Mattias Käit
![]() Käit with Rapid București in 2022 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 29 June 1998 | ||
Place of birth | Tallinn, Estonia | ||
Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)[1] | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Rapid București | ||
Number | 4 | ||
Youth career | |||
2006–2014 | Levadia | ||
2014–2017 | Fulham | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2017–2019 | Fulham | 0 | (0) |
2018 | → Ross County (loan) | 6 | (0) |
2019–2021 | Domžale | 42 | (1) |
2021 | Bodø/Glimt | 0 | (0) |
2022– | Rapid București | 78 | (4) |
International career‡ | |||
2012 | Estonia U16 | 2 | (0) |
2013–2014 | Estonia U17 | 16 | (14) |
2015 | Estonia U19 | 2 | (0) |
2015–2016 | Estonia U21 | 6 | (1) |
2016 | Estonia U23 | 1 | (2) |
2016– | Estonia | 54 | (8) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18 August 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19 November 2023 |
Mattias Käit (born 29 June 1998) is an Estonian professional footballer who plays as an midfielder for Liga I club Rapid București and the Estonia national team.
Club career
[edit]Fulham
[edit]Käit joined the Levadia youth academy in 2006, when Levadia and Kotkas Juunior merged. In July 2014, he joined Fulham academy.[2] Käit signed his first professional contract with the club in July 2015.[3] On 1 March 2017, he signed a contract extension which would keep him at Fulham until the summer of 2019.[4]
Ross County (loan)
[edit]On 31 January 2018, Käit joined Scottish Premiership club Ross County on loan until the end of the season.[5][6] He made his debut for the club on 3 February 2018, in a 4–1 away win over Dundee.[7]
Domžale
[edit]On 16 June 2019, Käit signed a three-year contract with Slovenian PrvaLiga side Domžale.[8] He made his debut for the club on 11 July 2019, in a 4–3 away win against Balzan in the first qualifying round of the UEFA Europa League.[9] Käit left the club on 3 September 2021.[10]
Bodø/Glimt
[edit]On 16 September 2021, Käit signed a contract with Norwegian champions Bodø/Glimt until the end of the year.[11]
Rapid București
[edit]On 18 January 2022, Käit signed a two-and-a-half-year contract with Romanian club Rapid București until the summer of 2024.[12]
International career
[edit]Käit has represented Estonia at under-16, under-17, under-19, under-21 and under-23 levels.
He made his senior international debut for Estonia on 6 January 2016, in a 1–1 draw against Sweden in a friendly.[13] Käit scored his first two international goals for Estonia on 7 October 2016, in a 4–0 home victory over Gibraltar in a qualification match for the 2018 FIFA World Cup.[14] On 3 September 2017, Käit scored the only goal of a home win over Cyprus in injury time.[15] The goal later earned him the Estonian Silverball award for the best goal scored for the national team in 2017.[16] He scored again in the successive qualifier on 7 October, a 6–0 away win over Gibraltar.[17] Käit was Estonia's highest goalscorer in the qualification with four goals.
Career statistics
[edit]Club
[edit]- As of 18 August 2024[18]
Club | Season | League | National cup | League cup | Continental | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Ross County (loan) | 2017–18 | Scottish Premiership | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 6 | 0 | |
Domžale | 2019–20 | Slovenian PrvaLiga | 15 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 4[a] | 0 | 20 | 1 | |
2020–21 | Slovenian PrvaLiga | 22 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 26 | 0 | ||
2021–22 | Slovenian PrvaLiga | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 6[b] | 1 | 11 | 1 | ||
Total | 42 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 57 | 2 | ||
Bodø/Glimt | 2021 | Eliteserien | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
Rapid București | 2021–22 | Liga I | 18 | 2 | — | — | — | 18 | 2 | |||
2022–23 | Liga I | 31 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 34 | 2 | |||
2023–24 | Liga I | 23 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 26 | 0 | |||
2024–25 | Liga I | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 6 | 0 | |||
Total | 78 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 84 | 4 | ||
Career total | 126 | 5 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 148 | 6 |
- ^ Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League
- ^ Appearance(s) in UEFA Champions League
International
[edit]- As of match played 19 November 2023[19]
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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Estonia | 2016 | 2 | 2 |
2017 | 10 | 2 | |
2018 | 4 | 1 | |
2019 | 10 | 0 | |
2020 | 5 | 0 | |
2021 | 8 | 3 | |
2022 | 6 | 0 | |
2023 | 9 | 0 | |
Total | 54 | 8 |
- Scores and results list Estonia's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Käit goal.[19]
No. | Date | Venue | Cap | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1 | 7 October 2016 | Lilleküla Stadium, Tallinn, Estonia | 2 | ![]() |
1–0 | 4–0 | 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification |
2 | 3–0 | ||||||
3 | 3 September 2017 | Lilleküla Stadium, Tallinn, Estonia | 8 | ![]() |
1–0 | 1–0 | 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification |
4 | 7 October 2017 | Estádio Algarve, Faro/Loulé, Portugal | 9 | ![]() |
2–0 | 6–0 | 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification |
5 | 30 May 2018 | Rakvere linnastaadion, Rakvere, Estonia | 15 | ![]() |
2–0 | 2–0 | 2018 Baltic Cup |
6 | 10 June 2021 | Lilleküla Stadium, Tallinn, Estonia | 34 | ![]() |
1–0 | 2–1 | 2020 Baltic Cup |
7 | 2–0 | ||||||
8 | 2 September 2021 | Lilleküla Stadium, Tallinn, Estonia | 35 | ![]() |
1–0 | 2–5 | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification |
Honours
[edit]Bodø/Glimt
Estonia
Individual
- Estonian Young Footballer of the Year: 2016, 2017
- Estonian Silverball: 2017, 2021
References
[edit]- ^ "Mattias Kait". Premier League. Retrieved 20 August 2019.
