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.
 Käit with Rapid București in 2022 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 29 June 1998 | ||
| Place of birth | Tallinn, Estonia | ||
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)[1] | ||
| 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) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 27 October 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 14 October 2024 | |||
Club career
editFulham
editKäit joined the Levadia youth academy in 2006, when Levadia and Kotkas Juunior 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]
Ross County (loan)
editOn 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]
Domžale
editOn 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]
Bodø/Glimt
editOn 16 September 2021, Käit signed a contract with Norwegian champions Bodø/Glimt until the end of the year.[11]
Rapid București
editOn 18 January 2022, Käit signed a two-and-a-half-year contract with Romanian club Rapid București until the summer of 2024.[12]
International career
editKäit 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.
Career statistics
editClub
edit- As of 27 October 2024[18]
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | 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[b] | 0 | 20 | 1 | |
| 2020–21 | 22 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 26 | 0 | |||
| 2021–22 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 6[c] | 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
edit- As of match played 14 October 2024[19]
| 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 | |
| 2024 | 2 | 0 | |
| Total | 56 | 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 |  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
editBodø/Glimt
Estonia
Individual
- Estonian Young Footballer of the Year: 2016, 2017
- Estonian Silverball: 2017, 2021
References
edit- ^ "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.
- ^ a b "Mattias Käit" (in Estonian). Estonian Football Association.
External links
edit- 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)