Christian Cappis

Christian Jaeger Cappis (born August 13, 1999) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a midfielder for Norwegian club Molde, on loan from Danish club Brøndby IF.

Christian Cappis
Cappis with the United States U20 in 2019
Personal information
Full name Christian Jaeger Cappis
Date of birth (1999-08-13) August 13, 1999
Place of birth Katy, Texas, United States
Height 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Molde (on loan from Brøndby)
Number 4
Youth career
2015–2017 Texans SC Houston
2017–2018 FC Dallas
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018–2021 Hobro 62 (1)
2021– Brøndby 47 (6)
2023– → Molde (loan) 0 (0)
International career
2019 United States U20 2 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:57, 2 September 2023 (UTC)

Club career

FC Dallas

Cappis started to play soccer for academy club, Texans SC. In 2017, his club won the "2016–17 US Developmental Academy U17/18 Championship" with him being named "Central Conference Player of the Year".

As a result of his performance on this tournament, he and Chris Richards, who was also part of the team, were approached by FC Dallas's academy and in the same year, they signed with the club. After several good performances at the Dallas Academy, the club showed interest in sign him a professional contract. However, the move was prevented by MLS due to the Homegrown Player Rule which prevents academy players from signing with clubs far from their native town. As Cappis is from Greater Houston, Houston Dynamo was supposed to have priority in signing the player.[1][2]

Hobro

However, instead of signing with any team on MLS, Cappis went to trial with several clubs in Europe. On November 6, 2018, he signed his first professional contract with Danish Superliga team, Hobro IK.[3][4] On the same day, he debuted for the team in a match against OB at the 2018–19 Danish Cup. Cappis started the game and provided an assist in his teams 4–2 defeat, before he was replaced in the 56th minute by Edgar Babayan.[2][5] On February 10, 2019, Cappis debuted in the Danish Superliga when he replaced Martin Mikkelsen at the 88th minute of a match against AC Horsens.[6] Cappis scored his first goal on March 8, 2020 for Hobro. [7]

At the end of the 2019–20 season, Hobro was relegated to the Danish 1st Division.[8] In December, Hobro failed to renew Cappis' work permit and lead to Cappis' passport being revoked and at facing deportation form Denmark.[8]

Brøndby

Cappis signed a four-year contract with Danish Superliga club Brøndby in February 2021 starting July 1, 2021. He joined the club ahead of the 2021–22 season.[9] He made his debut against AGF on 18 July, coming on as a second-half substitute for Rezan Corlu in a 1–1 draw.[10][11] Cappis scored his first goal for Brøndby in a 2–2 draw against Vejle on 1 August.[12][13]

On 1 September 2023, Cappis joined Norwegian Eliteserien side Molde on a loan deal for the rest of 2023.[14]

International career

Cappis was called up to the United States senior squad in January 2020 for a friendly against Costa Rica but did not appear in the match.[15] He received another call-up in March 2021 for two friendly matches against Jamaica and Northern Ireland, respectively, with both games taking place in Europe.[16]

Career statistics

Club
As of September 4, 2022
Club Season League Danish Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Hobro IK 2018–19 Danish Superliga 7010–4080
2019–20 Danish Superliga 30110–20311
2020–21 Danish 1st Division 25000––250
Total 621200060641
Brøndby IF 2021–22 Danish Superliga 274426[lower-alpha 1]0–376
2022–23 Danish Superliga 162104[lower-alpha 2]0–212
Total 4365210000588
Career total 105772100601229
  1. Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  2. Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League

References
  1. Carrick, Buzz. "How MLS stiffed FC Dallas out of signing Chris Cappis". SportsDay. Retrieved February 16, 2019.
  2. Muncy, Alex. "USMNT Weekly Youth Update: The Christian Cappis Saga". Stars and Stripes FC. Retrieved February 16, 2019.
  3. Kafai, Arman. "Former academy player Christian Cappis trialing overseas". Pro Soccer USA. Retrieved February 16, 2019.
  4. Clark, Travis. "Christian Cappis finds a home at Hobro". Top Drawer Soccer. Retrieved February 16, 2019.
  5. "Resultat Hobro 2–4". Danish Football Association. Retrieved February 16, 2019.
  6. "Hobro 0 – 0 Horsens". Soccerway. Retrieved February 16, 2019.
  7. "Christian Cappis Hobro debut Goal". Chasingacup.com. Retrieved March 16, 2020.
  8. "Report: Cappis wants to leave Hobro this summer". SBI Soccer. September 3, 2020. Retrieved September 7, 2020.
  9. Henry Jr., Larry (February 7, 2021). "Christian Cappis signs with Brondby, will join club this summer". SBI Soccer.
  10. "AGF vs. Brøndby - 18 July 2021 - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved August 8, 2021.
  11. Nelausen, Raymund (July 19, 2021). "Cappis efter BIF-debut: Ville gøre en forskel". bold.dk (in Danish).
  12. "Vejle vs. Brøndby - 1 August 2021 - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved August 8, 2021.
  13. Olsen, Krister (August 1, 2021). "Cappis reddede Brøndby fra fiasko i Vejle". bold.dk (in Danish).
  14. CHRISTIAN CAPPIS PÅ LÅN TIL MOLDE UT SESONGEN, moldefk.no 1 September 2023
  15. "Berhalter Announces 22-Player Travel Roster for Final Prep Ahead of USA-Costa Rica". www.ussoccer.com.
  16. "Christian Cappis joins USMNT March friendlies". www.chasingacup.com.
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