Scott Connor Kashket (born 25 February 1996) is an English professional
footballer
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who plays as a
striker for
League Two
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club
Gillingham. He has also played in his youth career for Spanish B side club
Hércules,
Wingate & Finchley, and
Leyton Orient
Leyton Orient Football Club is a professional football club based in Leyton, East London, England, who compete in , the fourth tier of the English football league system. They are the second oldest football club in London to play at a professio ...
, and in his senior career for
League Two
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Leyton Orient,
National League South
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Welling United
Welling United Football Club is a professional football club, based in Welling in the London Borough of Bexley, England. The club's first team play in the National League South, at the sixth tier of English football.
History
Welling United Foot ...
(on loan),
Wycombe Wanderers
Wycombe Wanderers Football Club is an English professional association football club based in the town of High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire. The team compete in League One, the third tier of the English football league system. They play their home ...
and
Crewe Alexandra
Crewe Alexandra Football Club is an English professional association football club based in the town of Crewe, Cheshire, that competes in League Two, the fourth tier of the English football league system. Nicknamed 'The Railwaymen' because of ...
.
Early life
Kashket was born in
Chigwell
Chigwell is a town and civil parish in the Epping Forest District of Essex, England. It is part of the urban and metropolitan area of London, and is adjacent to the northern boundary of Greater London. It is on the Central line of the London U ...
,
Essex
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, in England and is Jewish. His father Russell Kashket, and grandfather Bernard Kashket, are tailors and run Kashket & Partners, a UK company that traces its history back to being
hatter
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Historically, milliners, typically women shopkeepers, produced or imported an inventory of g ...
s at the court of the
Russian Tsar
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in the early 1900s.
Career
Early career
Kashket began his career playing
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Futsal is played between two teams of five players ...
for Maccabi GB in the English National Futsal League. He played for the Team Maccabi Great Britain junior futsal team at the European
Maccabiah Games
The Maccabiah Games (a.k.a. the World Maccabiah Games; he, משחקי המכביה, or משחקי המכביה העולמית; sometimes referred to as the "Jewish Olympics"), first held in 1932, are an international Jewish and Israeli multi-sp ...
in Vienna in 2009, winning a
bronze medal
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.
[Danny Caro (25 February 2014)]
"Kashket signs for Leyton Orient,"
''The Jewish Chronicle''.
He was spotted and signed at age 16 by Spanish B side club
Hércules,
following a spell with
Buckhurst Hill
Buckhurst Hill is an affluent suburban town in the Epping Forest District, Epping Forest district of Essex, England. It is part of the Greater London Urban Area and adjacent to the northern boundary of the London Borough of Redbridge. The area de ...
,
he played for their 16–19 and 18–21 age group football teams in late 2012.
Kashket returned to the UK, and played for the
Wingate & Finchley U21 team.
[ He scored three goals in two matches during October 2013.
He played for Team GB Under-18 at the ]2013 Maccabiah Games
The 19th Maccabiah ( he, המכביה התשע-עשרה) were held during July 18 to 30, 2013.
The Games brought together 7,500 competing athletes, making it the third-largest international sporting event in the world after the Olympic Games and ...
in Israel, winning a bronze medal.[
In November 2013, Kashket had a trial with ]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 ...
. However, he suffered an ankle ligaments injury on his first day with the club.
Leyton Orient
By this time Kashket was training and playing with Leyton Orient
Leyton Orient Football Club is a professional football club based in Leyton, East London, England, who compete in , the fourth tier of the English football league system. They are the second oldest football club in London to play at a professio ...
's youth team. After impressing in the Orient youth team, Kashket at 17 years old signed a two-year professional contract with the club in the summer of 2014, while still featuring for the youth team. He scored a penalty in Orient's 3–2 friendly win at Dartford
Dartford is the principal town in the Borough of Dartford, Kent, England. It is located south-east of Central London and
is situated adjacent to the London Borough of Bexley to its west. To its north, across the Thames estuary, is Thurrock in ...
on 18 July, and came on as a substitute in the 1–0 friendly win at Northampton Town
Northampton Town Football Club is a professional association football club based in the town of Northampton, England. The team plays in , the fourth tier of the English football league system.
Founded in 1897, the club competed in the Midland ...
on 26 July, and the 2–2 draw with Queens Park Rangers
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on 29 July.
Kashket was an unused substitute for Orient in several matches in the early part of the 2014–15 season, and made his professional debut as a late substitute for Jay Simpson
Jay-Alistaire Frederick Simpson (born 1 December 1988) is an English professional footballer who plays as a striker or winger for Welling United.
A product of the Arsenal Academy, he never played a league game for Arsenal, spending most of h ...
in the 2–0 league defeat at home to Preston North End
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on 29 October, which was manager Mauro Milanese
Mauro Milanese (born 17 September 1971) is an Italian former footballer and manager, who played as a left back. In 2014, he was manager of Leyton Orient.
He is the current CEO (''amministratore unico'') of hometown club Triestina.
Playing car ...
's first match in charge of the club. On 11 November, he was brought on as a substitute (again for Simpson) early in the second half in Orient's 2–0 Football League Trophy
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southern section quarter-final win against Northampton Town
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Founded in 1897, the club competed in the Midland ...
