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. He is also a UEFA B License holder.
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.
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.
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. During the 2012 and 2013 seasons, he scored a total of 32 goals for the side, appearing in 57 matches alongside captaining the Eagles.
In December 2013, he joined Malaysia Premier League side Negeri Sembilan, but in April 2014 he was back in Singapore, signing for Tampines Rovers. With Tampines, he lifted the Singapore Charity Shield in 2014.
Geylang International Kaplan joined Singaporean club Geylang International for the 2015 S.League season. He is one of the leading top scorers in S.league. He is well known for his ability to peel off defenders due to his pace and dribbling skills, prominently in the opponent's half.
Kaplan is a prolific striker, with his 7 goals making him the league's highest-scoring midfielder for that season.
Hougang United Kaplan joined Hougang United from Geylang International for the 2016 S-league season, undisclosed fee and appeared in 24 league matches, scoring 3 goals.
Chennai City On 29 November 2018, he signed for I-League side Chennai City and appeared in 10 league matches for the club. He also clinched the 2018–19 I-League title with the club, managed by Akbar Nawas.
OŠK Bešeňová On 23 August 2019, Kaplan returned to Slovakia and joined OŠK Bešeňová.Profile at Futbalnet.sk , futbalnet.sk
Career statistics Club
ClubSeason2. Liga (Slovakia) LeagueFA CupLeague CupContinental CompetitionTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals MFK Tatran Liptovský Mikuláš2008/09Slovak First League???00000??2009/10Slovak First League???00000??2010/11Slovak First League???00000??2011/122. Liga (Slovakia)???00000??Total???00000??ClubSeasonLeagueSingapore CupLeague CupAFC CupTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals Geylang International2012S.League241610520030182013S.League25143432003120Total49284484006138ClubSeasonMalaysia Premier LeagueFA CupMalaysia CupContinentalTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals Negeri Sembilan FA2014Malaysia Premier League235000000235Total235000000235ClubSeasonLeagueSingapore CupLeague CupAFC CupTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals Tampines Rovers2014S.League143524200237Total143524200237 Geylang International2015S.League27123242003416Total27123242003416 Hougang United2016S.League243115500309Total243115500309ClubSeason2. Liga (Slovakia) LeagueFA CupLeague CupContinental CompetitionTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals FK Poprad2017/182. Liga (Slovakia)113300000143Total113300000143 MFK Tatran Liptovský Mikuláš2018/192. Liga (Slovakia)131200000151Total131200000151ClubSeasonI-LeagueFA CupLeague CupAFC CupTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals Chennai City F.C.2018/19I-League9000000090Total9000000090 Career total136000062198 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
See also Slovak expatriate footballers
References
External links Jozef Kapláň statistics at m.live-result.com