Pele van Anholt

Kingsley Pele van Anholt (born 23 April 1991) is a Dutch footballer who last played as a full back for LA Galaxy in Major League Soccer before signing a contract with Eredivisie club NAC Breda[1]. Van Anholt is of Dutch-Ghanaian descent.[2]

Pele van Anholt
Personal information
Full name Kingsley Pele van Anholt
Date of birth (1991-04-23) 23 April 1991
Place of birth Sneek, Netherlands
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Playing position(s) Full back
Club information
Current team
 NAC Breda
Number 12
Youth career
CAB Bolsward
2002–2009 SC Heerenveen
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009–2016 SC Heerenveen 127 (2)
2010–2011 → Emmen (loan) 6 (0)
2016–2017 Willem II 23 (0)
2017 LA Galaxy 5 (0)
2018– NAC Breda 35 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 24 January 2020

Club career

Van Anholt started his career with SC Heerenveen, where he played six seasons.[3] He also formerly played on loan for FC Emmen.

Van Anholt signed with Major League Soccer club LA Galaxy on 12 July 2017.[4] Pele played five games with LA Galaxy before tearing his MCL and ACL on 29 August 2017 in a 3–0 loss to San Jose Earthquakes.[5] His 2018 contract option was declined by the LA Galaxy on 27 November 2017.[6]

References
  1. NAC Breda Twitter(in Dutch)
  2. http://www.voetbalzone.nl/doc.asp?uid=247718
  3. Van Anholt vertrekt bij Heerenveen, nieuw contract Marzo - Voetbal International (in Dutch)
  4. https://www.lagalaxy.com/post/2017/07/12/la-galaxy-acquire-dutch-defender-pele-van-anholt
  5. "Three things we learned from the LA Galaxy's 3-0 loss to San Jose Earthquakes presented by SNHU". LAGalaxy.com. LA Galaxy Communications. Retrieved 27 November 2017.
  6. "LA Galaxy exercise 2018 contract options on five players". LA Galaxy.com. LA Galaxy Communications. Retrieved 27 November 2017.
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