Johan Kappelhof
_(cropped).jpg) 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 | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Safa | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Amstelland | |||
| –2011 | Ajax | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2011–2016 | Groningen | 123 | (3) |
| 2016–2021 | Chicago Fire | 158 | (0) |
| 2022 | Real Salt Lake | 6 | (1) |
| 2023– | Safa | 0 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2011–2013 | Netherlands U21 | 5 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18:36, 5 July 2023 (UTC) | |||
Johan Kappelhof (born 5 August 1990) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a defender for Lebanese Premier League club Safa.
Career
[edit]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 them 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 six of Groningen's Europe league group games.[citation needed]
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Chicago Fire
[edit]On 2 February 2016, Kappelhof joined American Major League Soccer club Chicago Fire.[5] Following the 2017 season, he was voted the club's defender of the year after earning 4 assists in 33 matches.[6]
Kappelhof's contract with Chicago expired after the 2021 season, and he became a free agent.[7]
Real Salt Lake
[edit]On 18 February 2022, Kappelhof signed as a free agent with Real Salt Lake.[8] Following the 2022 season, his contract option was declined by Salt Lake.[9]
Safa
[edit]On 2 July 2023, Kappelhof signed for Safa in the Lebanese Premier League, ahead of the 2023–24 season.[10]
Personal life
[edit]Kappelhof has a Ghanaian mother and a Dutch father.[11]
Career statistics
[edit]Club
[edit]- As of match played 8 October 2020[12]
| 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[a] | 0 | — | 37 | 1 | |||
| 2015–16 | 18 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6[a] | 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[b] | 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 | ||
- ^ a b Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League
- ^ Appearance(s) in MLS Cup Playoffs
Honours
[edit]Groningen
References
[edit]- ^ "Johan Kappelhof profile". Real Salt Lake. Retrieved 21 August 2022.
- ^ "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 officially signs with Chicago Fire". Hot Time in Old Town. 2 February 2016. Retrieved 28 March 2021.
- ^ "Johan Kappelhof". Chicago Fire. 4 November 2017. Retrieved 15 May 2018.
- ^ "Chicago Fire FC Announce 2021 Roster Decisions | Chicago Fire FC". chicagofirefc.
- ^ mlssoccer (18 February 2022). "Real Salt Lake sign free-agent defender Johan Kappelhof | MLSSoccer.com". mlssoccer. Retrieved 9 September 2022.
- ^ "Real Salt Lake Announces 2023 Roster Decisions | Real Salt Lake". rsl.
- ^ "Kappelhof en Bruijn volgen Jan de Jonge naar nieuwe club". Voetbal International (in Dutch). 2 July 2023. Retrieved 5 July 2023.
- ^ "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 4 January 2021.
External links
[edit]- 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
- 1990 births
- Living people
- Footballers from Amsterdam
- Dutch sportspeople of Ghanaian descent
- Dutch men's footballers
- Men's association football defenders
- FC Groningen players
- Chicago Fire FC players
- Real Salt Lake players
- Safa SC players
- Eredivisie players
- Major League Soccer players
- Major League Soccer All-Stars
- Netherlands men's under-21 international footballers
- Dutch expatriate men's footballers
- Dutch expatriate sportspeople in the United States
- Dutch expatriate sportspeople in Lebanon
- Expatriate men's soccer players in the United States
- Expatriate men's footballers in Lebanon
- 21st-century Dutch sportsmen