Vital Kats
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Vital Zina Kats[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 18 November 1999[2] | ||
| Place of birth | Netanya, Israel[3] | ||
| Height | 1.63 m (5 ft 4 in)[4] | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder[5] | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Glasgow City F.C. | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Northview Heights Secondary School | |||
| Scarborough GS United | |||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017–2021 | Kent State Golden Flashes | 58 | (22) |
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2021– | Glasgow City | 0 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2016 | Canada U17 | 8 | (2) |
| 2015–2016 | 4 | (1) | |
| 2020– | Israel | 2 | (0) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 27 October 2020 | |||
Vital Zina Kats (Hebrew: ויטאל זינה קאטס; born 18 November 1999) is an Israeli footballer who plays as a midfielder for SWPL team Glasgow City F.C. and the Israel women's national team.
Early life[]
Kats was raised in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.[5]
Professional career[]
Kats joined Glasgow City F.C. in August 2021.[6]
International career[]
Kats represented Canada at the 2016 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup and 2016 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup.[1] She made her senior debut for Israel on 21 October 2020.[7]
Personal life[]
Kats' parents were born in Minsk, Soviet Union (now Belarus)[3] and, being Jewish, made aliyah to Israel, where she was born.
References[]
- ^ a b Vital Kats at Soccerway. Retrieved 2 November 2020.
- ^ Vital Kats – UEFA competition record (archive)
- ^ a b Vital Kats at the Canadian Soccer Association (also available in French). Retrieved 2 November 2020.
- ^ "2020 Women's Soccer Roster". Kent State University Athletics. Retrieved 2 November 2020.
- ^ a b "Vital Kats – Women's Soccer". Kent State University Athletics. Retrieved 2 November 2020.
- ^ Frith, Wilf (2021-08-05). "Glasgow City sign Vital Kats". SheKicks. Retrieved 2021-08-18.
- ^ Vital Kats at Soccerway. Retrieved 2 November 2020.
External links[]
- Vital Kats — Israeli Football Association national team player details (in Hebrew)
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- 1999 births
- Living people
- Footballers from Netanya
- Israeli women's footballers
- Women's association football midfielders
- Kent State Golden Flashes women's soccer players
- Israel women's international footballers
- Israeli people of Belarusian-Jewish descent
- Jewish Israeli sportspeople
- Jewish sportswomen
- Jewish footballers
- Israeli expatriate women's footballers
- Israeli expatriate sportspeople in the United States
- Expatriate women's soccer players in the United States
- Israeli emigrants to Canada
- Naturalized citizens of Canada
- Soccer players from Toronto
- Canadian women's soccer players
- Canadian people of Belarusian-Jewish descent
- Jewish Canadian sportspeople
- Glasgow City F.C. players
- Scottish Women's Premier League players
- Canadian expatriate soccer players
- Canadian expatriate sportspeople in the United States
- Israeli women's football biography stubs
- Canadian women's soccer biography stubs