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David Yair Keltjens (or Klatins,[1] Hebrew: דוד יאיר קלטינס; born 11 June 1995) is an Israeli professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder or as a defender for Israeli Premier League club Hapoel Tel Aviv and the Israel national team.

David Keltjens

Keltjens with Beitar Jerusalem in 2016
Personal information
Full name	David Yair Keltjens
Date of birth	(1995-06-11) 11 June 1995 (age 27)
Place of birth	Mevaseret Zion, Israel
Height	1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s)	Defensive midfielder, defender[citation needed]
Club information
Current team	Hapoel Tel Aviv
Youth career
2007–2015	Beitar Jerusalem
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2015–2019	Beitar Jerusalem	113	(4)
2019–2022	Hapoel Be'er Sheva	60	(2)
2022–	Hapoel Tel Aviv	0	(0)
National team‡
2013	Israel U-18	2	(0)
2013–2014	Israel U-19	7	(0)
2016	Israel U-21	6	(0)
2017–	Israel	6	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21 September 2022 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 9 October 2017

Early and personal life

Keltjens was born in Mevaseret Zion, Israel; to his father Yossi Keltjens who is of Dutch origin; and to his mother Flori (née Ben-Harush) who is of both Sephardi Jewish and Mizrahi Jewish (Moroccan-Jewish) descent and hails from the neighborhood of Katamon in Jerusalem, Israel.[2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9] He has a sister named Emily, and a brother named Michael.[8] His late maternal grandfather was also a footballer in Morocco.[6][9] He was enlisted and served in the Israel Defense Forces.[5][10][9]

He also holds a Dutch passport, which eases the move to certain European football leagues.[11][12][5][6]

He has been in a relationship with his Israeli girlfriend Yael Alexandra Gold since 2021.[13][14][15]

Club career

Beitar Jerusalem

From age 6 to 8, Keltjens was part of the Hapoel Tel Aviv Youth Academy.[6] At the age of 12, he joined the Beitar Jerusalem youth system, where he eventually also made his senior debut for the senior club of Beitar Jerusalem in an Israeli Premier League away match against Maccabi Tel Aviv, which ended in a 2–4 victory for his team; on 26 October 2015.[16]

Hapoel Be'er Sheva

On 25 June 2019, he signed with Israeli Premier League club Hapoel Be'er Sheva for five years.[17]

International career

On 6 November 2016, Keltjens was first called up to the senior Israel national team, ahead of their match against Albania.[18] On 24 March 2017, he made his senior international debut, coming on as a 60th minute substitute against Spain in a 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA) away match that ended in a 2–4 defeat for his native Israel.[19]

Honours

Club

Hapoel Be'er Sheva

• State Cup: 2019–20, 2021–22
• Super Cup: 2022

See also

• List of Jewish footballers
• List of Jews in sports
• List of Israelis

References

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David Yair Keltjens (in ebraico: דוד יאיר קלטינס‎?; Mevaseret Zion, 11 giugno 1995) è un calciatore israeliano, centrocampista dell'Hapoel Be'er Sheva.

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