Vital Kats

Vital Zina Kats (Hebrew: ויטאל זינה קאטס; born 18 November 1999) is an Israeli footballer who plays as a midfielder for SWPL team Glasgow City F.C. and the Israel women's national team.

Vital Kats
Personal information
Full name Vital Zina Kats[1]
Date of birth (1999-11-18) 18 November 1999[2]
Place of birth Netanya, Israel[3]
Height 1.63 m (5 ft 4 in)[4]
Position(s) Midfielder[5]
Club information
Current team
Glasgow City F.C.
Youth career
Northview Heights Secondary School
Scarborough GS United
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2021 Kent State Golden Flashes 58 (22)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2021– Glasgow City 0 (0)
National team
2016 Canada U17 8 (2)
2015–2016 Canada U20 4 (1)
2020– Israel 4 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 24 February 2022

Early life

Kats was raised in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.[5]

Professional career

Kats joined Glasgow City F.C. in August 2021.[6]

International career

Kats represented Canada at the 2016 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup and 2016 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup.[1] She made her senior debut for Israel on 21 October 2020.[7]

Personal life

Kats' parents were born in Minsk, Soviet Union (now Belarus)[3] and, being Jewish, made aliyah to Israel, where she was born.

References

  1. Vital Kats at Soccerway. Retrieved 2 November 2020.
  2. Vital KatsUEFA competition record (archive)
  3. Vital Kats at the Canadian Soccer Association (also available in French). Retrieved 2 November 2020.
  4. "2020 Women's Soccer Roster". Kent State University Athletics. Retrieved 2 November 2020.
  5. "Vital Kats – Women's Soccer". Kent State University Athletics. Retrieved 2 November 2020.
  6. Frith, Wilf (2021-08-05). "Glasgow City sign Vital Kats". SheKicks. Retrieved 2021-08-18.
  7. Vital Kats at Soccerway. Retrieved 2 November 2020.
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