Gadi Kinda

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Gadi Kinda
Personal information
Full name Gadi Kinda
Date of birth (1994-03-23) 23 March 1994 (age 27)[1]
Place of birth Addis Ababa, Ethiopia[2][3][4]
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s) Attacking midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Sporting Kansas City
Number 10
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– Sporting Kansas City 26 (5)
National team‡
2011–2012 Israel U18 5 (0)
2012 Israel U19 8 (2)
2013–2016 Israel U21 16 (1)
2021– Israel 5 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 3 November 2021 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 12 October 2021 (UTC)

Gadi Kinda (Hebrew: גדי קינדה; born 23 March 1994) is an Ethiopian-born Israeli association footballer who plays as a midfielder for Major League Soccer club Sporting Kansas City and the Israel national team.[2]

Early life[]

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[]

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]

International career[]

He made his debut for the senior Israel national team on 5 June 2021 in a friendly match against Montenegro. 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.[8]

Honours[]

Club[]

References[]

  1. ^ Gadi Kinda – UEFA competition record (archive)
  2. ^ a b c d http://www.nrg.co.il/online/71/ART2/266/268.html
  3. ^ https://www.makorrishon.co.il/nrg/online/71/ART2/266/268.html
  4. ^ "Gadi Kinda | Sporting Kansas City".
  5. ^ "קלינגר לקראת מכבי חיפה: אני מאוד אתבאס ואתאכזב אם לא נגיע לפלייאוף העליון". Beitar Jerusalem F.C. 7 February 2019. Retrieved 19 February 2019.
  6. ^ "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.
  7. ^ "Sporting exercises contracts on Dia, Hernandez, Kinda, Russell, Smith". Fox Sports. 9 December 2020. Retrieved 22 April 2021.
  8. ^ "Montenegro v Israel game report". ESPN. 5 June 2021.

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