| Jimmy Kaparos | |
| Full Name: | Jimmy Adrian Kaparos |
| Height: | 1.85 m |
| Birth Date: | 2001 12, df=yes |
| Birth Place: | Arnhem, Netherlands |
| Position: | Defensive midfielder |
| Currentclub: | Rot-Weiss Essen |
| Clubnumber: | 8 |
| Youthyears1: | 2006–2011 |
| Youthclubs1: | ESCA Arnhem |
| Youthyears2: | 2012–2014 |
| Youthclubs2: | FSV Waiblingen |
| Youthyears3: | 2014–2017 |
| Youthclubs3: | VfB Stuttgart |
| Youthyears4: | 2017–2020 |
| Youthclubs4: | Schalke 04 |
| Years1: | 2020–2022 |
| Clubs1: | Schalke 04 II |
| Caps1: | 55 |
| Goals1: | 1 |
| Years2: | 2021 |
| Clubs2: | Schalke 04 |
| Caps2: | 1 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Years3: | 2022–2023 |
| Clubs3: | PEC Zwolle |
| Caps3: | 5 |
| Goals3: | 0 |
| Years4: | 2023–2024 |
| Clubs4: | Schalke 04 II |
| Caps4: | 30 |
| Goals4: | 4 |
| Years5: | 2024 |
| Clubs5: | Schalke 04 |
| Caps5: | 1 |
| Goals5: | 0 |
| Years6: | 2024– |
| Clubs6: | Rot-Weiss Essen |
| Caps6: | 9 |
| Goals6: | 0 |
| Pcupdate: | 7 October 2024 |
Jimmy Adrian Kaparos (born 25 December 2001) is a Dutch footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for German club Rot-Weiss Essen.
Kaparos made his professional debut for Schalke 04 in the Bundesliga on 8 May 2021, coming on as a substitute in the 73rd minute for Amine Harit against 1899 Hoffenheim. The away match finished as a 4–2 loss.[1]
He became part of the Schalke 04 II team competing in the Regionalliga for the 2021–22 season.[2]
On 15 July 2022, PEC Zwolle announced the signing of Kaparos on a two-year contract.[3] His contract with PEC Zwolle was terminated by mutual consent on 12 July 2023.[4]
On 13 July 2023, he returned to Schalke 04 II.[5]
On 24 May 2024, Kaparos signed with Rot-Weiss Essen in 3. Liga.[6]
Born in the Netherlands, Kaparos is from a Dominican mother and a Greek father, he holds a Greek passport.
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Schalke 04 II | 2020–21 | Regionalliga West | 26 | 0 | – | 26 | 0 | ||
| 2021–22 | Regionalliga West | 29 | 1 | – | 29 | 1 | |||
| Total | 55 | 1 | – | 55 | 1 | ||||
| Schalke 04 | 2020–21 | Bundesliga | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| PEC Zwolle | 2022–23 | Eerste Divisie | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | |
| Schalke 04 II | 2023–24 | Regionalliga West | 30 | 4 | – | 30 | 4 | ||
| Schalke 04 | 2023–24 | 2. Bundesliga | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Career total | 92 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 93 | 5 | |||