Mattias Käit (born 29 June 1998) is an Estonian professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Liga I club Rapid București and the Estonia national team.
![]() Käit with Rapid București in 2022 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | (1998-06-29) 29 June 1998 (age 24) | ||
Place of birth | Tallinn, Estonia | ||
Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)[1] | ||
Position(s) | Attacking midfielder | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Rapid București | ||
Number | 14 | ||
Youth career | |||
2006–2013 | Levadia | ||
2014–2019 | Fulham | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2015–2019 | Fulham | 0 | (0) |
2018 | → Ross County (loan) | 6 | (0) |
2019–2021 | Domžale | 42 | (1) |
2021–2022 | Bodø/Glimt | 0 | (0) |
2022– | Rapid București | 28 | (2) |
National team‡ | |||
2012 | Estonia U16 | 2 | (0) |
2013–2014 | Estonia U17 | 16 | (14) |
2015 | Estonia U19 | 2 | (0) |
2015–2016 | Estonia U21 | 6 | (1) |
2016 | Estonia U23 | 1 | (2) |
2016– | Estonia | 43 | (8) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17 September 2022 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 10 June 2022 |
Käit joined the Levadia youth academy in 2006, when Levadia and Kotkas Juunior merged. In July 2014, he joined Fulham academy.[2] Käit signed his first professional contract with the club in July 2015.[3] On 1 March 2017, he signed a contract extension which would keep him at Fulham until the summer of 2019.[4]
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]
On 16 June 2019, Käit signed a three-year contract with Slovenian PrvaLiga side Domžale.[8] He made his debut for the club on 11 July 2019, in a 4–3 away win against Balzan in the first qualifying round of the UEFA Europa League.[9] Käit left the club on 3 September 2021.[10]
On 16 September 2021, Käit signed a contract with Norwegian champions Bodø/Glimt until the end of the year.[11]
On 18 January 2022, Käit signed a two-and-a-half year contract with Romanian club Rapid București until the summer of 2024.[12]
Käit has represented Estonia at under-16, under-17, under-19, under-21 and under-23 levels.
He made his senior international debut for Estonia on 6 January 2016, in a 1–1 draw against Sweden in a friendly.[13] Käit 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.[14] On 3 September 2017, Käit scored the only goal of a home win over Cyprus in injury time.[15] The goal later earned him the Estonian Silverball award for the best goal scored for the national team in 2017.[16] He scored again in the successive qualifier on 7 October, a 6–0 away win over Gibraltar.[17] Käit was Estonia's highest goalscorer in the qualification with four goals.
Club | Season | League | National cup | League cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Fulham | 2015–16 | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | ||
2016–17 | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
2017–18 | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
2018–19 | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | |||
Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
Fulham U21 | 2017–18 | — | — | — | — | 3[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 3 | 0 | |||||
Ross County (loan) | 2017–18 | Scottish Premiership | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 6 | 0 | ||
Domžale | 2019–20 | Slovenian PrvaLiga | 15 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 4[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | — | 20 | 1 | ||
2020–21 | Slovenian PrvaLiga | 22 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 26 | 0 | |||
2021–22 | Slovenian PrvaLiga | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 6[lower-alpha 3] | 1 | — | 11 | 1 | |||
Total | 42 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 57 | 2 | ||
Bodø/Glimt | 2021 | Eliteserien | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | ||
Career total | 48 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 67 | 2 |
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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Estonia | 2016 | 2 | 2 |
2017 | 10 | 2 | |
2018 | 4 | 1 | |
2019 | 10 | 0 | |
2020 | 5 | 0 | |
2021 | 8 | 3 | |
2022 | 4 | 0 | |
Total | 43 | 8 |
No. | Date | Venue | Cap | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1 | 7 October 2016 | Lilleküla Stadium, Tallinn, Estonia | 2 | ![]() | 1–0 | 4–0 | 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification |
2 | 3–0 | ||||||
3 | 3 September 2017 | Lilleküla Stadium, 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 |
6 | 10 June 2021 | Lilleküla Stadium, Tallinn, Estonia | 34 | ![]() | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2020 Baltic Cup |
7 | 2–0 | ||||||
8 | 2 September 2021 | Lilleküla Stadium, Tallinn, Estonia | 35 | ![]() | 1–0 | 2–5 | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification |
Individual
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