Gil Cain

Gil Cain (Hebrew: גיל קין; born March 5, 1988 in Brazil) is an Israeli professional football (soccer) player who is currently contracted with Maccabi Kabilio Jaffa. Local media outlets tout him to be a future star for that team.[1]

Gil Cain
גיל קין
Personal information
Full name Gil Cain
Date of birth (1988-03-05) March 5, 1988
Place of birth Brazil
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Center Back
Club information
Current team
Maccabi Kabilio Jaffa
Youth career
1995–2001 Maccabi Tel Aviv
2001–2003 Hakoah Ramat Gan
2003–2007 Maccabi Tel Aviv
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2007–2009 Hapoel Kfar Saba 15 (0)
2009 Sektzia Nes Tziona 10 (0)
2009–2010 Hapoel Marmorek 28 (0)
2010–2011 Beitar Shimshon Tel Aviv 26 (0)
2011–2013 Hakoah Amidar Ramat Gan 43 (0)
2013–2017 Maccabi Kabilio Jaffa 81 (0)
2017–2019 Hapoel Azor 54 (0)
2019– Maccabi Kabilio Jaffa 0 (0)
National team
2004–2005 Israel U17 13 (0)
2006 Israel U18 3 (0)
2006–2007 Israel U19 18 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 1 June 2019

Playing career

At the age of seven, Cain joined the youth system of Maccabi Tel Aviv. At the age of thirteen, he left Maccabi to join Hakoah Maccabi Ramat Gan but returned to "the yellows" two years later. During this time, he played for numerous Israeli national youth football teams. In 2006, Cain could have joined the full side for Maccabi, but instead played with the under-21 side in the national under-21 league. When he realised that his chances of breaking into the lineup were slim, he decided to leave the club. Gabby Ketzara, chairman of Hapoel Kfar Saba, was quick to ask manager Eli Ohana to give Cain a trial. After watching Cain play, Ohana signed him to a contract for three years with "the greens of the Sharon region."

Cain made his first team debut against Maccabi Haifa, coming in as a substitute for veteran Ofer Talker in the twenty-third minute of the match with Kfar Saba down two-nil. His debut was marred by his scoring an own goal in ninetieth minute, and Kfar Saba losing 3-0 to Haifa.

Personal life

Two weeks after Cain was born, he was adopted by Miron and Pnina Cain, lawyers from Ramat Ef'al, a suburb of Ramat Gan. His brother was also adopted, having been born in Romania.[1]

Footnotes

  1. Glass, Adam (2008-03-05). בלם העתיד של כפ"ס: גיל קין (in Hebrew). One.co.il. Retrieved 2008-03-07.


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