Roi Kehat (or Roei Kaat, ; born 12 May 1992) is an Israeli professional footballer who plays as an

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for

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in the

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Club career

Maccabi Tel Aviv

Kahat began his career in the youth system of

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. At

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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

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. On 15 September 2011, he scored his debut senior team, at the loss 5–1 to

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at the

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competition. Three days later scored his first goal in the

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during a 2–0 victory against

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Hapoel Be'er Sheva & Maccabi Yavne

At August 2012 was loaned to

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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

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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,

. By the end of the season scored 6 league goals Kahat in 19 appearances, and won at the

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. At the end of the season was elected the young player of the year.

Austria Wien

On 24 August 2015, he signed in

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from

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Maccabi Haifa

On 9 August 2016, Kahat signed for

club

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, 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

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. In November 2014 was called up to the Israeli senior team for the

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game against

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but did not play. On 12 June, against the same opponents at the Stadion Bilino Polje in

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, he made his debut as an 80th-minute substitute for Nir Biton in a 1–3 defeat.

Career statistics

Honours

; Hapoel Ironi Kiryat Shmona *

- 2013–14 Individual *The young player of the season: 2013–14

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Kahat, Roi 1992 births Jewish Israeli sportspeople Living people Israeli men's footballers Maccabi Tel Aviv F.C. players Hapoel Be'er Sheva F.C. players Maccabi Yavne F.C. players Hapoel Ironi Kiryat Shmona F.C. players FK Austria Wien players Israeli Premier League players Liga Leumit players Austrian Football Bundesliga players Footballers from Rehovot Israel men's under-21 international footballers Israel men's international footballers Israeli expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Austria Israeli expatriate sportspeople in Austria Israeli expatriate sportspeople in Azerbaijan Men's association football midfielders 21st-century Israeli sportsmen