Johan Kappelhof
Johan Kappelhof (born 5 August 1990) is a Dutch footballer who plays as a defender for Major Soccer League side Chicago Fire. He previously played for FC Groningen and in the youth academy of Ajax.
_(cropped).jpg.webp) Kappelhof with Chicago Fire in 2017 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Johan Kappelhof | ||
| Date of birth | 5 August 1990 | ||
| Place of birth | Amsterdam, Netherlands | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Chicago Fire | ||
| Number | 4 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Amstelland | |||
| Ajax | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2011–2016 | Groningen | 123 | (3) |
| 2016– | Chicago Fire | 128 | (0) |
| National team | |||
| 2011–2013 | Netherlands U21 | 5 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 10 November 2020 | |||
Career
Kappelhof was born in Amsterdam, Netherlands. Whilst being in Ajax's youth academy for 13 years he moved from being a right winger to a defender.[2]
At Groningen he made his debut in 2011 before helping the Green-White Armes win the KNVB Cup in 2014/15 against defending champions PEC Zwolle. It was their first major trophy and they qualified for the UEFA Europa League.[3][4] He played in all 6 of Gronigen's Europe league group games.
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He joined Chicago Fire ahead of the 2016 season. In 2017 he was voted Chicago Fire's defender of the year after 4 assists in 33 matches.[5] He was also selected in the 2017 MLS all star game.[5] In March 2017 he set a record for the most clearances and tackles made in a single MLS match since OPTA records began.[6]
Personal life
Kappelhof has a Ghanaian mother and a Dutch father.[7]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 8 October 2020[8]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Groningen | 2011–12 | Eredivisie | 23 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 24 | 0 | ||
| 2012–13 | 21 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 24 | 0 | ||||
| 2013–14 | 36 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 39 | 2 | ||||
| 2014–15 | 29 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 2[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | — | 37 | 1 | |||
| 2015–16 | 18 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | — | 26 | 1 | |||
| Total | 127 | 3 | 15 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 150 | 4 | ||
| Chicago Fire | 2016 | Major League Soccer | 33 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 37 | 0 | ||
| 2017 | 33 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 1[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 36 | 0 | |||
| 2018 | 29 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 32 | 0 | ||||
| 2019 | 29 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 30 | 0 | |||
| 2020 | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | 4 | 0 | |||||
| Total | 128 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 139 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 255 | 3 | 25 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 289 | 0 | ||
- Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League
- Appearance(s) in MLS Cup Playoffs
References
- "Johan Kappelhof profile". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2011-10-29.
- "Dutch defender Johan Kappelhof 'feels at home' with the Fire". NBC Sports. 5 August 2016.
- "Groningen claim first trophy with KNVB Cup triumph". Goal.com. 4 May 2015. Retrieved 18 May 2015.
- "PEC Zwolle vs. Groningen - 3 May 2015 - Soccerway". za.soccerway.com.
- "Johan Kappelhof". Chicago Fire. 2017-11-04. Retrieved 2018-05-15.
- "Chicago Fire defender Johan Kappelhof makes history on Saturday". MLSsoccer.com. 2017-03-12. Retrieved 2018-05-15.
- "Ghanaian defender Johna Kappelhof scores in FC Groningen goal rout in Dutch Cup". Ghana Soccernet. 30 October 2014. Retrieved 11 November 2015.
- Johan Kappelhof at Soccerway. Retrieved January 4, 2021.
External links
- Voetbal International profile (in Dutch)
- Netherlands stats at OnsOranje at the Wayback Machine (archived 2012-09-22)
- Johan Kappelhof at Major League Soccer
- Johan Kappelhof Interview