Personal information | |||
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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 | 11 | (0) |
International career | |||
2011–2013 | Netherlands U21 | 5 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 27:57, 16 December 2024 (UTC) |
Johan Kappelhof (born 5 August 1990) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a defender for Lebanese Premier League club Safa.
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 ]
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]
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]
On 2 July 2023, Kappelhof signed for Safa in the Lebanese Premier League, ahead of the 2023–24 season. [10]
Kappelhof has a Ghanaian mother and a Dutch father. [11]
Club | Season | League | National Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
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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 |
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