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Dekel Keinan

{{short description|Israeli footballer}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2018}}

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Dekel Keinan

| image = Dekel Keinan Haifa.JPG

| image_size = 200px

| caption = Keinan playing for Maccabi Haifa in 2015

| fullname = Dekel Keinan

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1984|09|15|df=y}}

| birth_place = Rosh HaNikra, Israel

| height = 1.84 m

| position = Defender

| currentclub = Los Angeles Force

| clubnumber = 21

| youthyears1 =

| youthclubs1 = Maccabi Haifa

| years1 = 2002–2010

| clubs1 = Maccabi Haifa

| caps1 = 136

| goals1 = 6

| years2 = 2004–2005

| clubs2 = → Bnei Sakhnin (loan)

| caps2 = 23

| goals2 = 3

| years3 = 2005–2006

| clubs3 = → Maccabi Netanya (loan)

| caps3 = 21

| goals3 = 2

| years4 = 2010–2011

| clubs4 = Blackpool

| caps4 = 6

| goals4 = 0

| years5 = 2011–2012

| clubs5 = Cardiff City

| caps5 = 19

| goals5 = 2

| years6 = 2011–2012

| clubs6 = → Crystal Palace (loan)

| caps6 = 3

| goals6 = 0

| years7 = 2012

| clubs7 = → Bristol City (loan)

| caps7 = 1

| goals7 = 0

| years8 = 2012–2017

| clubs8 = Maccabi Haifa

| caps8 = 137

| goals8 = 15

| years9 = 2018

| clubs9 = FC Cincinnati

| caps9 = 22

| goals9 = 2

| years10 = 2019–2020

| clubs10 = Sacramento Republic

| caps10 = 28

| goals10 = 1

| years11 = 2021–2022

| clubs11 = Las Vegas Lights

| caps11 = 32

| goals11 = 1

| years12 = 2023–

| clubs12 = Los Angeles Force

| caps12 = 17

| goals12 = 2

| nationalyears1 = 2001–2003

| nationalteam1 = Israel U-19

| nationalcaps1 = 11

| nationalgoals1 = 1

| nationalyears2 = 2003–2007

| nationalteam2 = Israel U-21

| nationalcaps2 = 30

| nationalgoals2 = 0

| nationalyears3 = 2007–2013

| nationalteam3 = Israel

| nationalcaps3 = 27

| nationalgoals3 = 0

| manageryears1 = 2024–

| managerclubs1 = Los Angeles Force (player-manager)

| medaltemplates =

| club-update = 22 October 2022

| nationalteam-update = 10 August 2011

}}

Dekel Keinan ({{langx|he|דקל קינן}}; born 15 September 1984{{citation needed|date=March 2022}}) is an Israeli association footballer who plays as a central defender and manager for the Los Angeles Force of the National Independent Soccer Association.

Early life

Keinan was born in Rosh HaNikra, Israel, to a family of Ashkenazi Jewish descent.{{Cite web|url=https://www.timesofisrael.com/after-35-years-israeli-national-soccer-team-returns-to-new-york/|title = After 35 years, Israeli national soccer team returns to New York|website = The Times of Israel}}

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.

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 came in the 2007–08 Israeli Premier League season, a 3–0 win over Bnei Yehuda at the Bloomfield Stadium on 10 November 2007.{{cite news|last=Haberman|first=Yitzhak|title=Haifa returned to Bloomfield to win again-this time on Bnei-Yehuda 3:0|url=http://maccabi-haifafc.walla.co.il/ts.cgi?tsscript=e/item&id=7668|access-date=19 July 2010|newspaper=Maccabi Haifa F.C.|date=10 November 2007}}{{Dead link|date=November 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}

In the 2009–10 season he made eleven appearances in Maccabi's UEFA Champions League campaign as they reached the group stages.{{cite web |title=UEFA Champions League – Keinan |url=http://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/clubs/player=63662/index.html |publisher=UEFA |access-date=19 July 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100218132902/http://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/clubs/player%3D63662/index.html |archive-date=18 February 2010 }}

