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Dekel Keinan 
Keinan playing for Cardiff CityPersonal information Full name Dekel Keinan Date of birth 15 September 1984 Place of birth Rosh HaNikra, Israel Height 1.84 m (6 ft 1⁄2 in) Playing position Centre back Club information Current club Crystal Palace
(on loan from Cardiff City)Youth career Maccabi Haifa Senior career* Years Team Apps† (Gls)† 2002–2010 Maccabi Haifa 136 (6) 2004–2005 → Bnei Sakhnin (loan) 23 (3) 2005–2006 → Maccabi Netanya (loan) 21 (2) 2010–2011 Blackpool 6 (0) 2011– Cardiff City 21 (2) 2011– → Crystal Palace (loan) 0 (0) Total 186 (13) National team‡ 2001–2003 Israel U-19 11 (1) 2003–2007 Israel U-21 30 (0) 2007– Israel 21 (0) * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 29 September 2011 (UTC).
† Appearances (Goals).
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 10 August 2011Dekel Keinan (Hebrew: דֶקֶל קֵינַן; born 15 September 1984) is an Israeli footballer who plays as a central defender for Crystal Palace on loan from Cardiff City.
Keinan was previously at Maccabi Haifa and has spent time on loan at Bnei Sakhnin and Maccabi Netanya. He has played for Israel at under-19, under-21 and full levels.
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Club career
Maccabi Haifa
Keinan started his career with the Maccabi Haifa youth team. He made his first team debut in the 2002–03 season, making seven appearances. On 6 November 2003 he made his European debut in the second round of the 2003–04 UEFA Cup, a 0–0 draw with La Liga side Valencia.[1]
In the 2004–05 season, he went on loan to fellow Israeli Premier League side Bnei Sakhnin, making 23 appearances and scoring five goals. The following season he joined Maccabi Netanya on loan, making 21 appearances and scoring two goals.
His first goal for Maccabi Haifa came in the 2007–08 Israeli Premier League season, a 3–0 win over Bnei Yehuda at the Bloomfield Stadium on 10 November 2007.[2]
In the 2009–10 season he made eleven appearances in Maccabi Haifa's UEFA Champions League campaign as they reached the group stages.[1]
Blackpool
On 12 July 2010 it was reported that Keinan had agreed a one-year contract with recently promoted Premier League club Blackpool, and that subject to a medical, he would join on a free transfer two days later.[3] Blackpool chairman, Karl Oyston confirmed that the club had held discussions with Keinan and were hopeful of signing him,[4] after a medical on 15 July.[5] Five days later it was revealed that Keinan had passed the medical and that he was waiting on a work permit before he could link-up with the Blackpool squad in Devon where they were competing in the pre-season South West Challenge Cup tournament.[6]
On 23 July, Blackpool manager Ian Holloway confirmed that Keinan was about to sign, after finally being granted a work permit, saying, "Dekel has got to fly to Tel Aviv to get his passport done. And he's got to do an English test, which he'll pass and I would fail. I think he's a quality lad and a good player. And I'm delighted to have someone with his experience. "[7] Over three weeks later on 16 August, Sky Sports News reported that Keinan had finally joined Blackpool,[8] claiming that he had signed a two-year contract.[9] Two days later he finally joined the Tangerines, on a one year contract with an option for a further 12 months. Speaking about the move, Keinan said: "I'm looking forward to the first game and I'm very happy that everything is done. I just want to play for Blackpool and help this team. I had different offers but after I met the gaffer I was sure that I wanted to play for Blackpool."[10]
His debut came on 21 August in the 6–0 defeat to Arsenal at the Emirates Stadium. After defender Ian Evatt was sent off in the 32nd minute, Keinan was then brought on to replace sacrificed midfielder Ludovic Sylvestre.
