Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | October 14, 1985 | ||
Place of birth | Fort Belvoir, Virginia, United States | ||
Height | 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
Youth career | |||
1999–2000 | SG Oftersheim | ||
2000–2003 | Waldhof Mannheim | ||
2003–2004 | VfL Wolfsburg | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2004–2005 | VfL Wolfsburg II | 0 | (0) |
2005 | Carl Zeiss Jena | 0 | (0) |
2005–2006 | Wormatia Worms | 5 | (0) |
2006–2007 | Fortuna Düsseldorf | 13 | (0) |
2007–2008 | FSV Frankfurt | 6 | (0) |
2008–2009 | Hansa Rostock II | 13 | (0) |
2009–2010 | Eintracht Trier | 22 | (0) |
2010–2011 | Waldhof Mannheim | 0 | (0) |
2011 | Jahn Regensburg | 0 | (0) |
2011–2012 | VfR Mannheim | 14 | (0) |
2012–2014 | SV Elversberg | 74 | (0) |
2014–2019 | Holstein Kiel | 135 | (0) |
2019–2021 | Chicago Fire | 25 | (0) |
Total | 307 | (0) | |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16:08, 10 November 2021 (UTC) |
Kenneth Kronholm (born October 14, 1985) is an American former professional soccer player who played as a goalkeeper. The son of an American father and a German mother, Kenneth Kronholm was born in Fort Belvoir, Virginia but grew up mostly in Heidelberg, Germany. Following a long career in Germany, he transferred to the Major League Soccer side Chicago Fire FC in 2019. [1] Following the 2021 season, Kronholm's contract option was declined by Chicago. [2]
Club | Season | League | National Cup | Other | Total | |||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Fortuna Düsseldorf | 2006–07 [3] | Regionalliga Nord | 13 | 0 | — | — | 13 | 0 | ||
FSV Frankfurt | 2007–08 [3] | Regionalliga Süd | 6 | 0 | — | — | 6 | 0 | ||
Hansa Rostock II | 2007–08 [4] | Overliga Nord | 7 | 0 | — | — | 7 | 0 | ||
2008–09 [3] | Regionalliga Nord | 5 | 0 | — | — | 5 | 0 | |||
Total | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | ||
Eintracht Trier | 2009–10 [3] | Regionalliga West | 22 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 25 | 0 | |
SV Elversberg | 2012–13 [3] | Regionalliga Südwest | 36 | 0 | — | — | 36 | 0 | ||
2013–14 [3] | 3. Liga | 38 | 0 | — | 2 [lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 40 | 0 | ||
Total | 74 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 76 | 0 | ||
Holstein Kiel | 2014–15 [3] | 3. Liga | 38 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 [lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 41 | 0 |
2015–16 [3] | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | ||||
2016–17 [3] | 37 | 0 | — | — | 37 | 0 | ||||
2017–18 [3] | 2. Bundesliga | 33 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 [lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 37 | 0 | |
2018–19 [3] | 27 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 0 | ||
Total | 135 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 145 | 0 | ||
Chicago Fire | 2019 [5] | Major League Soccer | 20 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 21 | 0 | |
2020 [5] | 5 | 0 | — | — | 5 | 0 | ||||
Total | 25 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 0 | ||
Career total | 287 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 303 | 0 |
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