Käit with Rapid București in 2022 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | (1998-06-29) 29 June 1998 (age 26) | ||
Place of birth | Tallinn, Estonia | ||
Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Rapid București | ||
Number | 4 | ||
Youth career | |||
2006–2014 | Levadia | ||
2014–2017 | Fulham | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2017–2019 | Fulham | 0 | (0) |
2018 | → Ross County (loan) | 6 | (0) |
2019–2021 | Domžale | 42 | (1) |
2021 | Bodø/Glimt | 0 | (0) |
2022– | Rapid București | 83 | (4) |
International career | |||
2012 | Estonia U16 | 2 | (0) |
2013–2014 | Estonia U17 | 16 | (14) |
2015 | Estonia U19 | 2 | (0) |
2015–2016 | Estonia U21 | 6 | (1) |
2016 | Estonia U23 | 1 | (2) |
2016– | Estonia | 56 | (8) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 27 October 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 14 October 2024 |
Mattias Käit (born 29 June 1998) is an Estonian professional footballer who plays as an midfielder for Liga I club Rapid București and the Estonia national team.
Club career
Fulham
Käit joined the Levadia youth academy in 2006, when Levadia and Kotkas Juunior merged. In July 2014, he joined Fulham academy. Käit signed his first professional contract with the club in July 2015. On 1 March 2017, he signed a contract extension which would keep him at Fulham until the summer of 2019.
Ross County (loan)
On 31 January 2018, Käit joined Scottish Premiership club Ross County on loan until the end of the season. He made his debut for the club on 3 February 2018, in a 4–1 away win over Dundee.
Domžale
On 16 June 2019, Käit signed a three-year contract with Slovenian PrvaLiga side Domžale. 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. Käit left the club on 3 September 2021.
Bodø/Glimt
On 16 September 2021, Käit signed a contract with Norwegian champions Bodø/Glimt until the end of the year.
Rapid București
On 18 January 2022, Käit signed a two-and-a-half-year contract with Romanian club Rapid București until the summer of 2024.
International career
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. 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. On 3 September 2017, Käit scored the only goal of a home win over Cyprus in injury time. The goal later earned him the Estonian Silverball award for the best goal scored for the national team in 2017. He scored again in the successive qualifier on 7 October, a 6–0 away win over Gibraltar. Käit was Estonia's highest goalscorer in the qualification with four goals.
Career statistics
Club
- As of 27 October 2024
Club | Season | League | National cup | League cup | Continental | Total | ||||||
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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 | 22 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 26 | 0 | |||
2021–22 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 6 | 1 | 11 | 1 | |||
Total | 42 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 57 | 2 | ||
Bodø/Glimt | 2021 | Eliteserien | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
Rapid București | 2021–22 | Liga I | 18 | 2 | — | — | — | 18 | 2 | |||
2022–23 | 31 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 34 | 2 | ||||
2023–24 | 23 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 26 | 0 | ||||
2024–25 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 11 | 0 | ||||
Total | 83 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 89 | 4 | ||
Career total | 131 | 5 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 153 | 6 |
- Includes Slovenian Cup, Norwegian Cup, Romanian Cup
- Appearances in UEFA Europa League
- Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
International
- As of match played 14 October 2024
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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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 | |
2024 | 2 | 0 | |
Total | 56 | 8 |
- Scores and results list Estonia's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Käit goal.
No. | Date | Venue | Cap | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1 | 7 October 2016 | Lilleküla Stadium, Tallinn, Estonia | 2 | Gibraltar | 1–0 | 4–0 | 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification |
2 | 3–0 | ||||||
3 | 3 September 2017 | Lilleküla Stadium, Tallinn, Estonia | 8 | Cyprus | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification |
4 | 7 October 2017 | Estádio Algarve, Faro/Loulé, Portugal | 9 | Gibraltar | 2–0 | 6–0 | 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification |
5 | 30 May 2018 | Rakvere linnastaadion, Rakvere, Estonia | 15 | Lithuania | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2018 Baltic Cup |
6 | 10 June 2021 | Lilleküla Stadium, Tallinn, Estonia | 34 | Latvia | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2020 Baltic Cup |
7 | 2–0 | ||||||
8 | 2 September 2021 | Lilleküla Stadium, Tallinn, Estonia | 35 | Belgium | 1–0 | 2–5 | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification |
Honours
Bodø/Glimt
Estonia
Individual
- Estonian Young Footballer of the Year: 2016, 2017
- Estonian Silverball: 2017, 2021
References
- "Mattias Kait". Premier League. Retrieved 20 August 2019.
