Just a few days after his contract with Rot-Weiss Essen was terminated, Jimmy Kaparos has found a new employer.
Rot-Weiss Essen parted ways with three players on the last day of the summer transfer window. RWE had already terminated Dion Berisha’s contract. The offensive player’s new destination is still unknown. It was already known that Ekin Celebi would be loaned to 1. FC Schweinfurt and Dominik Martinovic would transfer to SSV Ulm 1846. The only question was, where would Jimmy Kaparos go? His contract, which was originally set to run until June 30, 2026, was terminated.Forecasting now has the answer: according to our information, 23-year-old Kaparos has reached an agreement with second division club Patro Eisden Maasmechelen and will be presented in Belgium shortly. The defensive midfielder’s new team has a market value of €3.2 million and is currently in third place in the table after four games.
Kaparos moved from FC Schalke 04 II to Hafenstraße in the summer of 2024. The Dominican Republic international played a total of 32 competitive games for Rot-Weiss Essen, setting up one goal. His last appearance for RWE was on matchday 36 of last season against TSV 1860 Munich. At the end of the 2024/2025 season, Kaparos, who grew up in the Netherlands, had a falling out with coach Uwe Koschinat during training and subsequently played no further role in the RWE coach’s plans.
The RWE squad for 2025/2026 at a glance – including contract overview:
Goalkeeper: Jakob Golz (contract until June 30, 2027), Felix Wienand (contract until June 30, 2028), Malte Brüning (Eintracht Trier, contract until June 30, 2027)
Right-back: Nils Kaiser (contract until June 30, 2026), Michael Kostka (contract until June 30, 2027), Jannik Hofmann (1. FC Nürnberg, on loan until the end of the season) Lucas Brumme (contract until June 30, 2027), Franci Bouebari (until June 30, 2026, on loan from SC Freiburg II), Ekin Celebi (contract until June 30, 2027, on loan to 1. FC Schweinfurt)
Center back: Michael Schultz, Tobias Kraulich (both contracts until June 30, 2026), Jose Enrique Rios Alonso (contract until June 30, 2027), Nicolai Schulte-Kellinghaus (contract until June 30, 2028)
Defensive midfielder: Klaus Gjasula, Tom Moustier, Gianluca Swajkowski (both contracts valid until June 30, 2026), Luca Bazzoli (contract until June 30, 2027)
Attacking midfielder: Ahmet Arslan, Torben Müsel (both contracts valid until June 30, 2026)
Attacking wing: Ramien Safi, Kelsey Owusu, Kaito Mizuta (all contracts valid until June 30, 2026), Marvin Obuz (contract valid until June 30, 2027)
Forward: Jannik Mause (1. FC Kaiserslautern, on loan until the end of the season), Marek Janssen (contract valid until June 30, 2027), Cuber Jaka Potocnik (1. FC Köln, on loan until the end of the season)