Kalle Katz (born 4 January 2000) is a

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player for EIF.

Club career

He made his

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debut for HJK on 28 July 2018 in a game against Honka, as a starter. On 7 January 2019, Katz was loaned out for the 2019 season to

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.HJK:n Kalle Katz RoPS-paitaan loppukauden lainasopimuksella
rops.fi, 7 January 2019 On 10 March 2020, he re-joined RoPS on loan for the rest of the year. On 15 January 2021, Katz signed for

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. On 24 February 2024, Katz joined newly promoted Veikkausliiga club EIF.

International

He was included in the Finland U19 squad for

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, but did not appear in any games.

Personal life

Katz is of

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descent. Finnish track and field athlete and Olympic gold medalist

Elias Katz Elias Katz (June 22, 1901 – December 26, 1947) was a Finnish track and field athlete, who competed mainly in the 3000 metres steeplechase. Katz was born in Turku to a Jewish family. He frequented local nightclubs, participated in dance mar ...

was his great-grandfather's cousin.

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* 2000 births Living people Finnish men's footballers Finland men's youth international footballers Finland men's under-21 international footballers Men's association football defenders Helsingin Jalkapalloklubi players Klubi 04 players Rovaniemen Palloseura players Ilves (football) players Ekenäs IF players Veikkausliiga players Kakkonen players Ykkönen players Finnish people of Jewish descent {{Finland-footy-defender-stub