Mattias Käit
 Käit with Rapid București in 2022
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 29 June 1998 | ||
| Place of birth | Tallinn, Estonia | ||
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Attacking midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team |
Rapid București | ||
| Number | 4 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2006–2014 | Levadia | ||
| 2014–2019 | Fulham | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017–2019 | Fulham | 0 | (0) |
| 2018 | → Ross County (loan) | 6 | (0) |
| 2019–2021 | Domžale | 42 | (1) |
| 2021–2022 | Bodø/Glimt | 0 | (0) |
| 2022– | Rapid București | 67 | (4) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 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 | 54 | (8) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 9 December 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19 November 2023 | |||
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.
Club career
Fulham
Käit joined the Levadia youth academy in 2006, when Levadia and Kotkas Juunior merged. In July 2014, he joined Fulham academy. Käit signed his first professional contract with the club in July 2015. On 1 March 2017, he signed a contract extension which would keep him at Fulham until the summer of 2019.
Ross County (loan)
On 31 January 2018, Käit joined Scottish Premiership club Ross County on loan until the end of the season. He made his debut for the club on 3 February 2018, in a 4–1 away win over Dundee.
Domžale
On 16 June 2019, Käit signed a three-year contract with Slovenian PrvaLiga side Domžale. 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. Käit left the club on 3 September 2021.
Bodø/Glimt
On 16 September 2021, Käit signed a contract with Norwegian champions Bodø/Glimt until the end of the year.
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.
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. 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. On 3 September 2017, Käit scored the only goal of a home win over Cyprus in injury time. The goal later earned him the Estonian Silverball award for the best goal scored for the national team in 2017. He scored again in the successive qualifier on 7 October, a 6–0 away win over Gibraltar. Käit was Estonia's highest goalscorer in the qualification with four goals.
Career statistics
Club
- As of 9 December 2023
| Club | Season | League | National cup | League cup | Continental | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| 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 | 0 | 20 | 1 | |
| 2020–21 | Slovenian PrvaLiga | 22 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 26 | 0 | ||
| 2021–22 | Slovenian PrvaLiga | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 6 | 1 | 11 | 1 | ||
| Total | 42 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 57 | 2 | ||
| Bodø/Glimt | 2021 | Eliteserien | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Rapid București | 2021–22 | Liga I | 18 | 2 | — | — | — | 18 | 2 | |||
| 2022–23 | Liga I | 31 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 34 | 2 | |||
| 2023–24 | Liga I | 18 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 21 | 0 | |||
| Total | 67 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 73 | 4 | ||
| Career total | 115 | 5 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 137 | 6 | ||
- Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League
- Appearance(s) in UEFA Champions League
International
- As of match played 19 November 2023
| 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 | 6 | 0 | |
| 2023 | 9 | 0 | |
| Total | 54 | 8 | |
- Scores and results list Estonia's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Käit goal.
| 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
Bodø/Glimt
Estonia
Individual
- Estonian Young Footballer of the Year: 2016, 2017
- Estonian Silverball: 2017, 2021