Christian Cappis

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 (age 25)
Place of birth	Katy, Texas, United States
Height	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Viking FK
Number	27
Youth career
2015–2017	Texans SC Houston
2017–2018	FC Dallas
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2018–2021	Hobro	62	(1)
2021–2024	Brøndby	49	(6)
2023	→ Molde 2 (loan)	1	(0)
2023	→ Molde (loan)	2	(0)
2024–	Viking	12	(0)
2024–	Viking 2	2	(0)
International career
2019	United States U20	2	(2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of December 4, 2024

Christian Jaeger Cappis (born August 13, 1999) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a midfielder for Norwegian Eliteserien club Viking.

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 team's 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 July 18, 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 August 1.^[12][13]

On September 1, 2023, Cappis joined Norwegian Eliteserien club Molde on loan for the remainder of the year.^[14] He made just four appearances, totaling 45 minutes of play, before returning to Brøndby at the end of the year.^[15]

Viking

On August 13, 2024, Cappis signed a three-and-a-half-year contract with Norwegian Eliteserien club Viking.^[16][17]

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.^[18] 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.^[19]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played September 30, 2024

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National cup		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Hobro IK	2018–19	Danish Superliga	7	0	1	0	—		4	0	8	0
	2019–20	Danish Superliga	30	1	1	0	—		2	0	31	1
	2020–21	Danish 1st Division	25	0	0	0	—		—		25	0
	Total		62	1	2	0	0	0	6	0	64	1
Brøndby IF	2021–22	Danish Superliga	27	4	4	2	6[a]	0	—		37	6
	2022–23	Danish Superliga	19	2	1	0	4[b]	0	—		24	2
	2023–24	Danish Superliga	2	0	0	0	—		—		2	0
	2024–25	Danish Superliga	1	0	0	0	1[b]	0	—		2	0
	Total		49	6	5	2	11	0	0	0	65	8
Molde 2 (loan)	2023	Norwegian Third Division	1	0	—		—		—		1	0
Molde (loan)	2023	Eliteserien	2	0	0	0	2[a]	0	—		4	0
Viking	2024	Eliteserien	6	0	0	0	—		—		6	0
Viking 2	2024	Norwegian Second Division	2	0	—		—		—		2	0
Career total			122	7	7	2	13	0	6	0	148	9

1. Appearances in UEFA Europa League
2. Appearance(s) in UEFA Conference League

References

1. Carrick, Buzz (November 4, 2018). "How MLS stiffed FC Dallas out of signing Chris Cappis". SportsDay. Archived from the original on February 17, 2019. Retrieved February 16, 2019.
2. Muncy, Alex (November 12, 2018). "USMNT Weekly Youth Update: The Christian Cappis Saga". Stars and Stripes FC. Archived from the original on April 9, 2019. Retrieved February 16, 2019.
3. Kafai, Arman. "Former academy player Christian Cappis trialing overseas". Pro Soccer USA. Archived from the original on February 17, 2019. Retrieved February 16, 2019.
4. Clark, Travis. "Christian Cappis finds a home at Hobro". Top Drawer Soccer. Archived from the original on February 17, 2019. Retrieved February 16, 2019.
5. "Resultat Hobro 2–4". Danish Football Association. Archived from the original on November 7, 2018. Retrieved February 16, 2019.
6. "Hobro 0 – 0 Horsens". Soccerway. Archived from the original on February 17, 2019. Retrieved February 16, 2019.
7. "Christian Cappis Hobro debut Goal". Chasingacup.com. March 16, 2020. Archived from the original on March 23, 2021. Retrieved March 16, 2020.
8. "Report: Cappis wants to leave Hobro this summer". SBI Soccer. September 3, 2020. Archived from the original on January 19, 2021. Retrieved September 7, 2020.
9. Henry Jr., Larry (February 7, 2021). "Christian Cappis signs with Brondby, will join club this summer". SBI Soccer. Archived from the original on March 3, 2021. Retrieved March 21, 2021.
10. "AGF vs. Brøndby - 18 July 2021 - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Archived from the original on November 8, 2021. Retrieved August 8, 2021.
11. Nelausen, Raymund (July 19, 2021). "Cappis efter BIF-debut: Ville gøre en forskel". bold.dk (in Danish). Archived from the original on August 8, 2021. Retrieved August 8, 2021.
12. "Vejle vs. Brøndby - 1 August 2021 - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Archived from the original on August 8, 2021. Retrieved August 8, 2021.
13. Olsen, Krister (August 1, 2021). "Cappis reddede Brøndby fra fiasko i Vejle". bold.dk (in Danish). Archived from the original on August 8, 2021. Retrieved August 8, 2021.
14. "Christian Cappis på lån til Molde ut sesongen". Molde (in Norwegian Bokmål). September 1, 2023. Archived from the original on September 1, 2023. Retrieved October 20, 2024.
15. Hoffskov, Ole (December 15, 2023). "Vender tilbage til Brøndby IF". Tipsbladet.dk (in Danish). Archived from the original on December 15, 2023. Retrieved October 20, 2024.
16. "Cappis klar for Viking: – Et veldig spennende prosjekt". Viking (in Norwegian Bokmål). August 13, 2024. Archived from the original on August 14, 2024. Retrieved October 20, 2024.
17. "Christian Cappis skifter fra Brøndby IF til Viking FK". Brøndby IF (in Danish). August 13, 2024. Archived from the original on August 13, 2024. Retrieved October 20, 2024.
18. "Berhalter Announces 22-Player Travel Roster for Final Prep Ahead of USA-Costa Rica". www.ussoccer.com. Archived from the original on October 16, 2020. Retrieved October 8, 2020.
19. "Christian Cappis joins USMNT March friendlies". www.chasingacup.com. March 19, 2021. Archived from the original on March 19, 2021. Retrieved March 20, 2021.

External links

• Christian Cappis at Soccerway
• Christian Cappis at WorldFootball.net
• Christian Cappis at U.S. Soccer