Israeli footballer
Beram Kayal
(or Biram Keyal,
[3]
Arabic
:
???? ????
,
Hebrew
:
???? ????
; born 2 May 1988) is an Israeli professional footballer who plays as a
central midfielder
for
Bnei Sakhnin
of the
Israeli Premier League
. Internationally he plays for
Israel
, where he has been a full international since 2008, with 47 senior
caps
to date.
Kayal joined
Maccabi Haifa
in 2002 and made his professional debut in 2006 at the age of 18. He made 125 appearances and scored eight goals before moving to
Celtic
in 2010. He has received plaudits from many Scottish football pundits and was named the
SPL player of the month
for January 2011.
[4]
In January 2015, he joined
Brighton & Hove Albion
where he spent five-and-a-half years ? including a loan spell at
Charlton Athletic
? helping
The Seagulls
to
Premier League
promotion for the first time in the club's history.
[5]
Kayal made a return to Israel in November 2020 signing for
Bnei Sakhnin
of the Israeli top flight.
[6]
Early and personal life
[
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]
Kayal was born in
Jadeidi-Makr
, Israel, to a
Muslim-Arab
family, and is an
Arab-Israeli
citizen.
[7]
[8]
Club career
[
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]
Maccabi Haifa
[
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]
Kayal started his career as a striker in the various Youth teams of Maccabi Haifa and scored many goals before taking on the role of a midfielder. Despite only being 16 years old at the time, he moved up to the Maccabi Haifa under-19 team for the 2004?05 campaign and excelled as part of the team that won a League and Cup double. Kayal was named the League's Outstanding Player.
[
citation needed
]
He made his first-team debut for Maccabi Haifa at the end of the 2005?06 season in a 2?1 win over
Maccabi Petah Tikva
which sealed Haifa's third League title in a row at the age of 17 making two appearances that season. In the 2006?07 season, he made six appearances in all competitions, but took on the role of captain of the under-19 team that won another League and Cup double. He scored a hat-trick in a league win against
Beitar Jerusalem
.
[
citation needed
]
In the 2007?08 season Kayal became a first team regular featuring 36 times in the first-team. After that he became an integral part of the team and enjoyed success in subsequent seasons winning the
Premier League
and
Toto Cup
.
[9]
During the
2007 Torneo di Viareggio
youth tournament in Italy, Kayal was praised by the Italian press for a
Man of the match
performance against their counterparts from
Fiorentina
.
[10]
Both
Corriere della Sera
and
Gazzetta dello Sport
seemed to be astonished to learn that he was an Arab on an Israeli team and took a great amount of time to learn more about him.
[11]
In the
2009?10 season
, Maccabi Haifa lost the Premier League championship on the last matchday, when
Hapoel Tel Aviv
scored in the 92nd minute to beat Beitar Jerusalem.
[12]
Celtic
[
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]
Kayal playing for
Celtic
in 2012
On 29 July 2010, Kayal signed a four-year deal with
Scottish Premier League
side
Celtic
[13]
[14]
and was given the number 33 shirt.
[15]
The transfer fee paid to Maccabi Haifa was reported as £1.2 million.
[16]
Kayal made his debut for Celtic against
FC Utrecht
on 19 August 2010 and showed his full potential by getting off to the best possible start, setting up the opening goal of the game for
Efrain Juarez
and winning the
Man of the Match
award.
[17]
[18]
In September 2010 he suffered a setback and was out of action for three months due to a hernia injury which required surgery.
[19]
[20]
He made his return as a substitute on 26 December against
St Johnstone
,
[21]
and was restored to the starting line-up in a 2?0 win over
Rangers
at
Ibrox
on 2 January 2011.
[22]
His performances won him the
SPL Player of the Month award
for January 2011,
[4]
and the praise of Celtic manager
Neil Lennon
.
[23]
His determination and competitive attitude played a key part in his side's success in his
first season in Scottish football
.
[24]
[25]
On 9 April 2011, Kayal captained the side in a 1?0 win over
St Mirren
.
[26]
He scored his first goal for
Celtic
in a 1?0 SPL win over
St Johnstone
on 12 April 2011.
[27]
His first home goal was a long range effort against
Dundee United
on 1 May 2011.
[28]
On 4 May, Kayal had to be taken off in the second half of an SPL match against
Inverness Caledonian Thistle
because of suspected concussion
[29]
after a collision with
Ross Tokely
.
[30]
Kayal sustained a fractured wrist in the same incident and subsequently missed the rest of the
2010?11 season
.
[30]
[31]
Kayal captained Celtic for the second time on 10 September 2011, against
Motherwell
in the SPL, leading the team to a 4?0 victory at
Celtic Park
.
[32]
He was made captain while
Scott Brown
was out with an ankle injury.
[33]
Kayal suffered ankle ligament damage against Rangers on 28 December 2011 after a tackle by
Lee McCulloch
and was stretchered off with 13 minutes to play.
[34]
Celtic won the match 1?0 which sent them top of the SPL table.
[35]
The injury put Kayal out of action for over four months
[36]
and he returned to the side only in the last game of the season, a 5?0 win over
Hearts
.
[37]
Later, Kayal accused McCulloch of deliberately injuring him that he "have not forgotten that for a moment."
[38]
In the 2012 season, Kayal obtained European nationality and played an important role for the team during the Scottish League.
On 22 October 2013, he scored his first goal in the
UEFA Champions League
against
AFC Ajax
in a 2?1 win.
[39]
Brighton & Hove Albion
[
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]
On 23 January 2015, Kayal signed for
Brighton & Hove Albion
on a two-and-a-half-year deal, for an undisclosed fee.
[40]
He made his debut on 7 February, scoring a consolation goal for Brighton in a 2?3 defeat at home against
Nottingham Forest
.
