Gadi Kinda (Hebrew: גדי קינדה; born 23 March 1994) is a professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Maccabi Haifa. Born in Ethiopia, he represents the Israel national team.[2]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 23 March 1994[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Addis Ababa, Ethiopia[2][3][4] | ||
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Attacking midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Maccabi Haifa | ||
| Number | 6 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Ashdod | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2011–2019 | Ashdod | 160 | (12) |
| 2019–2021 | Beitar Jerusalem | 26 | (8) |
| 2020 | → Sporting Kansas City (loan) | 18 | (6) |
| 2021–2023 | Sporting Kansas City | 46 | (8) |
| 2024– | Maccabi Haifa | 14 | (2) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2011–2012 | Israel U18 | 5 | (0) |
| 2012 | Israel U19 | 8 | (2) |
| 2013–2016 | Israel U21 | 16 | (1) |
| 2021– | Israel | 5 | (1) |
|
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15 April 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 12 October 2021 | |||
Early life
editKinda was born in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, to an Ethiopian-Jewish family.[2] At the age of three, he immigrated to Israel with his family.[2]
Club career
editFrom the age of 17 he played for F.C. Ashdod in the Israeli Premier League and stayed with the club for eight years.
In February 2019, he moved to Beitar Jerusalem.[5]
In January 2020, Kinda joined Major League Soccer club Sporting Kansas City on a one-year loan deal with an option to buy.[6] Following the 2020 season, Kinda was signed permanently by Sporting Kansas City.[7]
Following the 2023 season, Kinda left Kansas City and returned to Israel to join Maccabi Haifa.[8]
International career
editKinda made his debut for the senior Israel national team on 5 June 2021 in a friendly match against Montenegro.[citation needed] He substituted Manor Solomon in the 73rd minute and scored on his debut in extra time to establish a final score of 3–1 for Israel.[9]
International goals
edit| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 21 November 2023 | Estadi Nacional, Andorra la Vella, Andorra |  Andorra |
2–0 | 2–0 | UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying |
Honours
editBeitar Jerusalem
References
edit- ^ Gadi Kinda – UEFA competition record (archive)
- ^ a b c d "ראשי".
- ^ "ערוץ ליגת על - חדשות NRG - ברוך הבא: סיפורו של גדי קינדה".
- ^ "Gadi Kinda | Sporting Kansas City".
- ^ "קלינגר לקראת מכבי חיפה: אני מאוד אתבאס ואתאכזב אם לא נגיע לפלייאוף העליון". Beitar Jerusalem F.C. 7 February 2019. Archived from the original on 20 February 2019. Retrieved 19 February 2019.
- ^ "Sporting KC acquires 25-year-old Israeli central midfielder Gadi Kinda on loan from Beitar Jerusalem". sportingkc.com. 23 January 2020. Retrieved 23 January 2020.
- ^ "Sporting exercises contracts on Dia, Hernandez, Kinda, Russell, Smith". Fox Sports. 9 December 2020. Retrieved 22 April 2021.
- ^ "Gadi Kinda departs Sporting KC for Israeli club | MLSSoccer.com". mlssoccer.
- ^ "Montenegro v Israel game report". ESPN. 5 June 2021.
External links
edit- Gadi Kinda at Soccerway
- Gadi Kinda – Israel Football Association league player details
