Kevin Van Den Kerkhof

Kevin Daniel Van Den Kerkhof Guitoun, known as Kevin Guitoun in Algeria, is a professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Belgian Pro League club Charleroi on loan from Metz. Born in France, he plays for the Algeria national team.

Club career

A youth product of Valenciennes, Van Den Kerkhof began his footballing career with [Entente Feignies Entente Feignies Aulnoye FC|Aulnoye FC|Aulnoye] in 2014, before moving to the reserves of Lorient in 2015. After a big injury he returned to Feignies Aulnoye, before moving to Belgium with La Louvière in 2017. In 2019, he moved to the Belgian National Division 1 club Olympic Charleroi. After one season there, he transferred to the Luxembourgian club F91 Dudelange, where he scored 17 goals and had 13 assist in two seasons. On 12 May 2022, he returned to France with Ligue 2 club Bastia. He made his professional debut in a 2–0 Ligue 2 loss to Laval on 30 July 2022. In his first season at the club, Van Den Kerkhof was named in the UNFP Ligue 2 Team of the Year.
On 20 August 2025, Van Den Kerkhof was loaned by Charleroi in Belgium, with an option to buy.

Born in Maubeuge, Van Den Kerkhof was born to an Algerian father and French mother. He was called up to the Algerian squad for the first time in March 2023 and made his debut in a 1–0 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier against Niger on 27 March.
In December 2023, he was named in Algeria's squad for the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations.

Van Den Kerkhof uses the name Kevin Guitoun in Algeria. He is a close friend of French international Benjamin Pavard, having been born a couple of weeks before in the same small town of Maubeuge.

La Louvière

F91 Dudelange

Individual