Roi Kahat

Roi Kahat
	Kahat with Israel in 2015
Personal information
Date of birth	12 May 1992 (age 32)
Place of birth	Rehovot, Israel
Height	1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s)	Attacking midfielder
Team information
Current team	Sumgayit
Number	19
Youth career
2003–2004	Sektzia Ness Ziona
2004–2011	Maccabi Tel Aviv
Senior career*
Years	Team
2011–2013	Maccabi Tel Aviv
2012–2013	→ Hapoel Be'er Sheva (loan)
2013	Maccabi Yavne
2014–2015	Ironi Kiryat Shmona
2015–2016	Austria Wien
2016–2019	Maccabi Haifa
2019–2020	Maccabi Netanya
2020–2023	Ironi Kiryat Shmona
2023–	Sumgayit
International career
2011–2014	Israel U21
2015–2016	Israel
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 26 May 2024

Roi Kehat (or Roei Kaat, Hebrew: רועי קהת; born 12 May 1992) is an Israeli professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Sumgayit in the Azerbaijan Premier League.

Club career

Maccabi Tel Aviv

Kahat began his career in the youth system of Maccabi Tel Aviv. 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 1–0 to Hapoel Haifa. On 15 September 2011, he scored his debut senior team, at the loss 5–1 to Beşiktaş at the 2011–12 UEFA Europa League competition. Three days later scored his first goal in the Israeli Premier League during a 2–0 victory against Bnei Sakhnin.

Hapoel Be'er Sheva & Maccabi Yavne

At August 2012 was loaned to Hapoel Be'er Sheva 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.

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, Maccabi Tel Aviv. By the end of the season scored 6 league goals Kahat in 19 appearances, and won at the Israel State Cup. At the end of the season was elected the young player of the year.

Austria Wien

On 24 August 2015, he signed in Austria Wien from Austrian Football Bundesliga.

Maccabi Haifa

On 9 August 2016, Kahat signed for Israeli Premier League club Maccabi Haifa, After passing a medical test, he signed a three-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 Ukraine. In November 2014 was called up to the Israeli senior team for the UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying game against Bosnia and Herzegovina^[1] but did not play. On 12 June, against the same opponents at the Stadion Bilino Polje in Zenica, he made his debut as an 80th-minute substitute for Nir Biton in a 1–3 defeat.^[2]

Career statistics

As of 7 August 2022

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club	Season	League			National cup		League cup		Continental		Total
Club	Season	Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Maccabi Tel Aviv	2010–11	Israeli Premier League	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
	2011–12	Israeli Premier League	18	3	0	0	4	0	3	1	25	4
	Total		19	3	0	0	4	0	3	1	26	4
Hapoel Be'er Sheva	2012–13	Israeli Premier League	21	1	1	0	5	1	0	0	27	3
Maccabi Yavne	2013–14	Liga Leumit	15	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	15	2
Hapoel Ironi Kiryat Shmona	2013–14	Israeli Premier League	19	6	4	1	0	0	0	0	23	7
	2014–15	Israeli Premier League	35	14	4	0	3	0	2	1	44	15
	Total		54	20	8	1	3	0	2	1	67	22
Austria Wien	2015–16	Austrian Football Bundesliga	28	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	30	1
	2016–17	Austrian Football Bundesliga	1	0	1	2	0	0	2	0	4	2
	Total		29	1	3	2	0	0	2	0	34	3
Maccabi Haifa	2016–17	Israeli Premier League	32	3	1	0	2	0	0	0	35	3
	2017–18		28	3	4	1	6	2	0	0	38	6
	2018–19		8	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	10	0
	Total		68	6	6	1	9	2	0	0	83	9
Maccabi Netanya	2019–20	Israeli Premier League	28	4	2	1	5	0	0	0	35	5
Hapoel Ironi Kiryat Shmona	2020–21	Israeli Premier League	36	6	1	0	4	1	0	0	41	7
	2021–22		33	4	2	0	5	1	0	0	40	5
	2022–23		0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0
	Total		69	10	3	0	10	2	0	0	82	12
Career total			274	46	20	3	36	5	5	3	335	57

Honours

Hapoel Ironi Kiryat Shmona

Israel State Cup - 2013–14

Individual

The young player of the season: 2013–14

References

^ Tzhantzipar, Nadav; Ben Shimol, David (7 November 2014). "Despite the tension: Zahavi was called up to the squad" (in Hebrew). ynet. Retrieved 7 November 2014.
^ Krvavac, Fedja (12 June 2015). "Višća helps Bosnia and Herzegovina see off Israel". UEFA. Retrieved 12 June 2015.

External links

Roi Kahat at Soccerway
Roi Kahat – Israel Football Association league player details

[1] Tzhantzipar, Nadav; Ben Shimol, David (7 November 2014). "Despite the tension: Zahavi was called up to the squad" (in Hebrew). ynet. Retrieved 7 November 2014.

[2] Krvavac, Fedja (12 June 2015). "Višća helps Bosnia and Herzegovina see off Israel". UEFA. Retrieved 12 June 2015.

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