Adrian Kappenberger (born 25 August 1996) is a Danish professional

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who plays for

Hillerød Hillerød () is a Denmark, Danish town with a population of 36,604 (1 January 2025)goalkeeper In many team sports that involve scoring goal (sport), goals, the goalkeeper (sometimes termed goaltender, netminder, GK, goalie, or keeper) is a designated player charged with directly preventing the opposing team from scoring by blocking or i ...

Career

Kappenberger began his career at lower-level clubs, including

Oure Oure is a small town located on the island of Funen in south-central Denmark, in Svendborg Municipality. It is located 25 km south of Nyborg, 6 km southwest of Lundeborg and 12 km northeast of Svendborg Svendborg () is a town on the island of ...

and Fredensborg BI, before joining

FC Helsingør FC Helsingør is a Danish association football, football club from Helsingør. The club plays in the Danish 2nd Division, having been relegated after finishing 12th in the Danish 1st Division in the 2023–24 season. The club has finished their ...

in 2017. In June 2018, he signed with

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club

Hobro IK Hobro Idræts Klub (), commonly referred to as Hobro IK or HIK, is a professional football club based in Hobro, Denmark. The club currently competes in the Danish 1st Division, the second tier of the Danish football league system, and plays its h ...

. There, he mainly featured as a backup to starting goalkeeper Jesper Rask. On 11 July 2023, Kappenberger joined newly promoted

club

Hvidovre IF Hvidovre Idrætsforening, more commonly known as Hvidovre IF () is a Danish association football club from Hvidovre, Capital Region of Denmark. The club competes in the Danish 1st Division, the second tier of Danish football, and plays its ...

on a two-year deal. On 30 May 2024, Hvidovre confirmed that they had terminated Kappenberger's contract by mutual agreement. The following day, he signed with

Hillerød Fodbold Hillerød Fodbold is a Denmark, Danish association football club, located in the district of Ullerød in the western part of Hillerød, that is an independent men's football department of the sports club, Hillerød Gymnastik- og Idrætsforening (H ...

on a contract until June 2026.NY KEEPER ER LANDET
hfelite.dk, 31 May 2024

References

1996 births Living people Danish men's footballers FC Helsingør players SfB-Oure FA players Fredensborg BI players Hobro IK players Hillerød Fodbold players Denmark Series players Danish Superliga players Men's association football goalkeepers Sportspeople from Rudersdal Municipality Danish 1st Division players Danish 2nd Division players Footballers from the Capital Region of Denmark 21st-century Danish sportsmen {{Denmark-footy-goalkeeper-stub