{{short description|Belizean footballer (born 2002)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=December 2021}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Angelo Cappello | full_name = Angelo Santo Cappello<ref name="nft">{{NFT player|81984|access-date=26 July 2024}}</ref> | birth_date = {{birth date and age|2002|01|27|df=y}} | birth_place = Corozal Town, Belize | height = 1.70 m<ref name="nft" /> | position = Left winger | currentclub = FC Halifax Town | clubnumber = 11 | youthyears1 = {{0|0000}}–2020 | youthclubs1 = Sheffield United | years1 = 2020–2022 | clubs1 = Sheffield United | caps1 = 0 | goals1 = 0 | years2 = 2022 | clubs2 = → Blyth Spartans (loan) | caps2 = 12 | goals2 = 1 | years3 = 2022– | clubs3 = FC Halifax Town | caps3 = 89 | goals3 = 4 | nationalyears1 = 2019 | nationalteam1 = Belize U17 | nationalcaps1 = 2 | nationalgoals1 = 0 | nationalyears2 = 2021– | nationalteam2 = Belize | nationalcaps2 = 9 | nationalgoals2 = 1 | club-update = 14 May 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.<ref>{{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}}</ref><ref>{{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}}</ref><ref>{{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}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thenationalleague.org.uk/vanarama-national-league-ones-to-watch-part-one-76422|title=National League Ones To Watch}}</ref><ref>{{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}}</ref><ref name="soccerway">{{Soccerway|532998}}</ref>
==Club career== Born in Belize, Cappello moved to the United Kingdom with his family at the age of 11.<ref>{{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}}</ref> In August 2020, he signed a professional contract with Premier League club Sheffield United.<ref>{{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}}</ref><ref>{{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}}</ref>
On 11 March 2022, Cappello joined National League North side Blyth Spartans on loan for the remainder of the 2021–22 season.<ref>{{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}}</ref> On 22 July 2022, he signed for National League side FC Halifax Town after he was released by Sheffield United.<ref> {{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}}</ref>
==International career== Cappello has represented Belize at youth international level.<ref>{{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}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{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}}</ref> On 25 March 2021, he made his senior debut for Belize in a 2–0 loss to Haiti.<ref>{{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}}</ref>
==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.<ref>{{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}}</ref>
==Career statistics== ===International=== {{updated|match played 25 March 2025}}<ref name=soccerway/> {| 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== '''FC Halifax Town''' *FA Trophy: 2022–23<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.thefa.com/news/2023/may/21/isuzu-fa-trophy-final-fc-halifax-gateshead-20230521 |title=Jamie Cooke nets winner as FC Halifax seal Isuzu FA Trophy glory |publisher=The FA |date=21 May 2023 |access-date=22 May 2023}}</ref>
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== * {{WorldFootball.net|angelo-capello}}
{{FC Halifax Town squad}}
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