Tal Kachila ( he, טל כחילה; born June 26, 1992) is an Israeli professional

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who plays as a

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Club career

Kachila played from the age of 14 with Beitar Jerusalem's youth team, deciding to become a centre-back, like his father, after combining volleyball and football. Kachila made his debut for Beitar Jerusalem on 11 August 2012, in a match in the

Toto Cup The Israel Toto Cup ( he, גביע הטוטו, ''Gvia Ha'Toto'') is an association football tournament that features clubs in the two highest divisions in Israel: the Israeli Premier League ( Ligat Ha'Al), and the second division Liga Leumit. Fro ...

against

F.C. Ashdod SC Ashdod ( he, מועדון ספורט אשדוד, ''Moadon Sport Ashdod'', lit. Sport Club Ashdod, mainly known in Israel by the semi-acronym name , ''Mem Samekh Ashdod'', lit. S.C. Ashdod) is an Israeli football club, playing in the port cit ...

, coming on as a substitute in the 89th minute. 5 months later, Kachila made his debut in the

State Cup The Israel State Cup ( he, גביע המדינה, ''Gvia HaMedina''), is a Single-elimination tournament, knockout cup competition in Football in Israel, Israeli football, run by the Israel Football Association (IFA). The State Cup was first he ...

, coming on as a substitute in the 67th minute in a 5–0 victory over

Maccabi Umm al-Fahm Maccabi Umm al-Fahm F.C. () are a football club, from the north Israeli city of Umm al-Fahm. The club currently plays in Liga Bet North B division, the fourth tier of Israeli football. Home matches are played at the HaShalom Stadium. History T ...

. On 17 February 2013, Kachila made his

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debut, playing in a 3–0 loss 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 2 February 2017 loaned to Bnei Yehuda. On 2 July 2019 signed with Atromitos F.C from the

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International career

In October 2010, Kachila made his international debut, playing with the Israeli under-19 national team, in a 3–0 victory against the Armenian under-19 national team in the UEFA U19 Championship. On 18 November 2013, Kachila made his debut for the Israeli under-21 national team, playing a 4–3 loss against the Portuguese under-21 national team during the UEFA U21 Championship 2015 qualifying round.

Personal life

Kachila is the son of

Ehud Kachila Ehud Kachila ( he, אהוד כחילה; born July 13, 1968) is a former Israeli professional footballer who played as a centre-back. Kachila is the father of the footballer Tal Kachila. Club career Kachila was born in Katamon neighborhood in Je ...

, who played 13 years for Beitar Jerusalem as a

Honours

Club

;Bnei Yehuda *

Israel State Cup The Israel State Cup ( he, גביע המדינה, ''Gvia HaMedina''), is a knockout cup competition in Israeli football, run by the Israel Football Association (IFA). The State Cup was first held in 1928 as the People's Cup. Because it involve ...

(1): 2016–17

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Kachila, Tal 1992 births Living people Israeli Jews Israeli men's footballers Footballers from Jerusalem Beitar Jerusalem F.C. players Bnei Yehuda Tel Aviv F.C. players Atromitos F.C. players Hapoel Hadera F.C. players Sektzia Ness Ziona F.C. players Hapoel Afula F.C. players Israeli Premier League players Super League Greece players Expatriate men's footballers in Greece Israeli expatriate sportspeople in Greece Israel men's under-21 international footballers Men's association football central defenders