.
Kashket made his first start for Orient on 11 August 2015, playing the full 90 minutes of the 2–1 League Cup
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defeat at MK Dons
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. He scored his first senior goal in the 2–2 draw at home to Oxford United
Oxford United Football Club is a professional football club in the city of Oxford, England. The team plays in League One, the third tier of the English football league system. The chairman is Grant Ferguson, the manager is Karl Robinson and th ...
on 17 October, coming on as a substitute for John Marquis and grabbing a last-minute equaliser. He was told chairman Francesco Becchetti had blocked him from playing. Kashket said: "He wouldn't even give me reasons why, he wouldn't even let me train. I just wanted to get out of there and make a fresh start as soon as possible."
On 4 March 2016, he moved to National League South
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Welling United
Welling United Football Club is a professional football club, based in Welling in the London Borough of Bexley, England. The club's first team play in the National League South, at the sixth tier of English football.
History
Welling United Foot ...
on a one-month loan. On 31 August 2016 Kashket was released from Leyton Orient, for which he had made 22 appearances and scored once.
Wycombe Wanderers
The same day that Kashket was released, Wycombe Wanderers
Wycombe Wanderers Football Club is an English professional association football club based in the town of High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire. The team compete in League One, the third tier of the English football league system. They play their home ...
signed Kashket to a four-month deal, when he was 20 years old. He scored his first goals for Wycombe when he scored twice in a 5–1 win over Crewe Alexandra
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on 27 September 2016. Wycombe manager Gareth Ainsworth
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A former youth player at Blackburn Rovers, the midfielder, who was known for his crossing ability ...
said, "We gave Scott the opportunity to prove himself ... and to say he exceeded expectations is an understatement." He won the Sky Bet League Two Player of the Month Award for December 2016.[Danny Caro (6 January 2017)]
"Kashket wins League Two top player award; Scott Kashket has been named Sky Bet League Two Player of the Month for December,"
''The Jewish Chronicle''.
In December 2016, after he had scored nine goals in nine games, the team signed Kashket to a new contract, until 2019. He suffered an injury, and missed the majority of the final third of the season in 2016. In the 2016-17 season, he made 21 appearances and had ten goals, a ratio of one every 117 minutes.
Kashket signed a new three-year contract with Wycombe in May 2019, until 2022; at the time that he signed the new contract, in his career with the team he had scored 23 times in 73 appearances. Coach Ainsworth said: "Scotty’s got that fantastic ability of being able to change a game in an instant and he’s the type of player that fans love to watch, so I’m thrilled to keep him here for another three years. He’s still only 23 and I strongly believe he could go a long way in the game ...."
In January 2020 Kashket received a ban from all football activity for a period of two months, with an additional four months suspended, and a fine of £3,446.13 after he admitted to breaking the Football Association
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's betting rules after placing 183 bets on matches between 3 September 2014 and 22 August 2016, while at Leyton Orient.
On 30 August 2021, Kashket left the club by mutual consent in order to allow for him to sign with a new club ahead of the deadline the following day.
Crewe Alexandra
On 30 August 2021, having left Wycombe, Kashket joined League One side Crewe Alexandra
Crewe Alexandra Football Club is an English professional association football club based in the town of Crewe, Cheshire, that competes in League Two, the fourth tier of the English football league system. Nicknamed 'The Railwaymen' because of ...
on a one-year deal. He scored his first Crewe goal in a 1–1 draw at Plymouth Argyle
Plymouth Argyle Football Club is a professional football club based in the city of Plymouth, Devon, England. As of the 2021–22 season, the team are competing in League One, the third tier of English football. They have played at Home Park, ...
on 28 September 2021. Kashket made 14 appearances for Crewe before sustaining an ankle injury at Ipswich Town
Ipswich Town Football Club is a professional association football club based in Ipswich, Suffolk, England. They play in League One, the third tier of the English football league system.
The club was founded in 1878 but did not turn profession ...
on 28 November 2021. He made a return to competitive football on 29 March 2022, playing 30 minutes of a Cheshire Senior Cup
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semi-final at Stockport County
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, then starting in Crewe's next league game, against Fleetwood Town
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at Gresty Road on 2 April 2022. Kashket was released at the end of the 2021–22 season following relegation.
Gillingham
On 27 June 2022, Kashket signed for League Two side, Gillingham.
Career statistics
Honours
Wycombe Wanderers
*EFL League One play-offs
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: 2020
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Individual
* League Two Player of the Month
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: December 2016
See also
* List of select Jewish football (association; soccer) players
References
External links
Profile
at the Wycombe Wanderers F.C. website
*
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1996 births
Living people
People from Chigwell
Sportspeople from Essex
Jewish footballers
English Jews
English men's futsal players
Futsal players in England
English footballers
Association football forwards
Hércules CF players
Leyton Orient F.C. players
Welling United F.C. players
Wingate & Finchley F.C. players
Wycombe Wanderers F.C. players
Crewe Alexandra F.C. players
Gillingham F.C. players
English Football League players
National League (English football) players
Competitors at the 2013 Maccabiah Games
Maccabiah Games bronze medalists for Great Britain
Maccabiah Games footballers