Roi Kahat Explained

Roi Kahat
Birth Date:12 May 1992
Birth Place:Rehovot, Israel
Height:1.79 m
Position:Attacking midfielder
Currentclub:Sumgayit
Clubnumber:19
Youthyears1:2003–2004
Youthclubs1:Sektzia Ness Ziona
Youthyears2:2004–2011
Youthclubs2:Maccabi Tel Aviv
Years1:2011–2013
Clubs1:Maccabi Tel Aviv
Caps1:19
Goals1:3
Years2:2012–2013
Clubs2:Hapoel Be'er Sheva (loan)
Caps2:20
Goals2:1
Years3:2013
Clubs3:Maccabi Yavne
Caps3:15
Goals3:2
Years4:2014–2015
Clubs4:Ironi Kiryat Shmona
Caps4:54
Goals4:18
Years5:2015–2016
Clubs5:Austria Wien
Caps5:29
Goals5:1
Years6:2016–2019
Clubs6:Maccabi Haifa
Caps6:68
Goals6:6
Years7:2019–2020
Clubs7:Maccabi Netanya
Caps7:28
Goals7:4
Years8:2020–2023
Clubs8:Ironi Kiryat Shmona
Caps8:97
Goals8:14
Years9:2023–
Clubs9:Sumgayit
Caps9:35
Goals9:6
Nationalyears1:2011–2014
Nationalteam1:Israel U21
Nationalcaps1:12
Nationalgoals1:2
Nationalyears2:2015–2016
Nationalteam2:Israel
Nationalcaps2:5
Nationalgoals2:0
Club-Update:26 May 2024

Roi Kehat (or Roei Kaat, Hebrew: רועי קהת; born 12 May 1992) is an Israeli professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Sumgayit in the Azerbaijan Premier League.

Club career

Maccabi Tel Aviv

Kahat began his career in the youth system of Maccabi Tel Aviv. At 2010–11 season he won with the youth team the double and finished the top league scorer (18 goals) along with his teammate Mu'nas Dabbur. On 15 February 2011 he made his debut for the senior team at the loss 1–0 to Hapoel Haifa. On 15 September 2011, he scored his debut senior team, at the loss 5–1 to Beşiktaş at the 2011–12 UEFA Europa League competition. Three days later scored his first goal in the Israeli Premier League during a 2–0 victory against Bnei Sakhnin.

Hapoel Be'er Sheva & Maccabi Yavne

At August 2012 was loaned to Hapoel Be'er Sheva until the end of the season. On 10 November 2012, he scored his debut goal for Be'er Sheva one minute after he came as a substitute against Hapoel Acre, and the game finished at draw 2–2. In summer 2013 was released from Maccabi Tel Aviv and signed to Maccabi Yavne from Liga Leumit.

Hapoel Ironi Kiryat Shmona

After half a season in Yavne, Kahat returned to the Premier League, when he signed to Hapoel Ironi Kiryat Shmona. He made his debut at the club on 13 January 2014 against his youth team, Maccabi Tel Aviv. By the end of the season scored 6 league goals Kahat in 19 appearances, and won at the Israel State Cup. At the end of the season was elected the young player of the year.

Austria Wien

On 24 August 2015, he signed in Austria Wien from Austrian Football Bundesliga.

Maccabi Haifa

On 9 August 2016, Kahat signed for Israeli Premier League club Maccabi Haifa, After passing a medical test, he signed a three-year contract worth €250,000 per year.

International career

On 19 October 2011 he made his debut for Israel U21 in a friendly match against Ukraine. In November 2014 was called up to the Israeli senior team for the UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying game against Bosnia and Herzegovina[1] but did not play. On 12 June, against the same opponents at the Stadion Bilino Polje in Zenica, he made his debut as an 80th-minute substitute for Nir Biton in a 1–3 defeat.[2]

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational cupLeague cupContinentalTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Maccabi Tel Aviv2010–11Israeli Premier League1000000010
2011–12183004031254
Total193004031264
Hapoel Be'er Sheva2012–13Israeli Premier League211105100273
Maccabi Yavne2013–14Liga Leumit152000000152
Hapoel Ironi Kiryat Shmona2013–14Israeli Premier League196410000237
2014–1535144030214415
Total54208130216722
Austria Wien2015–16Austrian Football Bundesliga281200000301
2016–171012002042
Total291320020343
Maccabi Haifa2016–17Israeli Premier League323102000353
2017–18283416200386
2018–1980101000100
Total686619200839
Maccabi Netanya2019–20Israeli Premier League284215000355
Hapoel Ironi Kiryat Shmona2020–21Israeli Premier League366104100417
2021–22334205100405
2022–230000100010
Total691030102008212
Career total274462033655333557

Honours

Hapoel Ironi Kiryat Shmona

Individual

Notes and References

  1. News: Despite the tension: Zahavi was called up to the squad. Nadav . Tzhantzipar . David . Ben Shimol. ynet . Hebrew . 7 November 2014 . 7 November 2014.
  2. News: Krvavac. Fedja. Višća helps Bosnia and Herzegovina see off Israel. 12 June 2015. UEFA. 12 June 2015.