“Has earned the chance”
Verstappen cousin will soon play in the Bundesliga
09.04.2025 – 5:17 p.m.Reading time: 1 min.
Kaj Geenen will wear the jersey of a club from the highest German handball play in the next season. The 21-year-old’s family relationships are also interesting.
HSV Hamburg has strengthened with a Dutch talent for the coming season. From second division club VfL Lübeck-Schwartau, left wing moves Kaj Geenen to the Hanseatic League. The 21-year-old signed a contract until June 30, 2027.
The young Dutch international is a cousin of Formula 1 star Max Verstappen and is considered a promising reinforcement. “Kaj is already very far in his development as a national player, wants to fight for playing time now and has earned this chance through his achievements,” emphasized sports director Johannes Bitter. Both in the jersey of the national team and at Lübeck-Schwartau, he had proven “that he is on a very good way”.
In Hamburg, Geenen is to share the left wing position with the Danes Casper Mortensen in the future. Alexander Hartwig, the second option in this position so far, leaves the club. In return, the 22-year-old joins Lübeck-Schwartau.