=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. Blackpool chairman, Karl Oyston confirmed that the club had held discussions with Keinan and were hopeful of signing him,{{cite news|title=Pool close-in on first summer signing|url=http://www.blackpoolgazette.co.uk/sports-news/Pool-closein-on-first-summer.6417917.jp|access-date=14 July 2010|newspaper=Blackpool Gazette|date=14 July 2010}} after a medical on 15 July.{{cite news|last=Watt|first=William|title=Monaco star impresses at Pool|url=http://www.blackpoolgazette.co.uk/sports-news/Monaco-star-impresses-at-Pool.6420872.jp|access-date=15 July 2010|newspaper=Blackpool Gazette|date=15 July 2010|archive-date=17 July 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100717021947/http://www.blackpoolgazette.co.uk/sports-news/Monaco-star-impresses-at-Pool.6420872.jp|url-status=dead}} 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.{{cite news|title=Pool hopeful over defender deal|url=http://www.blackpoolgazette.co.uk/sports-news/Pool-hopeful-over-defender-deal.6427309.jp?|access-date=19 July 2010|newspaper=Blackpool Gazette|date=19 July 2010}}

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.

"{{cite web |title=Edging Closer To First Signing |url=http://www.blackpoolfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10432~2100567,00.html |publisher=Blackpool F.C. |access-date=23 July 2010 |date=23 July 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100725022818/http://www.blackpoolfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0%2C%2C10432~2100567%2C00.html |archive-date=25 July 2010 |df=dmy }} Over three weeks later on 16 August, Sky Sports News reported that Keinan had finally joined Blackpool,{{Cite episode| title = Football Tonight| series = Football Tonight |network = Sky Sports| station = Sky Sports News| airdate = 16 August 2010 }} claiming that he had signed a two-year contract.{{cite web|title=Keinan to tie up Pool move|url=http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,11728_6316444,00.html|publisher=Sky Sports|date=16 August 2010|access-date=16 August 2010}} 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."{{cite web |title=Keinan Makes It Seven |url=http://www.blackpoolfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10432~2126536,00.html |publisher=Blackpool F.C. |access-date=18 August 2010 |date=18 August 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100820020705/http://www.blackpoolfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0%2C%2C10432~2126536%2C00.html |archive-date=20 August 2010 }}

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 Dons at Stadium MK.{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/league_cup/8932928.stm|title=MK Dons v Blackpool|website=BBC Sport|publisher=British Broadcasting Corporation|date=24 August 2010|access-date=24 August 2010}}

=Cardiff City=

File:Dekel Keinan.jpg in 2011]]

Keinan 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 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 2011–12 season, Keinan found himself not in the starting eleven, being replaced 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.{{cite news |title=Cardiff defender Keinan makes loan move to Crystal Palace |url=http://www.talksport.co.uk/sports-news/football/football-league/championship/1303/60/cardiff-defender-keinan-makes-loan-move-crystal-palace? |publisher=TalkSport |date=21 November 2011 |access-date=21 November 2011}}

Keinan returned to Cardiff on 7 January, and found himself straight in the starting line up for the following game against West Bromwich Albion in the FA Cup, which was his 250th career appearance. However a lack of opportunities continued, which saw Keinan sent out on loan again, but this time to Severnside rivals, Bristol City until the end of the season.{{cite news |title=Bristol City sign Hogan Ephraim, Andre Amougou & Dekel Keinan |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/17480345 |website=BBC Sport |publisher=British Broadcasting Corporation |date=22 March 2012 |access-date=22 March 2012}}

Following his disappointing first full season in Cardiff, Keinan was left out of the squad to travel to Switzerland during the pre-season tour.{{cite news |title=Cardiff City defender Anthony Gerrard on his way out after pre-season snub |url=http://www.walesonline.co.uk/footballnation/football-news/2012/07/16/cardiff-city-defender-anthony-gerrard-on-way-out-after-pre-season-snub-91466-31405267/ |work=South Wales Echo |date=16 July 2012 |access-date=16 July 2012}} Despite being left out of the pre-season, Keinan started the first game of the season against Northampton Town.

