Vital Kats

Vital Zina Kats (Hebrew: ויטאל זינה קאטס‎; born 18 November 1999) is an Israeli footballer who plays as a midfielder for US college team Kent State Golden Flashes 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
 Kent State Golden Flashes
Number 18
Youth career
Team
Northview Heights Secondary School
Scarborough GS United
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017– Kent State Golden Flashes 58 (22)
National team‡
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016 Canada U-17 8 (2)
2015–2016 Canada U-20 4 (1)
2020– Israel 2 (0)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 27 October 2020

Early life

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

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.[6]

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 Kats – UEFA competition record
  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. Vital Kats at Soccerway. Retrieved 2 November 2020.


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