 September 2023. Retrieved 19 March 2021.
    12. ↑ "Jozef Kaplan profil (detailed career stats), Singapore Premier League". tablesleague.com. Archived from the original on 16 August 2016. Retrieved 19 March 2021.
    13. ↑ "I-League 2018-19: Chennai City FC sign Slovak forward Jozef Kaplan". Sportskeeda.com. Archived from the original on 30 November 2018. Retrieved 19 March 2021.
    14. ↑ "We are not expecting freebies from Minerva, says Chennai City owner Rohit Ramesh". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 19 April 2021. Retrieved 19 March 2021.
    15. ↑ "Former Singapore Premier League star joins Chennai City FC". foxsports.ph. Archived from the original on 30 November 2018. Retrieved 25 November 2018.
    16. ↑ "Chennai City Crowned I-League 2018-19 Champions After Win Against Minerva Punjab". Press Trust of India (PTI). NDTV. 9 March 2019. Archived from the original on 27 June 2020. Retrieved 27 June 2020.
    17. ↑ Profile at Futbalnet.sk Archived 3 August 2018 at the Wayback Machine, futbalnet.sk
    18. ↑ Jozef Kapláň at Soccerway. Retrieved 15 April 2019.
    19. ↑ "Chennai City FC win I-League 2018-19 title, East Bengal finish second". Indiatoday.in. 9 March 2019. Archived from the original on 20 July 2021. Retrieved 9 March 2019.
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