=Return to Maccabi Haifa=

On 18 September 2012, Keinan signed for his former club Maccabi Haifa following his release from Cardiff City.{{cite news |title=Maccabi Haifa strengthens soccer squad |url=http://www.haaretz.com/news/sports/maccabi-haifa-strengthens-soccer-squad.premium-1.464647 |work=Haaretz |date=18 September 2012 |access-date=18 September 2012}}

=FC Cincinnati=

On 10 November 2017, the club FC Cincinnati of the United Soccer League, a second-division soccer league in the United States, announced that they had signed Keinan for the 2018 season.{{cite web|url=http://www.fccincinnati.com/news_article/show/854748|title=FCC Inks Maccabi Haifa Captain Dekel Keinan|last=Kimura|first=Fumi|date=10 November 2017|publisher=FC Cincinnati|access-date=15 November 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171116030509/http://www.fccincinnati.com/news_article/show/854748|archive-date=16 November 2017|url-status=dead}}

=Sacramento Republic=

On 22 December 2018, Keinan signed with Sacramento Republic FC of the USL Championship.{{cite web|url=https://www.sacrepublicfc.com/news_article/show/979491|title=Republic FC Sign Former English Premier League Defender Dekel Keinan|website=sacrepublicfc.com|publisher=Sacramento Republic FC|date=22 December 2018|access-date=15 April 2020|archive-date=10 July 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200710133301/https://www.sacrepublicfc.com/news_article/show/979491|url-status=dead}}

=Las Vegas Lights=

On 15 September 2021, Keinan signed with USL Championship side Las Vegas Lights.{{Cite web|url=https://www.bgn.fm/a-light-preview-free-falling-las-vegas-lights-fc-travel-to-face-powerhouse-rising-fc/|title = A Light Preview: Free-falling Las Vegas Lights FC travel to face powerhouse Rising FC|date = 15 September 2021}}

=Los Angeles Force=

In May 2023, Keinan began playing for Los Angeles Force in the third division National Independent Soccer Association. In his first match on 15 May against Salt City Union, he scored a goal as a second half substitute in the 3–1 win.{{cite web |last1=Lewis |first1=Michael |title=THE FORCE WASN'T WITH THEM: Salt City Union drops inaugural match in Auburn |url=https://www.frontrowsoccer.com/2023/05/27/the-force-wasnt-with-them-salt-city-union-drops-inaugural-match-in-auburn/ |website=Front Row Soccer |access-date=2 July 2023 |language=en |date=28 May 2023}}

Managerial career

In 9 December 2023, Keinan was named as the player-manager for Los Angeles Force in the third division National Independent Soccer Association.{{cite web |title=We are excited to welcome Dekel Keinan as the Head Coach of the LA Force! |url=https://twitter.com/LosAngelesForce/status/1733245080151228599 |website=Twitter.com |publisher=Los Angeles Force |access-date=12 December 2023}}

Club career statistics

{{updated|30 December 2017}}

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"

! colspan=3 |

! colspan=2 | League

! colspan=2 | Cup

! colspan=2 | League Cup

! colspan=2 | Europe

! colspan=2 | Total

ClubSeasonLeague

! Apps

Goals

! Apps

Goals

! Apps

Goals

! Apps

Goals

! Apps

Goals
rowspan="9"|Maccabi Haifa

|2002–03

|rowspan="8"|Israeli Premier League

|7

020000090
2003–04

|13

0006020210
2004–05

|1

000602070
2005–06

|1

000610071
2006–07

|28

03030120460
2007–08

|24

20070colspan="2"|–|312
2008–09

|28

35041colspan="2"|–283
2009–10

|34

12070110541
colspan=2|Total13661203922702148
Bnei Sakhnin (loan)

|2004–05

|Israeli Premier League

|23

320colspan="4"|–|233
Maccabi Netanya (loan)

|2005–06

|Israeli Premier League

|21

2colspan="2"|–colspan="2"|–colspan="2"|–|212
Blackpool

|2010–11

|Premier League

601010colspan="2"|–80
rowspan="4"|Cardiff City

|2010–11

|rowspan="3"|Championship

2020000colspan="2"|–202
2011–12101020colspan="2"|–40
2012–13

|0

00010colspan="2"|–10
colspan=2|Total2121030––252
Crystal Palace (loan)

