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| 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– | Jong Ajax | 29 | (0) |
| 2019– | Ajax | 2 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2018– | Netherlands U19 | 7 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 09:14, 13 April 2021 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 06:50, 26 April 2019 (UTC) | |||
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Kjell Scherpen (born 23 January 2000) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays for AFC Ajax, as a goalkeeper.
Club career[edit]
Scherpen began his senior career with FC Emmen in the 2016–17 season.[1][3] In April 2019 it was announced that he would sign for Ajax in June 2019.[4] His 'signing video' involved him writing the words "Ajax is de mooiste club van Nederland" (Ajax is the most beautiful club in the Netherlands) 1,000 times, given that he had been a childhood supporter of rival club Feyenoord.[5]
Scherpen made his debut for the Ajax senior team on 4 April 2021, as starter Maarten Stekelenburg was injured shortly before kickoff.[6][7]
International career[edit]
He has represented the Netherlands at under-19 level.[8]
Personal life[edit]
When he was 18 years old, his older brother Jorg (20) died after having been in a coma following a sudden cardiac arrest.[9]
Honours[edit]
Ajax[1]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c 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 (FC Emmen) rejoindra l'Ajax Amsterdam cet été". 25 April 2019. Retrieved 26 April 2019. CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
- ^ "Ajax transfer news, Kjell Scherpen writing 1000 lines, Edwin van der Sar, Marc Overmars". 26 April 2019. Retrieved 26 April 2019. CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
- ^ "Verslag | Moeizame zege in Friesland". www.ajax.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 5 April 2021.
- ^ "https://twitter.com/afcajax/status/1378718424302546945". Twitter. Retrieved 5 April 2021. External link in
|title=(help) - ^ "OnsOranje". www.onsoranje.nl. Retrieved 26 April 2019. CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
- ^ "Broer (20) van FC Emmen-doelman Scherpen overleden". Algemeen Dagblad (in Dutch). 19 February 2019.
