Kjell Scherpen

Kjell Scherpen (born 23 January 2000) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays for AFC Ajax, as a goalkeeper.[2]

Kjell Scherpen
Personal information
Date of birth (2000-01-23) 23 January 2000
Place of birth Emmen, Netherlands
Height 2.04 m (6 ft 8 in)[1]
Playing position(s) Goalkeeper
Club information
Current team
 Ajax
Number 35
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)
* 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][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 the most beautiful club in the Netherlands" 1,000 times, given that he had been a childhood supporter of rival club Feyenoord.[5]

International career

He has represented the Netherlands at under-19 level.[6]

References
  1. Kjell Scherpen at Soccerway. Retrieved 2 May 2018.
  2. Kjell Scherpen at WorldFootball.net
  3. Kjell Scherpen at WorldFootball.net
  4. "Kjell Scherpen (FC Emmen) rejoindra l'Ajax Amsterdam cet été". 25 April 2019. Retrieved 26 April 2019.
  5. "Ajax transfer news, Kjell Scherpen writing 1000 lines, Edwin van der Sar, Marc Overmars". 26 April 2019. Retrieved 26 April 2019.
  6. "OnsOranje". www.onsoranje.nl. Retrieved 26 April 2019.


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