Jozef Kapláň

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]

Jozef Kapláň

Personal information
Full name	Jozef Kapláň^[1]
Date of birth	(1986-04-02) 2 April 1986 (age 38)^[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

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.^{[citation needed]}

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.^{[citation needed]} 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	?	?	?	0	0	0	0	0	?	?
	2009/10	Slovak First League	?	?	?	0	0	0	0	0	?	?
	2010/11	Slovak First League	?	?	?	0	0	0	0	0	?	?
	2011/12	2. Liga (Slovakia)	?	?	?	0	0	0	0	0	?	?
	Total		?	?	?	0	0	0	0	0	?	?
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	24	16	1	0	5	2	0	0	30	18
	2013	S.League	25	14	3	4	3	2	0	0	31	20
	Total		49	28	4	4	8	4	0	0	61	38
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	23	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	23	5
	Total		23	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	23	5
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	14	3	5	2	4	2	0	0	23	7
	Total		14	3	5	2	4	2	0	0	23	7
Geylang International	2015	S.League	27	12	3	2	4	2	0	0	34	16
	Total		27	12	3	2	4	2	0	0	34	16
Hougang United	2016	S.League	24	3	1	1	5	5	0	0	30	9
	Total		24	3	1	1	5	5	0	0	30	9
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)	11	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	14	3
	Total		11	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	14	3
MFK Tatran Liptovský Mikuláš	2018/19	2. Liga (Slovakia)	13	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	15	1
	Total		13	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	15	1
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	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	9	0
	Total		9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	9	0
Career total			13	6	0	0	0	0	6	2	19	8

Notes

Honours

Železiarne Podbrezová

• Slovak First League runner-up: 2007–08

Tampines Rovers

• Singapore Charity Shield: 2014
• Singapore League Cup: 2014

Chennai City

• I-League: 2018–19^[19]

See also

• Slovak expatriate footballers

References

1. Slovak footballer Jozef Kapláň (player profile and clubs) 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. . 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. 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. from the original on 14 April 2019. Retrieved 19 March 2021.
8. "S.League: Geylang Captain Kaplan wants first win against Hougang". ESPN.in. from the original on 14 September 2023. Retrieved 19 March 2021.
9. . 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. from the original on 13 April 2021. Retrieved 19 March 2021.
11. "S-League: Mid-season's best 11". Asia One. from the original on 14 September 2023. Retrieved 19 March 2021.
12. "Jozef Kaplan profil (detailed career stats), Singapore Premier League". tablesleague.com. 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. 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. from the original on 19 April 2021. Retrieved 19 March 2021.
15. . 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. from the original on 27 June 2020. Retrieved 27 June 2020.
17. Profile at Futbalnet.sk 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. from the original on 20 July 2021. Retrieved 9 March 2019.

External links

• Jozef Kapláň statistics at m.live-result.com
• Jozef Kapláň at Soccerway