Christian Jaeger Cappis (born August 13, 1999) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a box-to-box midfielder for Brøndby IF in the Danish Superliga.
![]() Cappis with the United States U20 in 2019 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Christian Jaeger Cappis | ||
Date of birth | (1999-08-13) August 13, 1999 (age 23) | ||
Place of birth | Katy, Texas, United States | ||
Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Brøndby IF | ||
Number | 23 | ||
Youth career | |||
2015–2017 | Texans SC Houston | ||
2017–2018 | FC Dallas | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2018–2021 | Hobro IK | 52 | (1) |
2021– | Brøndby IF | 35 | (5) |
National team | |||
2019 | United States U20 | 2 | (2) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of September 4, 2022 |
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]
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 came on the game's 56th minute replacing Edgar Babayan and providing an assist in his team 4–2 defeat.[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]
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 1–1 draw against Vejle on 1 August.[12][13]
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.[14] 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.[15]
Club | Season | League | Danish Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Hobro IK | 2018–19 | Danish Superliga | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 4 | 0 | 8 | 0 | |
2019–20 | Danish Superliga | 28 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | 2 | 0 | 30 | 1 | ||
2020–21 | Danish 1st Division | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 21 | 0 | |||
Total | 52 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 59 | 1 | ||
Brøndby IF | 2021–22 | Danish Superliga | 27 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 6[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | – | 37 | 6 | |
2022–23 | Danish Superliga | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | – | 12 | 1 | ||
Total | 35 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 49 | 7 | ||
Career total | 87 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 108 | 8 |
Brøndby IF – current squad | |
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