|2011–12

|Championship

|3

00000colspan="2"|–|30
Bristol City (loan)

|2011–12

|Championship

|1

00000colspan="2"|–10
rowspan="7"|Maccabi Haifa

|2012–13

|rowspan="6"|Israeli Premier League

|30

5302000355
2013–14

|24

0100050300
2014–15

|14

11080colspan="2"|–231
2015–16

|31

55060colspan="2"|–|425
2016–17

|30

42One appearance in Israeli Super Cup04010374
2017–18

|8

00061colspan="2"|–141
colspan=2|Total137151202616018116
colspan=3 | Career total

!348||28||30||0||69||3||33||0||469||31

;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 totals

International 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.{{cite web|title=Keinan Dekel, U19|url=http://eng.football.org.il/NationalTeam/Pages/NationalTeamPlayerGameList.aspx?PLAYER_ID=2973&NATIONAL_TEAM_ID=917|publisher=Israel Football Association|access-date=9 August 2010}}

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.{{cite web|title=Keinan Dekel, Israel U-21|url=http://eng.football.org.il/NationalTeam/Pages/NationalTeamPlayerGameList.aspx?PLAYER_ID=2973&NATIONAL_TEAM_ID=808|publisher=Israel Football Association|access-date=9 August 2010}}

He was the captain of the national team at the 2006 victory for her Valeri Lobanovsky Memorial Tournament.{{cite web|url=https://football.by/u21natteam/friendly/u21f_isr_bel2006.html|title=Israel 2-0 Belarus|access-date=13 January 2020|archive-date=5 October 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221005123632/https://football.by/u21natteam/friendly/u21f_isr_bel2006.html|url-status=dead}}{{cite web|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesl/lobanovsky.html|title=Valeri Lobanovsky Memorial Tournament|access-date=13 January 2020}}

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.{{cite web|title=Keinan Dekel|url=http://eng.football.org.il/NationalTeam/Pages/NationalTeamPlayerDetails.aspx?player_id=2973&NATIONAL_TEAM_ID=3|publisher=Israel Football Association|access-date=9 August 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090218202428/http://eng.football.org.il/NationalTeam/Pages/NationalTeamPlayerDetails.aspx?player_id=2973&NATIONAL_TEAM_ID=3|archive-date=18 February 2009|url-status=dead}} In 2008 and 2009 he made six appearances in qualifying for the 2010 FIFA World Cup.{{FIFA player|299213|Dekel Keinan}}

Managerial statistics

As of 9 December 2023

class="wikitable" style="text-align: center"

|+ Managerial record by team and tenure

rowspan=2| Team

!rowspan=2| Nat

!rowspan=2| From

!rowspan=2| To

!colspan=8| Record

{{Tooltip| G| Games managed}}

!{{Tooltip| W| Wins}}

!{{Tooltip| D| Draws}}

!{{Tooltip| L| Losses}}

!{{Tooltip| Win %| Winning percentage}}

align=left|Los Angeles Force

|{{Flagicon|USA}}

|align=left|9 December 2023

|align=left|

{{WDL|0|0|0|0}}

colspan=4| Career totals

{{WDLtot|0|0|0|0}}

Honours

=Club=

Maccabi Haifa

Notes

{{notelist}}

References

{{Reflist}}

External links

  • [http://maccabi-haifafc.walla.co.il/ts.cgi?tsscript=e/player&id=3259 Profile] at maccabi-haifafc
  • [https://nisasoccer.com/roster/dekel-keinan Profile] at NISA
  • {{Soccerbase}}
  • {{IFA league player|id=2973}}
  • {{NFT player|15777}}
  • {{FIFA|299213}}

{{S-start}}

{{S-sports}}

{{Succession box

|before=Yossi Benayoun

|title=Maccabi Haifa F.C. captain|

|years=2016–2018

|after=Rami Gershon

}}

{{S-end}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Keinan, Dekel}}

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