Aki Kaeppeler

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GOLD

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SILVER

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BRONZE

Athlete Bio#

Age

Hometown

New York City, NY

Education

karlsgymnasium Stuttgart, TU Darmstadt (Technical University)

World Championship Experience

Gold - 2023 Rohrmax Cup (Indoor) (Vienna, Austria)
Gold - 2018 Hockey Series Open (Salamanca, Mexico)
Gold - 2012 World League Round 1 (Chula Vista, Calif.), Player of the Tournament Award
Silver - 2021 Indoor Pan American Cup (Spring City, Pa.)
Silver - 2019 3 Nations Invitational (Benalmadena, Spain)
Bronze - 2019 Pan American Games (Lima, Peru)
Bronze - 2017 Pan American Cup (Lancaster, Pa.)
Bronze - 2017 World League Round 2 (Tacarigua, Trinidad & Tobago)
4th - 2025 FIH Hockey Nations Cup 2 (Muscat, Oman)
4th - 2023 Pan American Games (Santiago, Chile)
4th - 2023 FIH Indoor Hockey World Cup (Pretoria, South Africa), Named Player of the Match against Argentina on February 8 and against Namibia on February 10
4th - 2022 Pan American Cup (Santiago, Chile)
4th - 2019 Hockey Series Final (Bhubaneswar, India)
5th - 2018 5 Nations Tournament (Malaga, Spain)
5th - 2015 Pan American Games (Toronto, Canada)
5th - 2013 World League Round 2 (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil)
7th - 2015 World League Round 2 (Chula Vista, Calif.)
Canceled - 2022 FIH Indoor Hockey World Cup (Liège, Belgium)

Career Highlights

2025: Rohrmax Cup (indoor)(Vienna, Austria)
2024: Series against Chile (Santiago, Chile)
2024: Named to U.S. Men's National Indoor Team
2023: Named to U.S. Men's National Team (September), 2023 Pan American Elite Team
2023: 3-Nations Tournament (Pisa, Italy), 4-Nations Tournament (Prague, Czech Republic), 3-Nations Tournament (Hangzhou, China)
2023: Named to the U.S. Men's National Indoor Team, Nkosi Cup (Cape Town, South Africa)
2022: Named to U.S. Men's National Team (September), 2022 Pan American Elite Team
2022: 4-Nations Tournament (Glasgow, Scotland)
2022: Named to the U.S. Men's National Indoor Team, FIH Indoor Hockey World Cup Selection Camp
2021: Europe Tour (Frankfurt, Germany & Antwerp, Belgium), Series against Canada (Moorpark, Calif.), Named to 2021 Pan American Indoor Elite Team
2021: Named to U.S. Men's National Team (September)
2021: Named to U.S. Men's National Indoor Team
2020: Series against South Africa (Durban, South Africa)
2019: Series against Korea (Seoul, South Korea), Named to 2019 Pan American Elite Team
2018: Europe Tour (France, Spain, Scotland, Ireland)
2017: Series against France (Paris, France), Named to 2017 Pan American Elite Team
2015: Series against Argentina (Boston, Mass.), European Tour (Den Hague, The Netherlands & Antwerp, Belgium)
2012: Junior Pan American Championship (4th, Guadalajara, Mexico)
2012: Joined U.S. Men's National Team

Personal

Son of Joachim and Maki Kaeppeler...Sibling is Kei...Nickname is Mogli...Began playing field hockey in 2003...Game Day Habit: "Listening to good music."...Favorite Sports Quote: "Mailand oder Madrid, hauptsache Italien!" and "Soccer + Intelligence = Field Hockey"...Best Words of Advice: "Always know what you're fighting for."