Kei Käppeler
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| Full name | Hans Kei Käppeler | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born |
17 June 1997 Stuttgart, Germany | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Playing position | Midfield | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Current club | Hampstead & Westminster | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | Caps | Goals | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2015–2017 | Germany U–21 | 20 | (1) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2018– | United States | 49 | (7) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2023– | United States Indoor | 11 | (2) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Hans Kei Käppeler (born 17 June 1997)[1] is a German–American international indoor and field hockey player.[2][3]
Personal life
[edit]Käppeler was born and raised in Stuttgart, Germany.[3]
His biological grandparents are Tadaaki Kuwayama and Rakuko Naito, both Japanese artists who resided in New York City. Being residents of the United States, his grandparents gave rise to his American heritage, allowing him to obtain dual citizenship.[4]
His brother Aki also plays international field hockey for the United States.[2]
He has studied at the University of Mannheim, and more recently at University College London.[5][6]
Field hockey
[edit]Domestic leagues
[edit]Käppeler currently competes in the English Hockey League, the top level domestic competition of the England. He has been a member of the Hampstead & Westminster Men's First team since 2019.[7] He has also represented the side in the Euro Hockey League, the top club-level competition hosted by the European Hockey Federation.[8][9]
Under–21
[edit]From 2015 to 2017, Käppeler was a member of the Germany U–21 side. He made his first appearances for the team during a test series against Switzerland in his home city of Stuttgart.[10] Throughout his junior career, Käppeler amassed 20 caps and scored once.[11][12]
Senior national team
[edit]Käppeler received his first call-up to the United States national squad in 2018.[2] He was included in the squad for a tour of Europe in the summer of that year. He earned his first senior international cap during a match against Spain in Barcelona.[13]
Throughout his senior career, Käppeler has only medalled with the national squad on one occasion, winning a bronze medal.[13] His medal came at the XVIII Pan American Games in Lima.[14][15]
As of 2025, Käppeler is still an active member of the senior national team. He was most recently named in the squad for the 2025 Pan American Cup in Montevideo.[16]
Major International Tournaments
The following is a list of major international tournaments Käppeler has competed in throughout his career.[13]
Indoor hockey
[edit]In addition to field hockey, Käppeler has also represented the United States in indoor hockey. He made his first appearances for the United States Indoor team in 2023 at the FIH Indoor World Cup in Pretoria.[13] He also represented the at the 2024 Indoor Pan American Cup in Calgary, where he won a bronze medal.[17]
References
[edit]- ^ "Team Details – United States". tms.fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 29 July 2025.
- ^ a b c "KEI KAEPPELER". usafieldhockey.com. USA Field Hockey. Retrieved 29 July 2025.
- ^ a b "Kei Kaeppeler – Player Info". globalsportsarchive.com. Global Sports Archive. Retrieved 29 July 2025.
- ^ "Tadaaki Kuwayama, 91, Dies; Painter Who Carved His Own Spare Path". nytimes.com. The New York Times. 15 September 2023. Retrieved 29 July 2025.
- ^ "The Bartlett Summer Show 2019 Prize Winners". ucl.ac.uk. University College London. Retrieved 29 July 2025.
- ^ "Kei Kaeppeler - Field Hockey". studentsunionucl.org. Students' Union UCL. Retrieved 29 July 2025.
- ^ "KAEPPELER Kei". englandhockey.altiusrt.com. England Hockey. Retrieved 29 July 2025.
- ^ "KAEPPELER Kei". eurohockey.altiusrt.com. European Hockey Federation. Retrieved 29 July 2025.
- ^ "HAMPSTEAD & WESTMINSTER". ehlhockey.tv. Euro Hockey League. Retrieved 29 July 2025.
- ^ "Länderspiele gegen Schweiz (A)". hockey.de. Deutscher Hockey-Bund. Retrieved 29 July 2025.
- ^ "Kei Käppeler". hockey.de. Deutscher Hockey-Bund. Retrieved 29 July 2025.
- ^ "KÄPPELER Kei". tms.fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 29 July 2025.
- ^ a b c d "KAEPPELER Kei". tms.fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 29 July 2025.
- ^ "KEI KAEPPELER". teamusa.com. Team USA. Retrieved 29 July 2025.
- ^ "HOCKEY" (PDF). panamsports.org. Panam Sports. 10 August 2019. Retrieved 29 July 2025.
- ^ "Law Establishes 2025 Pan American Cup Roster". usafieldhockey.com. USA Field Hockey. 10 June 2025. Retrieved 29 July 2025.
- ^ "Indoor Pan American Cups". panamhockey.org. Pan American Hockey Federation. Retrieved 29 July 2025.
External links
[edit]
- 1997 births
- Living people
- 21st-century American sportsmen
- 21st-century German sportsmen
- 2023 FIH Indoor Hockey World Cup players
- Alumni of University College London
- American male field hockey players
- American male indoor hockey players
- German expatriate field hockey players
- German expatriate sportspeople in England
- German male field hockey players
- German male indoor hockey players
- German people of Japanese descent
- Male field hockey defenders
- Sportspeople from Stuttgart
- University of Mannheim alumni