[41]
On 18 August, he scored within 14 seconds away to
Huddersfield Town
, albeit in a 1?1 draw.
[42]
Brighton narrowly missed out on automatic promotion where Kayal played 43 games and scoring 2 goals in the league in the
2015-16
season.
[43]
Brighton were to face another season in the Championship after losing to
Sheffield Wednesday
on aggregate in the playoffs where Kayal played in both matches for the Albion.
[44]
On 7 January 2017 Kayal played in his first
FA Cup
match, scoring in the 2?0 home win over
MK Dons
.
[45]
On 17 April he played in the 2?1 home win over
Wigan Athletic
which secured automatic promotion to the
Premier League
.
[5]
Kayal broke his leg in pre-season in a friendly match against
Atletico Madrid
, and was sidelined for 10 weeks.
[46]
He made his Premier League debut on 13 December 2017 in a 2?0 away defeat to
Tottenham Hotspur
.
[47]
Kayal went on to make 18 more Premier League appearances and played in the 1?0 win over
Manchester United
which secured Albion's Premier League status.
[48]
Kayal signed a one-year contract extension on 28 September 2018 that keeps him at the Sussex club until June 2020.
[49]
He scored his first Premier League goal in a 1?0 away win against
Newcastle United
on 20 October.
[50]
He played in all five games for Brighton to the run up to the
2019 FA Cup Semi Final
, which included the narrow quarter final penalty shootout win away at
Millwall
.
[51]
However, he did not feature in the 1?0 semi final defeat against
Manchester City
at
Wembley
.
[52]
Kayal appeared in the 1?1 home draw against Newcastle claiming a vital point for
The Seagulls
in their fight for survival.
[53]
Kayal made 18 league appearances as Brighton retained their Premier League status for a third consecutive season.
[54]
Charlton Athletic (loan)
[
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]
On 8 August 2019, Kayal signed for
Championship
side
Charlton Athletic
on a season-long loan.
[55]
He made his debut for
The Addicks
on 14 September in a 1?0 home defeat against
Birmingham City
.
[56]
On 15 January 2020, Kayal's loan was cut short due to injury.
[57]
Brighton departure
[
edit
]
Kayal was released from
The Albion
in July 2020 after five-and-a-half years with the club. He made 131 appearances scoring five times in all competitions in a successful time for the Sussex side.
[58]
Bnei Sakhnin
[
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]
On 17 November 2020, Kayal returned to Israel and signed a three-year contract with
Bnei Sakhnin
of the Israeli Premier League, who had just been promoted.
[6]
He made his debut eight days later, starting in a 4?0 away loss against
Hapoel Hadera
in which he was replaced in the 46th minute, in what was his first appearance in the
Israeli top flight
in over 11 years.
[59]
He scored his first goal for the club, scoring the only goal of the game in a 1?0 home victory over
Hapoel Be'er Sheva
on his 11th appearance, on 30 January 2021.
[60]
International career
[
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]
Throughout his career, Kayal has played many
Israel national football team
matches as first line-up.
[61]
He represented the national team at the
Valeri Lobanovsky Memorial Tournament
2007 that was victorious for it.
[62]
[63]
He made his full international debut for
Israel
against
Switzerland
on 6 September 2008.
[64]
He scored his first international goal, in a
Euro 2012 qualifying
win over
Latvia
on 26 March 2011.
[65]
Style of play
[
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]
Kayal is a
central midfielder
but he is capable of performing various different roles within the position. He can play as a
defensive midfielder
, sitting in front of the back four and stifling the opposition or as a
box-to-box midfielder
, protecting the defenders as well as supporting the forwards. Although he is more renowned for his defensive capabilities than attacking, he is still able to contribute well to going forward.
[66]
Kayal is a tenacious, hard working midfielder, known for high stamina level, aggressive tackling and combative edge, he also has great passing ability and quick feet.
[66]
[67]
Former
Manchester City
and Israeli former international footballer
Eyal Berkovic
, described him as being: "Perfect for British football. He is strong technically, very aware but really competitive... He will have no problem adapting to the style in Scotland ? he will love the speed and aggression.
[68]
Career statistics
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]
Club
[
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]
- As of 1 June 2022
[69]
International goals
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]
- Scores and results list Israel's goal tally first.
[82]
Honours
[
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]
Maccabi Haifa
Celtic
Brighton & Hove Albion
Individual
References
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guardian.co.uk, 19 August 2010
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Kayal sidelined for two months with hernia injury
STV Sport, 7 October 2010
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Celtic 2 ? 0 St Johnstone
BBC Sport, 26 December 2010
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Celtic boss Neil Lennon praises Beram Kayal's workrate
BBC Sport, 13 February 2011
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Kayal has battled his way to prominence at Celtic
Herald Scotland, 25 January 2011
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Impressed? You’ve seen nothing yet of Kayal
Herald Scotland, 9 March 2011
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Celtic 1 ? 0 St Mirren
BBC Sport, 9 April 2011
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Kayal extends Hoops lead
Mirror.co.uk, 12 April 2011
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Celtic 4 ? 1 Dundee Utd
BBC Sport, 1 May 2011
- ^
Lennon rips into defence as Celtic suffer Inverness defeat
Archived
28 September 2012 at the
Wayback Machine
UTV Sport, 5 May 2011
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a
b
Beram Kayal's season is over following wrist injury
BBC Sport, 6 May 2011
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Beram Kayal to miss Celtic's title run-in
Scotsman.com, 6 May 2011
- ^
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. Sky Sports. 10 September 2011.
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.
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. 17 September 2011.
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. STV. 6 January 2012. Archived from
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.
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.
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. BBC Sport. 13 April 2012.
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.
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.
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.
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. 23 January 2015.
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.
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.
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. BBC Sport. 18 August 2015
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