Gil Cain

Infobox Football biography
playername = Gil Cain
גיל קין


fullname =
dateofbirth = Birth date and age|1988|03|5
cityofbirth = Flagicon|BRA
countryofbirth = Brazil
height = Height|m=1.78
position = Defender
currentclub = Flagicon|ISR Hapoel Kfar Saba
clubnumber = 24
contractend = 2010
youthyears = 1995-2001
2001-2003
2003-2007
youthclubs = Maccabi Tel Aviv
Hakoah Ramat Gan
Maccabi Tel Aviv
years = 2007-present
clubs = Hapoel Kfar Saba
caps(goals) = 09 (0)
nationalyears = 2004-2005
2006
2006-2007
nationalteam = Israel U17
Israel U18
Israel U19
nationalcaps(goals) = 13 (0)
03 (0)
18 (0)
pcupdate = 00:42, 8 April 2008 (UTC)
ntupdate = 22:32, 7 March 2008 (UTC)

Gil Cain ( _he. גיל קין; born March 5, 1988 in Brazil) is an Israeli professional football (soccer) player who is currently contracted with Hapoel Kfar Saba. Local media outlets tout him to be a future star for that team.cite news |first=Adam |last=Glass |authorlink= |author= |coauthors= |title=בלם העתיד של כפ"ס: גיל קין |url=http://www.one.co.il/Article/07-08/1,1,12,0/111678.html |format= |work= |publisher=One.co.il |location= |id= |pages= |page= |date=2008-03-05 |accessdate=2008-03-07 |language=Hebrew |quote= |archiveurl= |archivedate= ]

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 line up 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 nintieth 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.

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