- "Levadia noormängija Mattias Käit siirdus Fulhami akadeemiasse" [Levadia youth player Mattias Käit moved to Fulham academy] (in Estonian). ERR Sport. 10 July 2014.
- "Fulhamiga profilepingu sõlminud Käit: sain uut energiat" [Käit after signing a professional contract with Fulham: I got new energy] (in Estonian). ERR Sport. 3 July 2015.
- "Kait's New Deal". Fulham F.C. 1 March 2017.
- "Midfielder Mattias Kait checks in from Fulham FC". Ross County F.C. 31 January 2018. Archived from the original on 1 February 2018. Retrieved 1 February 2018.
- "Scottish Premiership ins and outs - January 2018". BBC Sport. 1 February 2018.
- "Dundee 1-4 Ross County". BBC Sport. 3 February 2018.
- "Uue koduklubi leidnud Mattias Käit käib Konstantin Vassiljevi jälgedes" [Mattias Käit is following in Konstantin Vassiljev's footsteps] (in Estonian). ERR Sport. 16 June 2019.
- "Käidi ja Purje koduklubid alustasid euromänge võidukalt" [Käit's and Purje's clubs off to victorious starts in European games] (in Estonian). ERR Sport. 11 July 2019.
- Kangur, Kristjan Jaak (3 September 2021). "Käit ja Domžale lõpetasid lepingu". Soccernet.ee - Jalgpall luubi all! (in Estonian). Retrieved 3 September 2021.
- "Bodø/Glimt henter Mattias Käit". eurosport.no (in Norwegian). 16 September 2021. Retrieved 16 September 2021.
- "MATTIAS KÄIT ESTE NOUL MIJLOCAȘ AL RAPIDULUI". fcrapid.ro (in Romanian). 18 January 2022. Retrieved 18 January 2022.
- "Eesti tegi Abu Dhabis 1:1 viigi Rootsiga" [Estonia drew Sweden 1–1] (in Estonian). Estonian Football Association. 6 January 2016.
- "Eesti alistas MM-valikmängus Gibraltari 4:0" [Estonia defeated Gibraltar 4–0 in a WC qualifier] (in Estonian). Estonian Football Association. 8 October 2016.
- "Eesti alistas MM-valimängus lisaminuti väravast Küprose!" [Estonia defeated Cyprus in a WC qualifier in injury time!] (in Estonian). Estonian Football Association. 3 September 2017.
- "Hõbepalli võitis esmakordselt Mattias Käit" [Mattias Käit won the Silverball for the first time] (in Estonian). Estonian Football Association. 2 January 2018.
- "Eesti alistas võõrsil Gibraltari 6:0!" [Estonia defeated Gibraltar away 6–0] (in Estonian). Estonian Football Association. 7 October 2017.
- "Mattias Käit". Soccerway.
- ^ "Mattias Käit" (in Estonian). Estonian Football Association.
External links
- Mattias Käit at the Estonian Football Association (in Estonian)
- Mattias Käit national team profile at the Estonian Football Association (archive) (in Estonian)
- Mattias Käit – UEFA competition record (archive)
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- 1998 births
- Living people
- Footballers from Tallinn
- Estonian men's footballers
- Estonia men's youth international footballers
- Estonia men's under-21 international footballers
- Estonia men's international footballers
- Estonian expatriate men's footballers
- Men's association football midfielders
- FCI Levadia Tallinn players
- Fulham F.C. players
- Ross County F.C. players
- NK Domžale players
- FK Bodø/Glimt players
- FC Rapid București players
- Scottish Professional Football League players
- Slovenian PrvaLiga players
- Liga I players
- Expatriate men's footballers in England
- Expatriate men's footballers in Scotland
- Expatriate men's footballers in Slovenia
- Expatriate men's footballers in Norway
- Expatriate men's footballers in Romania
- Estonian expatriate sportspeople in England
- Estonian expatriate sportspeople in Scotland
- Estonian expatriate sportspeople in Slovenia
- Estonian expatriate sportspeople in Norway
- Estonian expatriate sportspeople in Romania
- 21st-century Estonian sportsmen