Johan Kappelhof

2021 (CHICAGO FIRE): Started and played 45 minutes in the 2-0 loss to the Philadelphia Union on May 8 at Soldier Field ... Started and played the entire 90 minutes for the third consecutive match in the 2-0 loss to New York Red Bulls on May 1 at Red Bull Arena ... Went the full 90 minutes in the 3-1 loss to Atlanta United on April 24 ... Played 90 minutes in the Club’s 2021 Home Opener, a 2-2 tie with New England Revolution on April 17.

2020 (CHICAGO FIRE): Registered 17 minutes in the 1-0 loss to Sporting Kansas City on Oct. 7 ... Returned to the field from injury for the first time since March 7, registering three minutes in the 2-2 tie with the Montreal Impact on Oct. 3 ... Recorded his second start of the season in a 1-1 tie with the New England Revolution on March 7 … Recorded 90 minutes and a shot on goal in a 2-1 loss to Seattle Sounders FC on March 1.

2019 (CHICAGO FIRE): Appeared in 29 matches (29 starts) in his fourth season at the Club … Awarded Man of the Match four times from April 28 to July 27 … Ranked in the top five on the team for minutes played (2,562).

2018 (CHICAGO FIRE): Recorded 29 appearances (29 starts) in his third season with the Fire … Started in 16 consecutive games from March 10 to June 13, 2018 … Recorded four assists, which ranks tied as a season-high in MLS for the defender … Kappelhof has won the most duels (346), interceptions (272) and tackles (122) on the team through his first three seasons with the Fire.

2017 (CHICAGO FIRE): Named the Fire’s Defensive Player of the Year after recording four assists in 33 matches, each of which were starts … Kappelhof recorded his first career MLS assist in a 2-0 win vs. RSL on March 11 … He was selected to the 2017 MLS All-Star Game, where he started and played 45 minutes … U.S. Open Cup: Played every minute of the Fire’s two games against Saint Louis FC and FC Cincinnati.

2016 (CHICAGO FIRE): Appeared in 33 matches during his inaugural MLS season, 31 of which were starts ... Made his club debut with a start on March 6 vs. NYC. U.S. Open Cup: Played in all four matches, starting each of the last three.

How he joined the Club: Signed as a Discovery Signing using Targeted Allocation Money on Feb. 2, 2016.

PROFESSIONAL CAREER: Kappelhoff joined the Fire after five seasons with FC Groningen where he recorded four goals and two assists in 150 career appearances … Has seen action in eight Europa League matches.

INTERNATIONAL CAREER (NETHERLANDS): Kappelhof appeared in five matches for the Dutch Under-21 side from 2011-13 ... That five-game clip included four friendlies and a UEFA European U-21 Championship Qualifier ... Kappelhof had the game-winning assist in his lone UEFA match, a 1-0 result against Austria in which he featured for 90 minutes.

YOUTH (AJAX): Played in Ajax’s youth system from U-10’s until joining FC Groningen when he was 21 … Earned a contract with Ajax FC’s Academy on Jan. 1, 2009 and remained with their squad until joining FC Groningen on July 1, 2011.