He made his full debut in the second round of the 2010–11 League Cup, a 4–3 defeat to Milton Keynes at Stadium MK.[11]
Cardiff City
He joined Cardiff City, for an undisclosed fee, in January 2011. Keinan made his debut for Cardiff in a 1-0 away win against local rivals Swansea City. His first goal in English football came in a 2-2 draw with Barnsley on the 13 March. Cardiff City had reached the play-offs, Cardiff were drawn against Reading, the first leg was 0-0 draw at Madjeski Stadium. During the return leg, Keinan pulled on Matthew Mills' shirt in which referee Howard Webb gave a penalty, Shane Long scored his second of the match from the penalty and Cardiff ended losing the match 3-0.
At the start of the 2010-11 season, Keinan found himself not in the starting eleven, being placed by Anthony Gerrard who returned from his loan spell at Hull City. He got his first call up to the team on 23 August against Huddersfield Town in the League Cup. Keinan didn't find himself on the bench until a start against Leicester City, on 21 September. Due to a mass of injuries, Keinan found his first league appearance under Malky Mackay against Southampton a week later. On 21 November 2011, Keinan joined Crystal Palace on a six week loan after finding himself far down the pecking order.[12]
Club career statistics
- As of 29 September 2011
Club performance League Cup League Cup Continental Total Season Club League Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Israel League Israel State Cup Toto Cup Europe Total 2002–03 Maccabi Haifa Israeli Premier League 7 0 – – – – – – 7 0 2003–04 13 0 – – – – – – 13 0 2004–05 1 0 – – – – – – 1 0 2004–05 Bnei Sakhnin (loan) 23 3 – – – – – – 23 3 2005–06 Maccabi Haifa 1 0 – – – – – – 1 0 2005–06 Maccabi Netanya (loan) 21 2 – – – – – – 21 2 2006–07 Maccabi Haifa 28 0 – – – – – – 28 0 2007–08 24 2 – – – – – – 24 2 2008–09 28 3 – – – – – – 28 3 2009–10 34 1 11 0 – – – – 45 1 England League FA Cup League Cup Europe Total 2010–11 Blackpool Premier League 4 0 0 0 1 0 – – 5 0 2010–11 Cardiff City Championship 20 2 0 0 0 0 – – 20 2 2011–12 1 0 0 0 2 0 – – 3 0 Crystal Palace 0 0 0 0 0 0 — — 0 0 Total Israel 180 11 11 0 0 0 27 0 218 11 England 25 2 0 0 4 0 0 0 28 2 Career total 205 13 11 0 3 0 27 0 246 13 - Notes
a. All cup appearances for Maccabi Haifa included in 2009–10 total as specific season details not yet known
b. All European appearances for Maccabi Haifa details not known, therefore known total included only in totalsInternational career
Keinan, a full international for Israel, has also played at under-19 and under-21 levels.
He made his under-19 debut, two months after his 17th birthday, in a 2002 UEFA European Under-19 Football Championship qualifier on 30 November 2001, a 0–0 draw with Yugoslavia at the Herzliya Municipal Stadium. On 3 October 2002 he scored as Israel beat Azerbaijan 4–0 in a 2003 UEFA European Under-19 Football Championship qualifier. He made a total of eleven appearances at under-19 level, scoring one goal.[13]
Keinan made his under-21 debut on 30 April 2003 in a 3–0 2004 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship qualififier defeat to Cyprus. In June 2007 he was part of the Israel squad for the 2007 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship finals, held in the Netherlands, playing in all three groups games.[14]
He made his Israeli senior national team debut on 2 June 2007, in a 2–1 win over Macedonia, a UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying Group E game at the Skopje City Stadium.[15] In 2008 and 2009 he made six appearances in qualifying for the 2010 FIFA World Cup.[16]
Honours
- With Maccabi Haifa
- Israeli Premier League: 2003–04, 2008–09
- Toto Cup Al: 2007–08
References
- ^ a b "UEFA Champions League – Keinan". UEFA. http://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/clubs/player=63662/index.html. Retrieved 19 July 2010.
