Angelo Cappello
Belizean footballer (born 2002)
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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.[2][3][4][5][6][7]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Angelo Santo Cappello[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 27 January 2002 | ||
| Place of birth | Corozal Town, Belize | ||
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)[1] | ||
| Position | Left winger | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | FC Halifax Town | ||
| Number | 11 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2020 | Sheffield United | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2020–2022 | Sheffield United | 0 | (0) |
| 2022 | → Blyth Spartans (loan) | 12 | (1) |
| 2022– | FC Halifax Town | 89 | (4) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2019 | Belize U17 | 2 | (0) |
| 2021– | Belize | 9 | (1) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 14 May 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 26 March 2025 | |||
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, he signed for National League side FC Halifax Town after he was released by Sheffield United.[12]
International career
Cappello has represented Belize at youth international level.[13] 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.[14] On 25 March 2021, he made his senior debut for Belize in a 2–0 loss to Haiti.[15]
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.[16]
Career statistics
International
- As of match played 25 March 2025[7]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Belize | 2021 | 2 | 0 |
| 2022 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2023 | 2 | 1 | |
| 2025 | 2 | 0 | |
| Total | 9 | 1 | |
- Scores and results list Belize's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Cappello goal.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 12 September 2023 | Stade Municipal Dr. Edmard Lama, Remire-Montjoly, French Guiana |  French Guiana | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2023–24 CONCACAF Nations League |
