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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.

Mattias Käit

Käit with Rapid București in 2022
Personal information
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

Club career

Fulham

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]

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]

Domžale

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]

Bodø/Glimt

On 16 September 2021, Käit signed a contract with Norwegian champions Bodø/Glimt until the end of the year.[11]

Rapid București

On 18 January 2022, Käit signed a two-and-a-half year contract with Romanian club Rapid București until the summer of 2024.[12]

International career

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.

Career statistics

Club

As of 22 October 2021[18]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National cup		League cup		Continental		Other		Total
		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

International

As of match played 9 June 2022[19]

Appearances and goals by national team and year

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
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

Scores and results list Estonia's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Käit goal.[19]

List of international goals scored by Mattias Käit

No.	Date	Venue	Cap	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	7 October 2016	Lilleküla Stadium, Tallinn, Estonia	2	Gibraltar	1–0	4–0	2018 FIFA World Cup qualification
2					3–0
3	3 September 2017	Lilleküla Stadium, Tallinn, Estonia	8	Cyprus	1–0	1–0	2018 FIFA World Cup qualification
4	7 October 2017	Estádio Algarve, Faro/Loulé, Portugal	9	Gibraltar	2–0	6–0	2018 FIFA World Cup qualification
5	30 May 2018	Rakvere linnastaadion, Rakvere, Estonia	15	Lithuania	2–0	2–0	2018 Baltic Cup
6	10 June 2021	Lilleküla Stadium, Tallinn, Estonia	34	Latvia	1–0	2–1	2020 Baltic Cup
7					2–0
8	2 September 2021	Lilleküla Stadium, Tallinn, Estonia	35	Belgium	1–0	2–5	2022 FIFA World Cup qualification

Honours

Individual

• Estonian Young Footballer of the Year: 2016, 2017
• Estonian Silverball: 2017

References

External links

• Mattias Käit at the Estonian Football Association (in Estonian)
• Mattias Käit national team profile at the Estonian Football Association (in Estonian)
• Mattias Käit – UEFA competition record (archive)

На других языках

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[de] Mattias Käit

Mattias Käit (* 29. Juni 1998 in Tallinn) ist ein estnischer Fußballspieler, der in Slowenien beim NK Domžale unter Vertrag steht.

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- [en] Mattias Käit

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[es] Mattias Käit

Mattias Käit (Tallin, 29 de junio de 1998) es un futbolista estonio que juega en la demarcación de centrocampista para el Rapid de Bucarest de la Liga I.[1]

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[fr] Mattias Käit

Mattias Käit, né le 29 juin 1998 à Tallinn, est un footballeur international estonien. Il évolue au poste de milieu offensif au NK Domžale.

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[it] Mattias Käit

Mattias Käit (Tallinn, 29 giugno 1998) è un calciatore estone, centrocampista del Rapid Bucarest e della Nazionale estone.

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[ru] Кяйт, Маттиас

Маттиас Кяйт (эст. Mattias Käit; 29 июня 1998, Таллин) — эстонский футболист, полузащитник румынского клуба «Рапид» и сборной Эстонии.

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