Beram Kayal
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Personal information | |||
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Full name | Biram Kyal | ||
Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Celtic | ||
Number | 33 | ||
Youth career | |||
Maccabi Haifa | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2006–2010 | Maccabi Haifa | 92 | (46) |
2010– | Celtic | 0 | (0) |
International career‡ | |||
2004–2005 | Israel U17 | 12 | (1) |
2006 | Israel U18 | 4 | (1) |
2005–2007 | Israel U19 | 23 | (7) |
2007– | Israel U21 | 11 | (1) |
2008– | Israel | 13 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 26 July 2010 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 26 July 2010 |
Beram Kayal (Arabic: بيرم كيال, Hebrew: בירם כיאל; (born 2 May 1988) is an Israeli footballer currently playing for Celtic.
Club career
Maccabi Haifa
He started his career as a striker in the various Youth teams of Maccabi Haifa and scored many goals before taking on the role of a midfielder. He moved up to the Maccabi Haifa U19 team for the 2004-05 campaign, despite only being 16 years old he excelled as part of the team winning a League and Cup double and was named the League's Outstanding Player.
He made his first team debut for Maccabi Haifa at the end of the 2005-06 season in a 2-1 win over Maccabi Petah Tikva which sealed Maccabi's third League title in a row at the age of 17 making 2 appearances that season.
In season 2006-07 he made 6 appearances in all competitions, but took on the role of Captain of the U19 team which won another League and Cup double. Biram scored a hat-trick in the League winning match against Beitar Jerusalem.
In the 2007-08 season Biram became a first team regular featuring 36 times in the first-team, since then he has become an integral part of the team and enjoyed success in recent seasons winning the Premier League and Toto Cup.[1]
During the 2007 Torneo di Viareggio youth tournament in Italy, Biram was praised by the Italian press for a man of the match performance against their counterparts from Fiorentina.[2] Both Corriere della Sera and Gazzetta dello Sport seemed to be astonished to learn that he was a Arab on a Jewish team and took a great amount of time in learning more about him.[3]
Celtic
On 29 July 2010, Kayal signed a 4-year deal with Celtic.[4][5]
He will wear the number 33 shirt for the hoops
Personal Life
Biram is a keen collector of vintage crockery and has an original Dalston tea-set monogrammed for King Faisal III of Ulanbatur. [6]
Honours
Club
- Israeli Premier League (2):
- Toto Cup (1):
- 2007-08
Individual
- Israel U19 League Ouststanding Player Award: (2004-05)
- Israel U19 Most Valuable Player: (2006-07)
Career statistics
- As of 26 July 2010 (UTC)
Club | Season | League | Cup | League Cup | Europe | Total | |||||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Maccabi Haifa | 2005–06 | 2 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 0 |
2006–07 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | - | - | - | - | 6 | 0 | |
2007–08 | 29 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 36 | 1 | |
2008–09 | 30 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 6 | |
2009–10 | 27 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 41 | 1 | |
Total | 92 | 46 | 13 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 124 | 8 | |
Celtic | 2010–11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Career total | 92 | 6 | 13 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 124 | 8 |
Notes
- ^ Template:He icon "Biram Kayal Profile". Maccabi Haifa Online. 1 June 2010. Retrieved 1 June 2010.
- ^ Template:It icon "Vincono Inter e Maccabi". Gazetta dello Sport. 7 February 2007. Retrieved 2 August 2007.
- ^ Template:He icon "ה"גזטה דלי ספורט" התלהב מחיפה: פיורנטינה טבעה בדממה". Maccabi Haifa FC. 8 February 2007. Retrieved 2 August 2007.
- ^ "Israeli star Biram Kayal signs for Celtic". Celtic FC. 29 July 2010. Retrieved 29 July 2010.
- ^ "Celtic sign Israel midfielder Biram Kayal". BBC Sport. Retrieved 29 July 2010.
- ^ http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/2010/jul/29/celtic-transfer-israeli-midfielder-biram-kayal
External links
- Biram's playing profile (from CelticTalk.org)
- Kayal Beram Israel Football Association
- Biram Kiyal National Football Teams
- Biram Kayal Profile - Maccabi Haifa
- 1988 births
- Living people
- Arab citizens of Israel
- Arab-Israeli footballers
- Celtic F.C. players
- Israeli footballers
- Israel under-21 international footballers
- Israel international footballers
- Maccabi Haifa F.C. players
- Maccabiah footballers of Israel
- Footballers at the 2005 Maccabiah Games
- Israeli football biography stubs