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Johan Kappelhof
Kappelhof with Chicago Fire in 2017
Personal information
Full name Johan Kappelhof
Date of birth (1990-08-05) 5 August 1990 (age 34)
Place of birth Amsterdam, Netherlands
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[1]
Position(s) Defender
Team 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)
International career
2011–2013 Netherlands U21 5 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10 November 2020

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.

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.

Lampson, Kappelhof, and de Leeuw of Chicago Fire defend against FC Cincinnati's Jimmy McLaughlin in the 2017 U.S. Open Cup.

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]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
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
  1. ^ a b Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League
  2. ^ Appearance(s) in MLS Cup Playoffs

Honours

Club

Groningen

References

  1. ^ "Johan Kappelhof profile". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2011-10-29.
  2. ^ "Dutch defender Johan Kappelhof 'feels at home' with the Fire". NBC Sports. 5 August 2016.
  3. ^ "Groningen claim first trophy with KNVB Cup triumph". Goal.com. 4 May 2015. Retrieved 18 May 2015.
  4. ^ "PEC Zwolle vs. Groningen - 3 May 2015 - Soccerway". za.soccerway.com.
  5. ^ a b "Johan Kappelhof". Chicago Fire. 2017-11-04. Retrieved 2018-05-15.
  6. ^ "Chicago Fire defender Johan Kappelhof makes history on Saturday". MLSsoccer.com. 2017-03-12. Retrieved 2018-05-15.
  7. ^ "Ghanaian defender Johna Kappelhof scores in FC Groningen goal rout in Dutch Cup". Ghana Soccernet. 30 October 2014. Retrieved 11 November 2015.
  8. ^ Johan Kappelhof at Soccerway. Retrieved January 4, 2021.
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