Vital Kats

Vital Kats
Personal information
Full name	Vital Zina Kats[1]
Date of birth	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
2017–2021	Kent State Golden Flashes
Senior career*
Years	Team
2021–	Glasgow City
National team‡
2016	Canada U17
2015–2016	Canada U20
2020–	Israel
	* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only; ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 24 February 2022

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.

Early life

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

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

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]

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

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

Vital Kats — Israeli Football Association national team player details (in Hebrew)

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