Roi Kehat (or Roei Kaat, he, רועי קהת; born 12 May 1992) is an Israeli footballer who plays as an

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for Ironi Kiryat Shmona.

Club career

Maccabi Tel Aviv

Kahat began his career in the youth system of

Maccabi Tel Aviv Maccabi Tel Aviv ( he, מכבי תל אביב) is one of the largest sports clubs in Israel, and a part of the Maccabi association. Many sports clubs and teams in Tel Aviv are in association with Maccabi and compete in a variety of sports, such ...

. At 2010–11 season he won with the youth team the double and finished the top league scorer (18 goals) along with his teammate Mu'nas Dabbur. On 15 February 2011 he made his debut for the senior team at the loss 0–1 to

Hapoel Haifa Hapoel Haifa Football Club ( he, מועדון הכדורגל הפועל חיפה, ''Moadon HaKaduregel Hapoel Haifa'') is an Israeli football club located in the city of Haifa. The club won one championship (1998–99) and 4 Israeli cups ( ...

. On 15 September 2011, he scored his debut senior team, at the loss 1–5 to

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at the

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competition. Three days later scored his first goal in the

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during a 2–0 victory against

Bnei Sakhnin Bnei Sakhnin F.C. ( ar, اتحاد أبناء سخنين, he, איחוד בני סכנין, ''Ihud Bnei Sakhnin''; ''Ittihad Abna Sakhnin'', ) is an Israeli football club based at the Doha Stadium in Sakhnin. They are the most successful clu ...

Hapoel Be'er Sheva & Maccabi Yavne

At August 2012 was loaned to

Hapoel Be'er Sheva Hapoel Be'er Sheva Football Club ( he, מועדון הכדורגל הפועל באר שבע, ''Moadon HaKaduregel Hapoel Be'er Sheva'') is an Israeli football club from the city of Be'er Sheva, that competes in the Israeli Premier League. The c ...

until the end of the season. On 10 November 2012 he scored his debut goal for Be'er Sheva one minute after he came as a substitute against Hapoel Acre, and the game finished at draw 2-2. In summer 2013 was released from Maccabi Tel Aviv and signed to Maccabi Yavne from

Liga Leumit Liga Leumit ( he, ליגה לאומית, lit. ''National League'') is the second division of the Israeli Football League, and below its Premier League. Structure There are 16 clubs in the league. At the end of each season, the two lowest-place ...

Hapoel Ironi Kiryat Shmona

After half a season in Yavne, Kahat returned to the Premier League, when he signed to Hapoel Ironi Kiryat Shmona. He made his debut at the club On 13 January 2014 against his youth team,

. By the end of the season scored 6 league goals Kahat in 19 appearances, and won at the

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. At the end of the season was elected the young player of the year.

Austria Wien

On August 24, 2015, he signed in Austria Wien from

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Maccabi Haifa

On August 9, 2016, he signed for

giants

Maccabi Haifa Maccabi Haifa ( he, מכבי חיפה) is one of the biggest sports clubs in Israel and a part of the Maccabi association. It runs several sports clubs and teams in Haifa which have competed in a variety of sports over the years, such as Football ...

, After passing a medical test, he signed a 3-year contract worth €250,000 per year.

International career

On 19 October 2011 he made his debut for Israel U21 in a friendly match against

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. In November 2014 was called up to the Israeli senior team for the

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game against

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but did not play. On 12 June, against the same opponents at the Stadion Bilino Polje in

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, he made his debut as an 80th-minute substitute for

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in a 1–3 defeat.

Honours

Club

; Hapoel Ironi Kiryat Shmona *

- 2013–14

Individual

*The young player of the season: 2013–14

Statistics

; As to 7 August 2022

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Kahat, Roi 1992 births Israeli Jews Living people Israeli footballers Maccabi Tel Aviv F.C. players Hapoel Be'er Sheva F.C. players Maccabi Yavne F.C. players Hapoel Ironi Kiryat Shmona F.C. players FK Austria Wien players Israeli Premier League players Liga Leumit players Austrian Football Bundesliga players Footballers from Rehovot Israel under-21 international footballers Israel international footballers Israeli expatriate footballers Expatriate footballers in Austria Israeli expatriate sportspeople in Austria Association football midfielders