Jawad Kalai (born 29 July 2000) is a French professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Ligue 2 club Valenciennes.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Jawed Kalai | ||
| Date of birth | (2000-07-29) 29 July 2000 (age 22)[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Cambrai, France | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Valenciennes | ||
| Youth career | |||
| CAS Escaudoeuvres | |||
| 0000–2014 | Cambrai | ||
| 2014–2016 | Valenciennes | ||
| 2016–2018 | Cambrai | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2018–2020 | Cambrai | ||
| 2020–2021 | UR La Louvière | ||
| 2021– | Valenciennes B | 18 | (5) |
| 2021– | Valenciennes | 3 | (1) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:59, 30 August 2022 (UTC) | |||
Kalai started his football career at CAS Escaudoeuvres,[2] before he joined Cambrai at the age of eight. Later, he moved to Valenciennes as an under-14 player.[3] Kalai stayed at Valenciennes for two years, before returning to Cambrai in 2016.[3] In January 2018, Kalai was promoted to Cambrai's first team, playing in the Régional 1.[3]
In July 2020, Kalai joined Belgian club UR La Louvière.[4] From the 2021–22 season, he returned to Valenciennes, where he started on the club's reserve team, playing in the Championnat National 3.[5] However, on 8 January 2022, Kalai got his professional debut for Valenciennes in Ligue 2 in a game against Guingamp, where he came on from the bench for the last minute.[6]
Born in France, Kalai is of Moroccan descent.[7]
Valenciennes FC – current squad | |
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