Gadi Kinda
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Gadi Kinda | ||
| 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 | |||
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]
Early life[edit]
Kinda 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[edit]
From the age of 17 he played for F.C. Ashdod in the Israeli Premier League and stayed with the club for 8 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[edit]
He 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]
Honours[edit]
Beitar 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. 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
- 1994 births
- Living people
- Ethiopian Jews
- Ethiopian emigrants to Israel
- Citizens of Israel through Law of Return
- Footballers from Ashdod
- Israeli men's footballers
- Men's association football midfielders
- F.C. Ashdod players
- Beitar Jerusalem F.C. players
- Sporting Kansas City players
- Maccabi Haifa F.C. players
- Israeli Premier League players
- Liga Leumit players
- Major League Soccer players
- Israel men's youth international footballers
- Israel men's under-21 international footballers
- Israel men's international footballers
- Israeli expatriate men's footballers
- Israeli expatriate sportspeople in the United States
- Expatriate men's soccer players in the United States
- Jewish Israeli sportspeople
- Israeli people of Ethiopian-Jewish descent