Mattias Käit
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Mattias Käit[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 29 June 1998 | ||
| Place of birth | Tallinn, Estonia | ||
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Playing position | Attacking midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Fulham | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2006–2013 | Levadia | ||
| 2014–2018 | Fulham | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2015– | Fulham | 0 | (0) |
| 2018 | → Ross County (loan) | 6 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2012 | Estonia U16 | 2 | (0) |
| 2013–2014 | Estonia U17 | 16 | (14) |
| 2015 | Estonia U19 | 2 | (0) |
| 2015– | Estonia U21 | 6 | (1) |
| 2016– | Estonia U23 | 1 | (2) |
| 2016– | Estonia | 15 | (5) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 30 May 2018 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 30 May 2018 | |||
Mattias Käit (born 29 June 1998) is an Estonian professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Premier League club Fulham and the Estonia national team.
Club career
Fulham
Käit joined the Levadia youth academy in 2006, when Levadia and Kotkas Juunior merged. In July 2014, Käit joined Fulham academy.[2] He signed his first professional contract with the club in July 2015.[3] On 1 March 2017, Käit signed a contract extension which would keep him at Fulham until the summer of 2019.[4]
Ross County (loan)
On 31 January 2018, Käit joined Scottish Premiership club Ross County on loan until the end of the season.[5][6] He made his debut for the club on 3 February 2018, in a 4–1 away win over Dundee.[7]
International career
Käit began his youth career in 2012 with the Estonia under-16 team. He also represented the under-17, under-19, under-21, and under-23 national sides.
Käit made his senior international debut for Estonia on 6 January 2016, in a 1–1 draw against Sweden in a friendly.[8] He scored his first two international goals for Estonia on 7 October 2016, in a 4–0 home victory over Gibraltar in a qualification match for the 2018 FIFA World Cup.[9] On 3 September 2017, Käit scored the only goal of a home win over Cyprus in injury time.[10] The goal later earned him the Estonian Silverball award for the best goal scored for the national team in 2017.[11] He scored again in the successive qualifier on 7 October, a 6–0 away win over Gibraltar.[12] Käit was Estonia's highest goalscorer in the qualification with four goals.
Career statistics
Club
- As of 11 May 2018.[13]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Fulham | 2015–16 | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |
| 2016–17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2017–18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |||
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Ross County (loan) | 2017–18 | Scottish Premiership | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 6 | 0 | |
| Career total | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||
International
- As of 30 May 2018.[14]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Estonia | |||
| 2016 | 2 | 2 | |
| 2017 | 10 | 2 | |
| 2018 | 3 | 1 | |
| Total | 15 | 5 | |
International goals
- As of match played 30 May 2018. Estonia score listed first, score column indicates score after each Käit goal.[14]
| No. | Date | Venue | Cap | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 October 2016 | A. Le Coq Arena, Tallinn, Estonia | 2 |  | 1–0 | 4–0 | 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 2 | 3–0 | ||||||
| 3 | 3 September 2017 | A. Le Coq Arena, Tallinn, Estonia | 8 |  | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 4 | 7 October 2017 | Estádio Algarve, Faro/Loulé, Portugal | 9 | | 2–0 | 6–0 | 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 5 | 30 May 2018 | Rakvere linnastaadion, Rakvere, Estonia | 15 |  | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2018 Baltic Cup |
Honours
Individual
- Estonian Young Footballer of the Year: 2016, 2017
- Estonian Silverball: 2017
References
- ↑ "Club list of registered players: As at 19th May 2018: Fulham" (PDF). English Football League. p. 16. Retrieved 17 June 2018.
- ↑ "Levadia noormängija Mattias Käit siirdus Fulhami akadeemiasse" [Levadia youth player Mattias Käit joined Fulham academy] (in Estonian). ERR Sport. 10 July 2014.
- ↑ "Fulhamiga profilepingu sõlminud Käit: sain uut energiat" [Käit after signing a professional contract with Fulham: I got new energy] (in Estonian). ERR Sport. 3 July 2015.
- ↑ "Kait's New Deal". Fulham F.C. 1 March 2017.
- ↑ "Midfielder Mattias Kait checks in from Fulham FC". Ross County F.C. 31 January 2018.
- ↑ "Scottish Premiership ins and outs - January 2018". BBC Sport. 1 February 2018.
- ↑ "Dundee 1-4 Ross County". BBC Sport. 3 February 2018.
- ↑ "Eesti tegi Abu Dhabis 1:1 viigi Rootsiga" [Estonia drew Sweden 1–1] (in Estonian). Estonian Football Association. 6 January 2016.
- ↑ "Eesti alistas MM-valikmängus Gibraltari 4:0" [Estonia defeated Gibraltar 4–0 in a WC qualifier] (in Estonian). Estonian Football Association. 8 October 2016.
- ↑ "Eesti alistas MM-valimängus lisaminuti väravast Küprose!" [Estonia defeated Cyprus in a WC qualifier in injury time!] (in Estonian). Estonian Football Association. 3 September 2017.
- ↑ "Hõbepalli võitis esmakordselt Mattias Käit" [Mattias Käit won the Silverball for the first time] (in Estonian). Estonian Football Association. 2 January 2018.
- ↑ "Eesti alistas võõrsil Gibraltari 6:0!" [Estonia defeated Gibraltar away 6–0] (in Estonian). Estonian Football Association. 7 October 2017.
- ↑ "M. Käit". Soccerway.
- 1 2 "Mattias Käit" (in Estonian). Estonian Football Association.
External links
- Mattias Käit at Fulham F.C. official website
- Mattias Käit at the Estonian Football Association (in Estonian)
- Mattias Käit – UEFA competition record