Kjell Scherpen
Kjell Scherpen (born 23 January 2000) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays for AFC Ajax, as a goalkeeper.[3]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 23 January 2000 | ||
| Place of birth | Emmen, Netherlands | ||
| Height | 2.04 m (6 ft 8 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Ajax | ||
| Number | 16 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2007–2011 | VV Emmen[2] | ||
| 2011–2016 | FC Emmen | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2016–2019 | FC Emmen | 35 | (0) |
| 2019– | Ajax | 0 | (0) |
| 2019– | Jong Ajax | 9 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2018– | Netherlands U19 | 7 | (0) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 15:41, 26 December 2019 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 06:50, 26 April 2019 (UTC) | |||
Club career
Scherpen began his senior career with FC Emmen in the 2016–17 season.[1][4] In April 2019 it was announced that he would sign for Ajax in June 2019.[5] His 'signing video' involved him writing the words "Ajax is the most beautiful club in the Netherlands" 1,000 times, given that he had been a childhood supporter of rival club Feyenoord.[6]
International career
He has represented the Netherlands at under-19 level.[7]
Personal life
When he was 18 years old, his older brother Jorg (20) died after having been in a coma following a sudden cardiac arrest.[8]
References
- Kjell Scherpen at Soccerway. Retrieved 2 May 2018.
- Jeuring, Frank (19 April 2019). "Amateurs VV Emmen apetrots op transfer Kjell Scherpen: 'Als jochie stond-ie al goed op de voorvoeten'". Dagblad van het Noorden. NDC. Retrieved 8 August 2020.
- Kjell Scherpen at WorldFootball.net
- Kjell Scherpen at WorldFootball.net
- "Kjell Scherpen (FC Emmen) rejoindra l'Ajax Amsterdam cet été". 25 April 2019. Retrieved 26 April 2019.
- "Ajax transfer news, Kjell Scherpen writing 1000 lines, Edwin van der Sar, Marc Overmars". 26 April 2019. Retrieved 26 April 2019.
- "OnsOranje". www.onsoranje.nl. Retrieved 26 April 2019.
- "Broer (20) van FC Emmen-doelman Scherpen overleden". Algemeen Dagblad (in Dutch). 19 February 2019.
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