- ^ "Levadia noormängija Mattias Käit siirdus Fulhami akadeemiasse" [Levadia youth player Mattias Käit moved to Fulham academy] (in Estonian). ERR Sport. 10 July 2014.
- ^ "Fulhamiga profilepingu sõlminud Käit: sain uut energiat" [Käit after signing a professional contract with Fulham: I got new energy] (in Estonian). ERR Sport. 3 July 2015.
- ^ "Kait's New Deal". Fulham F.C. 1 March 2017.
- ^ "Midfielder Mattias Kait checks in from Fulham FC". Ross County F.C. 31 January 2018. Archived from the original on 1 February 2018. Retrieved 1 February 2018.
- ^ "Scottish Premiership ins and outs - January 2018". BBC Sport. 1 February 2018.
- ^ "Dundee 1-4 Ross County". BBC Sport. 3 February 2018.
- ^ "Uue koduklubi leidnud Mattias Käit käib Konstantin Vassiljevi jälgedes" [Mattias Käit is following in Konstantin Vassiljev's footsteps] (in Estonian). ERR Sport. 16 June 2019.
- ^ "Käidi ja Purje koduklubid alustasid euromänge võidukalt" [Käit's and Purje's clubs off to victorious starts in European games] (in Estonian). ERR Sport. 11 July 2019.
- ^ Kangur, Kristjan Jaak (3 September 2021). "Käit ja Domžale lõpetasid lepingu". Soccernet.ee - Jalgpall luubi all! (in Estonian). Retrieved 3 September 2021.
- ^ "Bodø/Glimt henter Mattias Käit". eurosport.no (in Norwegian). 16 September 2021. Retrieved 16 September 2021.
- ^ "MATTIAS KÄIT ESTE NOUL MIJLOCAȘ AL RAPIDULUI". fcrapid.ro (in Romanian). 18 January 2022. Retrieved 18 January 2022.
- ^ "Eesti tegi Abu Dhabis 1:1 viigi Rootsiga" [Estonia drew Sweden 1–1] (in Estonian). Estonian Football Association. 6 January 2016.
- ^ "Eesti alistas MM-valikmängus Gibraltari 4:0" [Estonia defeated Gibraltar 4–0 in a WC qualifier] (in Estonian). Estonian Football Association. 8 October 2016.
- ^ "Eesti alistas MM-valimängus lisaminuti väravast Küprose!" [Estonia defeated Cyprus in a WC qualifier in injury time!] (in Estonian). Estonian Football Association. 3 September 2017.
- ^ "Hõbepalli võitis esmakordselt Mattias Käit" [Mattias Käit won the Silverball for the first time] (in Estonian). Estonian Football Association. 2 January 2018.
- ^ "Eesti alistas võõrsil Gibraltari 6:0!" [Estonia defeated Gibraltar away 6–0] (in Estonian). Estonian Football Association. 7 October 2017.
- ^ "Mattias Käit". Soccerway.
- ^ a b "Mattias Käit" (in Estonian). Estonian Football Association.
External links
[edit]- Mattias Käit at the Estonian Football Association (in Estonian)
- Mattias Käit national team profile at the Estonian Football Association (archive) (in Estonian)
- Mattias Käit – UEFA competition record (archive)
- 1998 births
- Living people
- Footballers from Tallinn
- Estonian men's footballers
- Estonia men's youth international footballers
- Estonia men's under-21 international footballers
- Estonia men's international footballers
- Estonian expatriate men's footballers
- Men's association football midfielders
- FCI Levadia Tallinn players
- Fulham F.C. players
- Ross County F.C. players
- NK Domžale players
- FK Bodø/Glimt players
- FC Rapid București players
- Scottish Professional Football League players
- Slovenian PrvaLiga players
- Liga I players
- Expatriate men's footballers in England
- Expatriate men's footballers in Scotland
- Expatriate men's footballers in Slovenia
- Expatriate men's footballers in Norway
- Expatriate men's footballers in Romania
- Estonian expatriate sportspeople in England
- Estonian expatriate sportspeople in Scotland
- Estonian expatriate sportspeople in Slovenia
- Estonian expatriate sportspeople in Norway
- Estonian expatriate sportspeople in Romania