Johan Kappelhof
Kappelhof with Chicago Fire in 2017
Personal information
Full name Johan Kappelhof
Date of birth (1990-08-05) 5 August 1990 (age 33)
Place of birth Amsterdam, Netherlands
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[1]
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
 Safa
Youth career
0000 Amstelland
0000–2011 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

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]

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

Chicago Fire

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

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

On 2 July 2023, Kappelhof signed for Safa in the Lebanese Premier League, ahead of the 2023–24 season.[10]

Personal life

Kappelhof has a Ghanaian mother and a Dutch father.[11]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 8 October 2020[12]
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

Groningen

References

  1. ^ "Johan Kappelhof profile". Real Salt Lake. Retrieved 21 August 2022.
  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. ^ "Johan Kappelhof officially signs with Chicago Fire". Hot Time in Old Town. 2 February 2016. Retrieved 28 March 2021.
  6. ^ "Johan Kappelhof". Chicago Fire. 4 November 2017. Retrieved 15 May 2018.
  7. ^ "Chicago Fire FC Announce 2021 Roster Decisions | Chicago Fire FC". chicagofirefc.
  8. ^ mlssoccer (18 February 2022). "Real Salt Lake sign free-agent defender Johan Kappelhof | MLSSoccer.com". mlssoccer. Retrieved 9 September 2022.
  9. ^ "Real Salt Lake Announces 2023 Roster Decisions | Real Salt Lake". rsl.
  10. ^ "Kappelhof en Bruijn volgen Jan de Jonge naar nieuwe club". Voetbal International (in Dutch). 2 July 2023. Retrieved 5 July 2023.
  11. ^ "Ghanaian defender Johna Kappelhof scores in FC Groningen goal rout in Dutch Cup". Ghana Soccernet. 30 October 2014. Retrieved 11 November 2015.
  12. ^ Johan Kappelhof at Soccerway. Retrieved 4 January 2021.

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