Mattias Käit (born 29 June 1998) is an Estonian professional

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who plays as an

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for

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club

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and the Estonia national team.

Club career

Fulham

Käit joined the

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youth academy in 2006, when Levadia and Kotkas merged. In July 2014, he joined

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academy. Käit signed his first professional contract with the club in July 2015. On 1 March 2017, he signed a contract extension which would keep him at Fulham until the summer of 2019.

Ross County (loan)

On 31 January 2018, Käit joined

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club Ross County on loan until the end of the season. He made his debut for the club on 3 February 2018, in a 4–1 away win over Dundee.

Domžale

On 16 June 2019, Käit signed a three-year contract with

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side

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. He made his debut for the club on 11 July 2019, in a 4–3 away win against

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in the first qualifying round of the

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. Käit left the club on 3 September 2021.

Bodø/Glimt

On 16 September 2021, Käit signed a contract with Norwegian champions Bodø/Glimt until the end of the year.

Rapid București

On 18 January 2022, Käit signed a two-and-a-half year contract with Romanian club

until the summer of 2024.

International career

Käit has represented Estonia at under-16, under-17, under-19, under-21 and under-23 levels. He made his senior international debut for

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on 6 January 2016, in a 1–1 draw against Sweden in a friendly. Käit scored his first two international goals for Estonia on 7 October 2016, in a 4–0 home victory over Gibraltar in a

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match for the

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. On 3 September 2017, Käit scored the only goal of a home win over

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in injury time. The goal later earned him the

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award for the best goal scored for the national team in 2017. He scored again in the successive qualifier on 7 October, a 6–0 away win over Gibraltar. Käit was Estonia's highest goalscorer in the qualification with four goals.

Career statistics

Club

International

:''Scores and results list Estonia's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Käit goal.''

Honours

Bodø/Glimt *

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Estonia * Baltic Cup:

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Individual *

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: 2016, 2017 *

: 2017, 2021

References

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