FC Dallas Acquires Former FC Dallas Academy Midfielder Chris Cappis BigSoccer.com
FC Dallas announced today the acquisition of former FC Dallas Academy midfielder Christian Cappis from Norwegian side Viking FK. Cappis signed a deal through 2027 with options for 2028.
FC Dallas acquired Cappis’ right of first refusal from the Houston Dynamo FC in exchange for $100,000 in 2025 General Allocation Money (GAM) and $100,000 in 2026 GAM.
Cappis signed with Viking FK in Aug. 2024. He made his debut as a substitute on Aug. 18, 2024, against Rosenborg. The 25-year-old departs the Eliteserien league with 30 appearances and three goal contributions. His only goal for the club came in the first round of the Norwegian Cup, the oldest football tournament in the country, on April 13th, against Hana IL.
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Prior to Viking FK, Cappis signed with Bröndby IF in June 2021. Cappis made his debut against Aarhus GF on July 18, 2021. Over four seasons with Bröndby, Cappis made 65 appearances, scored eight goals, and tallied three assists in all-competitions. Outside of Superliga play, he made six appearances in the 2021 UEFA Europa League, five appearances in the 2021 Oddest Pokalen, and five appearances in the 2022 UEFA Conference League Qualifiers. Cappis was sent on loan to Molde FK of Eliteserien in 2023, where he made four appearances in all-competitions. He helped Molde FK win the Norwegian Cup on Dec. 9, 2023.
Cappis started his professional career signing with Hobro IK in Nov. 2018. He made his professional debut against AC Horsens on Feb. 10, 2019. The six-foot-one midfielder made 64 appearances and seven goal contributions, including his first professional career goal on March 8, 2020, against Esbjerg fB. He reunites with FC Dallas midfielder Louicius Deedson, his teammate at Hobro IK from 2019-2021.
Before turning pro, Cappis was a product of Texans SC. He was a captain of the U19 team that won the US Soccer Development Academy (USSDA) national championship in 2017, alongside former Texans SC and FC Dallas academy teammate Chris Richards and coached by FC Dallas head coach Eric Quill. Cappis was named the USSDA Central Conference Player of the Year that same year, and was named to the USSDA All-Conference team in 2017 and 2018. After his tenure with Texans SC, Cappis joined the FC Dallas Academy in 2017.
BDS Take
If you are looking for the Show replacement, Cappis is it. Both in terms of positioning on the field and salary cap.
Cappis finally returns home to Dallas after seven years in Europe. He would have been signed to a Homegrown deal before heading to Europe, but territory rights with Houston got in the way back then. That is partly why you see FC Dallas sending $200k in GAM to the Dynamo today to acquire his rights.
He is mostly a center midfielder but can also play in the defense, if needed. I touched briefly earlier today about going after guys like this that fit the Quill model and profile. Cappis is a Quill guy.
I'm told Cappis is already in town and can now begin training with the club. I don't anticipate him being available for Friday's match with NYCFC, but more than likely we'll see him debut in August when FC Dallas hosts Portland.
