Pele van Anholt

In this Dutch name, the surname is van Anholt, not Anholt.

Kingsley Pele van Anholt (born 23 April 1991) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder or full back for Derde Divisie club TEC.^[1] Van Anholt is of Curaçaoan-Ghanaian descent.^[2]

Pele van Anholt

Personal information
Full name	Kingsley Pele van Anholt
Date of birth	(1991-04-23) 23 April 1991 (age 34)
Place of birth	Sneek, Netherlands
Height	1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s)	Full-back, defensive midfielder
Team information
Current team	TEC
Number	6
Youth career
	CAB Bolsward
2002–2009	Heerenveen
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2009–2016	Heerenveen	127	(2)
2010–2011	→ Emmen (loan)	6	(0)
2016–2017	Willem II	23	(0)
2017	LA Galaxy	5	(0)
2018–2020	NAC Breda	41	(1)
2020–2021	Enosis Neon Paralimni	13	(0)
2022	Roda JC	3	(0)
2023–	TEC	80	(3)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 18:13, 5 August 2025 (UTC)

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]