Kjell Scherpen (born 23 January 2000) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Brighton & Hove Albion.
Club Career
FC Emmen
Scherpen began his senior career with FC Emmen in the 2016–17 season.
Ajax
In April 2019 it was announced that he would sign for Ajax in June 2019. 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.
Scherpen made his debut for the Ajax senior team on 4 April 2021, as starter Maarten Stekelenburg was injured shortly before kickoff.
Brighton & Hove Albion
He was linked with a loan move to Eredivisie side PEC Zwolle, but on 16 July 2021, Scherpen signed for Premier League club Brighton & Hove Albion on a permanent basis, for an undisclosed fee.
This page also has a version in other languages : Кьелл Схерпен (russian)