Angelo Santo Cappello (born 27 January 2002) is a Belizean professional

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who plays as a

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for

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club FC Halifax Town and the Belize national team.

Club career

Born in Belize, Cappello moved to the United Kingdom with his family at the age of 11. In August 2020, he signed a professional contract with

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club Sheffield United. On 11 March 2022, Cappello joined

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side Blyth Spartans on loan for the remainder of the 2021–22 season. On 22 July 2022, Cappello signed for

side FC Halifax Town following his release from Sheffield United.

International career

Capello is a Belizean youth international. He is also eligible to represent

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via his mother. In November 2018, Cappello received maiden call-up to senior team of

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for

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match against

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. On 25 March 2021, he made his senior debut for Belize in a 2–0 loss against

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Career statistics

International

:''Scores and results list Belize's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Cappello goal.''

Honours

FC Halifax Town *

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* 2002 births Living people Men's association football forwards Belizean men's footballers Belize men's international footballers Belize men's youth international footballers Belizean people of Honduran descent Sheffield United F.C. players Blyth Spartans A.F.C. players FC Halifax Town players National League (English football) players Belizean expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in England {{Belize-footy-bio-stub