- ^ Haberman, Yitzhak (10 November 2007). "Haifa returned to Bloomfield to win again-this time on Bnei-Yehuda 3:0". Maccabi Haifa F.C.. http://maccabi-haifafc.walla.co.il/ts.cgi?tsscript=e/item&id=7668. Retrieved 19 July 2010.
- ^ "Blackpool agree one-year deal for Maccabi Kaifa's Israeli defender Dekel Keinan". Daily Mail. 12 July 2010. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-1293874/Blackpool-agree-year-deal-Maccabi-Kaifas-Israeli-defender-Dekel-Keinan.html. Retrieved 12 July 2010.
- ^ "Pool close-in on first summer signing". Blackpool Gazette. 14 July 2010. http://www.blackpoolgazette.co.uk/sports-news/Pool-closein-on-first-summer.6417917.jp. Retrieved 14 July 2010.
- ^ Watt, William (15 July 2010). "Monaco star impresses at Pool". Blackpool Gazette. http://www.blackpoolgazette.co.uk/sports-news/Monaco-star-impresses-at-Pool.6420872.jp. Retrieved 15 July 2010.
- ^ "Pool hopeful over defender deal". Blackpool Gazette. 19 July 2010. http://www.blackpoolgazette.co.uk/sports-news/Pool-hopeful-over-defender-deal.6427309.jp?. Retrieved 19 July 2010.
- ^ "Edging Closer To First Signing". Blackpool F.C.. 23 July 2010. http://www.blackpoolfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10432~2100567,00.html. Retrieved 23 July 2010.
- ^ Football Tonight. Sky Sports. Sky Sports News. 16 August 2010.
- ^ "Keinan to tie up Pool move". Sky Sports. 16 August 2010. http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,11728_6316444,00.html. Retrieved 16 August 2010.
- ^ "Keinan Makes It Seven". Blackpool F.C.. 18 August 2010. http://www.blackpoolfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10432~2126536,00.html. Retrieved 18 August 2010.
- ^ "MK Dons v Blackpool". BBC Sport. 24 August 2010. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/league_cup/8932928.stm. Retrieved 24 August 2010.
- ^ "Cardiff defender Keinan makes loan move to Crystal Palace". TalkSport. 21 November 2011. http://www.talksport.co.uk/sports-news/football/football-league/championship/1303/60/cardiff-defender-keinan-makes-loan-move-crystal-palace?. Retrieved 21 November 2011.
- ^ "Keinan Dekel, U19". Israel Football Association. http://eng.football.org.il/NationalTeam/Pages/NationalTeamPlayerGameList.aspx?PLAYER_ID=2973&NATIONAL_TEAM_ID=917. Retrieved 9 August 2010.
- ^ "Keinan Dekel, Israel U-21". Israel Football Association. http://eng.football.org.il/NationalTeam/Pages/NationalTeamPlayerGameList.aspx?PLAYER_ID=2973&NATIONAL_TEAM_ID=808. Retrieved 9 August 2010.
- ^ "Keinan Dekel". Israel Football Association. http://eng.football.org.il/NationalTeam/Pages/NationalTeamPlayerDetails.aspx?player_id=2973&NATIONAL_TEAM_ID=3. Retrieved 9 August 2010.
- ^ Dekel Keinan – FIFA competition record
External links
- Profile at maccabi-haifafc
- Dekel Keinan career stats at Soccerbase
- Israel Football Association profile
- Profile at national-football-teams
- Profile at fifa.com
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Categories:- 1984 births
- Living people
- Israeli Jews
- Jewish footballers
- Israeli footballers
- Maccabi Haifa F.C. players
- Bnei Sakhnin F.C. players
- Maccabi Netanya F.C. players
- Blackpool F.C. players
- Cardiff City F.C. players
- Crystal Palace F.C. players
- Premier League players
- Israel international footballers
- People from Rosh HaNikra
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