| Mattias Käit | |
| Upright: | 0.8 |
| Birth Date: | 29 June 1998 |
| Birth Place: | Tallinn, Estonia |
| Height: | 1.86 m[1] |
| Position: | Attacking midfielder |
| Currentclub: | Rapid București |
| Clubnumber: | 4 |
| Youthyears1: | 2006–2014 |
| Youthclubs1: | Levadia |
| Youthyears2: | 2014–2017 |
| Youthclubs2: | Fulham |
| Years1: | 2017–2019 |
| Clubs1: | Fulham |
| Caps1: | 0 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Years2: | 2018 |
| Clubs2: | → Ross County (loan) |
| Caps2: | 6 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Years3: | 2019–2021 |
| Clubs3: | Domžale |
| Caps3: | 42 |
| Goals3: | 1 |
| Years4: | 2021 |
| Clubs4: | Bodø/Glimt |
| Caps4: | 0 |
| Goals4: | 0 |
| Years5: | 2022– |
| Clubs5: | Rapid București |
| Caps5: | 77 |
| Goals5: | 4 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2012 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 2 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
| Nationalteam1: | Estonia U16 |
| Nationalyears2: | 2013–2014 |
| Nationalcaps2: | 16 |
| Nationalgoals2: | 14 |
| Nationalteam2: | Estonia U17 |
| Nationalyears3: | 2015 |
| Nationalcaps3: | 2 |
| Nationalgoals3: | 0 |
| Nationalteam3: | Estonia U19 |
| Nationalyears4: | 2015–2016 |
| Nationalcaps4: | 6 |
| Nationalgoals4: | 1 |
| Nationalteam4: | Estonia U21 |
| Nationalyears5: | 2016 |
| Nationalcaps5: | 1 |
| Nationalgoals5: | 2 |
| Nationalteam5: | Estonia U23 |
| Nationalyears6: | 2016– |
| Nationalcaps6: | 54 |
| Nationalgoals6: | 8 |
| Nationalteam6: | Estonia |
| Club-Update: | 10 August 2024 |
| Nationalteam-Update: | 19 November 2023 |
Mattias Käit (born 29 June 1998) is an Estonian professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Liga I club Rapid București and the Estonia national team.
Käit joined the Levadia youth academy in 2006, when Levadia and Kotkas 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]
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]
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]
On 16 September 2021, Käit signed a contract with Norwegian champions Bodø/Glimt until the end of the year.[11]
On 18 January 2022, Käit signed a two-and-a-half-year contract with Romanian club Rapid București until the summer of 2024.[12]
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.
| Club | Season | League | National cup | League cup | Continental | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 0 | 20 | 1 | ||
| 2020–21 | Slovenian PrvaLiga | 22 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 26 | 0 | |||
| 2021–22 | Slovenian PrvaLiga | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 6 | 1 | 11 | 1 | |||
| Total | 42 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 57 | 2 | |||
| 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 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 5 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 77 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 83 | 4 | |||
| Career total | 125 | 5 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 147 | 6 | |||
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
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