Gadi Kinda

Gadi Kinda (Hebrew: גדי קינדה; born 23 March 1994) is a professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Maccabi Haifa. Born in Ethiopia, he represents the Israel national team.[2]

Gadi Kinda
Personal information
Full name Gadi Kinda
Date of birth (1994-03-23) 23 March 1994[1]
Place of birth Addis Ababa, Ethiopia[2][3][4]
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s) Attacking midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Maccabi Haifa
Number 6
Youth career
Ashdod
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011–2019 Ashdod 160 (12)
2019–2021 Beitar Jerusalem 26 (8)
2020 → Sporting Kansas City (loan) 18 (6)
2021–2023 Sporting Kansas City 46 (8)
2024– Maccabi Haifa 14 (2)
International career‡
2011–2012 Israel U18 5 (0)
2012 Israel U19 8 (2)
2013–2016 Israel U21 16 (1)
2021– Israel 5 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15 April 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 12 October 2021

Early life

Kinda was born in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, to an Ethiopian-Jewish family.[2] At the age of three, he immigrated to Israel with his family.[2]

Club career

From the age of 17 he played for F.C. Ashdod in the Israeli Premier League and stayed with the club for 8 years. In February 2019, he moved to Beitar Jerusalem.[5]

In January 2020, Kinda joined Major League Soccer club Sporting Kansas City on a one-year loan deal with an option to buy.[6] Following the 2020 season, Kinda was signed permanently by Sporting Kansas City.[7]

Following the 2023 season, Kinda left Kansas City and returned to Israel to join Maccabi Haifa.[8]

International career

He made his debut for the senior Israel national team on 5 June 2021 in a friendly match against Montenegro. He substituted Manor Solomon in the 73rd minute and scored on his debut in extra time to establish a final score of 3–1 for Israel.[9]

Honours

Beitar Jerusalem

References
  1. Gadi Kinda – UEFA competition record (archive)
  2. "ראשי".
  3. "ערוץ ליגת על - חדשות NRG - ברוך הבא: סיפורו של גדי קינדה".
  4. "Gadi Kinda | Sporting Kansas City".
  5. "קלינגר לקראת מכבי חיפה: אני מאוד אתבאס ואתאכזב אם לא נגיע לפלייאוף העליון". Beitar Jerusalem F.C. 7 February 2019. Archived from the original on 20 February 2019. Retrieved 19 February 2019.
  6. "Sporting KC acquires 25-year-old Israeli central midfielder Gadi Kinda on loan from Beitar Jerusalem". sportingkc.com. 23 January 2020. Retrieved 23 January 2020.
  7. "Sporting exercises contracts on Dia, Hernandez, Kinda, Russell, Smith". Fox Sports. 9 December 2020. Retrieved 22 April 2021.
  8. "Gadi Kinda departs Sporting KC for Israeli club | MLSSoccer.com". mlssoccer.
  9. "Montenegro v Israel game report". ESPN. 5 June 2021.
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