is a German

footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby ...

who plays as a

midfielder A midfielder is an outfield position in association football. Midfielders may play an exclusively defensive role, breaking up attacks, and are in that case known as defensive midfielders. As central midfielders often go across boundarie ...

for

2. Bundesliga The 2. Bundesliga ( ) is the second division of professional football in Germany. It was implemented 11 years after the founding of the Fußball-Bundesliga as the new second division for professional football. The 2. Bundesliga is ranked below ...

club

Fortuna Düsseldorf Düsseldorfer Turn- und Sportverein Fortuna 1895 e.V., commonly known as Fortuna Düsseldorf (), is a German football club in Düsseldorf, North Rhine-Westphalia, which competes in the 2. Bundesliga. Founded in 1895, Fortuna entered the league ...

. Born in Japan, Appelkamp was a youth international for Japan before switching to represent Germany.

Career

Appelkamp made his professional debut for

in the

on 26 September 2020, coming on as a substitute in 62nd minute of the team's 1–0 home win against

Würzburger Kickers Würzburger Kickers is a German association football club playing in Würzburg, Bavaria. In pre-World War II football, the club competed briefly at the highest level in the Bezirksliga Bayern, and during the war, in the Gauliga Bayern. Post-war, ...

International career

Appelkamp was born in Japan to a German father and Japanese mother. He was a youth international for Japan, switching to Germany in 2021.

Career statistics

As of 28 May 2023

References

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* * * * 2000 births Living people Association football people from Tokyo German men's footballers Japanese men's footballers Japan men's youth international footballers Germany men's under-21 international footballers German people of Japanese descent Japanese people of German descent Men's association football midfielders Fortuna Düsseldorf II players Fortuna Düsseldorf players 2. Bundesliga players Regionalliga players {{Japan-footy-midfielder-2000s-stub