Kalle Katz
Kalle Katz (born 4 January 2000) is a Finnish football player for FC Ilves.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 4 January 2000 | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Centre back | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | RoPS (on loan from HJK) | ||
| Number | 5 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Käpylän Pallo[2] | |||
| –2017 | HJK | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017–2021 | Klubi 04 | 41 | (0) |
| 2017– | HJK | 1 | (0) |
| 2019 | → RoPS (loan) | 16 | (0) |
| 2020 | → RoPS (loan) | 17 | (0) |
| 2021- | FC Ilves | 0 | (0) |
| National team | |||
| 2016–2017 | Finland U17 | 12 | (0) |
| 2017 | Finland U18 | 2 | (0) |
| 2017–2018 | Finland U19 | 4 | (0) |
| 2019 | Finland U21 | 3 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 21:02, 4 August 2020 (UTC) | |||
Club career
He made his Veikkausliiga debut for HJK on 28 July 2018 in a game against Honka, as a starter.[3]
On 7 January 2019, Katz was loaned out for the 2019 season to RoPS.[2] On 10 March 2020, he re-joined RoPS on loan for the rest of the year.[4]
On 15 January 2021, Katz signed for FC Ilves.
International
He was included in the Finland U19 squad for 2018 UEFA European Under-19 Championship, but did not appear in any games.
Personal life
Katz is of Jewish descent. Finnish track and field athlete and Olympic gold medalist Elias Katz was his great-grandfather's cousin.[5]
References
- Kalle Katz at WorldFootball.net
- HJK:n Kalle Katz RoPS-paitaan loppukauden lainasopimuksella, rops.fi, 7 January 2019
- "Game Report by Soccerway". Soccerway. 28 July 2018.
- Kalle Katz lainalle RoPSiin, hjk.fi, 10 March 2020
- Kanerva, Juha (1 January 2018). "Suomalainen olympiavoittaja harjoitteli Paavon Nurmen kanssa – kuoli tarkka-ampujan luotiin vain 46-vuotiaana". Ilta-Sanomat (in Finnish). Retrieved 17 November 2020.
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