# Jozef Kapláň

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 FC

Kaplan joined Geylang International FC for the 2015 S.League season. He is one of the leading top scorers in S.league. Kaplan is well known for his ability to peel off defenders due to his pace and dribbling skills, prominently in the opponent's half.
He is a player who is good putting balls behind the net which made him a prolific striker and his 7 goals make him the league's highest-scoring midfielder in that season.

### Hougang United FC

Kaplan joined Hougang United FC from Geylang International FC for the 2016 S-league season, undisclosed fee and appeared in 24 league matches, scoring 3 goals.

### Chennai CityFC

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.

## Career statistics
### Club

    As of 14 July 2019.
| Club | Season | 2. Liga (Slovakia) League | 2. Liga (Slovakia) League | 2. Liga (Slovakia) League | FA Cup | FA Cup | League Cup | League Cup | Continental Competition | Continental Competition | Total | Total |
| Club | Season | Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| MFK Tatran Liptovský Mikuláš | 2008/09 | Slovak First League | ? | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ? | ? |
| MFK Tatran Liptovský Mikuláš | 2009/10 | Slovak First League | ? | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ? | ? |
| MFK Tatran Liptovský Mikuláš | 2010/11 | Slovak First League | ? | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ? | ? |
| MFK Tatran Liptovský Mikuláš | 2011/12 | 2. Liga (Slovakia) | ? | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ? | ? |
| MFK Tatran Liptovský Mikuláš | Total | Total | ? | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ? | ? |
| Club | Season | League | League | League | Singapore Cup | Singapore Cup | League Cup | League Cup | AFC Cup | AFC Cup | Total | Total |
| Club | Season | Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Geylang International | 2012 | S.League | 24 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 18 |
| Geylang International | 2013 | S.League | 25 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 20 |
| Geylang International | Total | Total | 49 | 28 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 61 | 38 |
| Club | Season | Malaysia Premier League | Malaysia Premier League | Malaysia Premier League | FA Cup | FA Cup | Malaysia Cup | Malaysia Cup | Continental | Continental | Total | Total |
| Club | Season | Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Negeri Sembilan FA | 2014 | Malaysia Premier League | 23 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 5 |
| Negeri Sembilan FA | Total | Total | 23 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 5 |
| Club | Season | League | League | League | Singapore Cup | Singapore Cup | League Cup | League Cup | AFC Cup | AFC Cup | Total | Total |
| Club | Season | Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Tampines Rovers | 2014 | S.League | 14 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 7 |
| Tampines Rovers | Total | Total | 14 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 7 |
| Geylang International | 2015 | S.League | 27 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 16 |
| Geylang International | Total | Total | 27 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 16 |
| Hougang United | 2016 | S.League | 24 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 9 |
| Hougang United | Total | Total | 24 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 9 |
| Club | Season | 2. Liga (Slovakia) League | 2. Liga (Slovakia) League | 2. Liga (Slovakia) League | FA Cup | FA Cup | League Cup | League Cup | Continental Competition | Continental Competition | Total | Total |
| Club | Season | Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| FK Poprad | 2017/18 | 2. Liga (Slovakia) | 11 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 3 |
| FK Poprad | Total | Total | 11 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 3 |
| MFK Tatran Liptovský Mikuláš | 2018/19 | 2. Liga (Slovakia) | 13 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 1 |
| MFK Tatran Liptovský Mikuláš | Total | Total | 13 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 1 |
| Club | Season | I-League | I-League | I-League | FA Cup | FA Cup | League Cup | League Cup | AFC Cup | AFC Cup | Total | Total |
| Club | Season | Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Chennai City F.C. | 2018/19 | I-League | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| Chennai City F.C. | Total | Total | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| Career total | Career total | Career total | 13 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 19 | 8 |

#### 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