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{{short description|Israeli association footballer}}
{{short description|Israeli association footballer}}
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{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2024}}
{{Infobox football biography
{{Infobox football biography
| name = David Keltjens
| name = David Keltjens
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| fullname = David Yair Keltjens
| fullname = David Yair Keltjens
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1995|06|11|df=yes}}
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1995|06|11|df=yes}}
| birth_place = [[Mevaseret Zion]], [[Israel]]
| birth_place = [[Mevaseret Zion]], Israel
| height = 1.81 m
| height = 1.81 m
| position = [[Defensive midfielder]], [[Defender (association football)|defender]]{{fact|date=July 2022}}
| position = [[Defensive midfielder]], [[Defender (association football)|defender]]{{citation needed|date=July 2022}}
| currentclub = [[Hapoel Tel Aviv F.C.|Hapoel Tel Aviv]]
| currentclub = [[St Johnstone F.C.|St Johnstone]]
| clubnumber =
| clubnumber = 33
| youthyears1 = 2007–2015
| youthyears1 = 2007–2015
| youthclubs1 = [[Beitar Jerusalem F.C.#Youth team|Beitar Jerusalem]]
| youthclubs1 = [[Beitar Jerusalem F.C.#Youth team|Beitar Jerusalem]]
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| caps2 = 60
| caps2 = 60
| goals2 = 2
| goals2 = 2
| years3 = 2022–
| years3 = 2022–2024
| clubs3 = [[Hapoel Tel Aviv F.C.|Hapoel Tel Aviv]]
| clubs3 = [[Hapoel Tel Aviv F.C.|Hapoel Tel Aviv]]
| caps3 = 0
| caps3 = 23
| goals3 = 0
| goals3 = 0
| years4 = 2024–
| clubs4 = [[St Johnstone F.C.|St Johnstone]]
| caps4 = 17
| goals4 = 1
| nationalyears1 = 2013
| nationalyears1 = 2013
| nationalteam1 = [[Israel national under-18 football team|Israel U-18]]
| nationalteam1 = [[Israel national under-18 football team|Israel U-18]]
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| nationalcaps3 = 6
| nationalcaps3 = 6
| nationalgoals3 = 0
| nationalgoals3 = 0
| nationalyears4 = 2017–
| nationalyears4 = 2017
| nationalteam4 = [[Israel national football team|Israel]]
| nationalteam4 = [[Israel national football team|Israel]]
| nationalcaps4 = 6
| nationalcaps4 = 6
| nationalgoals4 = 0
| nationalgoals4 = 0
| pcupdate = 21 September 2022
| pcupdate = 16 November 2024
| ntupdate = 9 October 2017
| ntupdate = 9 October 2017
}}
}}
'''David Yair Keltjens''' (or Klatins,<ref name="IFA">{{cite web|url=https://www.football.org.il/en/players/player/?player_id=58550|title=Israel Football Association - David Yair KLATINS|website=[[Israel Football Association]]}}</ref> {{lang-he|דוד יאיר קלטינס}}; born 11 June 1995) is an Israeli professional [[Association football|footballer]] who plays as a [[defensive midfielder]] or as a [[Defender (association football)|defender]] for [[Israeli Premier League]] club [[Hapoel Tel Aviv F.C.|Hapoel Tel Aviv]] and the [[Israel national football team|Israel national team]].
'''David Yair Keltjens''' (or Klatins,<ref name="IFA">{{cite web|url=https://www.football.org.il/en/players/player/?player_id=58550|title=Israel Football Association - David Yair KLATINS|website=[[Israel Football Association]]}}</ref> {{langx|he|דוד יאיר קלטינס}}; born 11 June 1995) is an Israeli professional [[Association football|footballer]] who plays as a [[defensive midfielder]] or as a [[Defender (association football)|defender]] for {{Scottish football updater|StJohnst}} club [[St Johnstone F.C.|St Johnstone]].


==Early and personal life==
==Early and personal life==
Keltjens was born in [[Mevaseret Zion]], [[Israel]]; to his father Yossi Keltjens who is of [[Netherlands|Dutch]] origin; and to his mother Flori ({{nee}} Ben-Harush) who is of [[Moroccan Jews|Moroccan Jewish]] descent and hails from the neighborhood of [[Katamon]] in [[Jerusalem]], Israel.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.instagram.com/p/CK6H7-TMs6g/ | title=David Keltjens on Instagram: "I'm Blue 🎶 #שבתשלום💙"‎ }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.instagram.com/p/CEbfXjlsgi9/ | title=David Keltjens on Instagram: "Next round and shabbat shalom ✌🏼😄" }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.instagram.com/p/CFR9tjNMDK-/ | title=David Keltjens on Instagram: "שנה טובה ומתוקה 🍎🍯 #כמוהעניבה #וחסרתמסיכות"‎ }}</ref><ref name="ONE"/><ref name="Walla! News :0"/><ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.ynet.co.il/articles/0,7340,L-4720187,00.html | title="רציני ומשקיען": הכישרון החדש של בית"ר | newspaper=Ynet | date=3 November 2015 | last1=שימול | first1=דוד בן }}</ref><ref name="Sport 5">{{cite web | url=https://www.sport5.co.il/articles.aspx?FolderID=64&docID=230397 | title=''חד משמעית, אני חנון. החלום? להגיע לארסנל'' - ספורט 5 }}</ref><ref name="Walla! News :1">{{cite web | url=https://sports.walla.co.il/item/3244051 | title=דוד קלטינס, הסיפור האמיתי: ההתנהלות וההשפלות שהובילו לעזיבה - וואלה! ספורט | date=26 June 2019 }}</ref> He has a sister named Emily, and a brother named Michael.<ref name="Sport 5"/> His late maternal grandfather was also a footballer in Morocco.<ref name="Walla! News :0"/><ref name="Walla! News :1"/> He was enlisted and served in the [[Israel Defense Forces]].<ref name="ONE"/><ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.haaretz.co.il/sport/tapina/2016-11-11/ty-article/.premium/0000017f-da78-d718-a5ff-fafcffbc0000 | title=דוד קלטינס: "אני לא רוצה למתג את עצמי כדוגמן, קודם חושב להצליח בכדורגל" | newspaper=הארץ }}</ref><ref name="Walla! News :1"/>
Keltjens was born in [[Mevaseret Zion]], [[Israel]]; to his father Yossi Keltjens who is of [[Netherlands|Dutch]] origin; and to his mother Flori ({{nee}} Ben-Harush) who is of [[Moroccan Jews|Moroccan Jewish]] descent and hails from the neighborhood of [[Katamon]] in [[Jerusalem]], Israel.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.instagram.com/p/CK6H7-TMs6g/ | title=David Keltjens on Instagram: "I'm Blue 🎶 #שבתשלום💙" }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.instagram.com/p/CEbfXjlsgi9/ | title=David Keltjens on Instagram: "Next round and shabbat shalom ✌🏼😄" }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.instagram.com/p/CFR9tjNMDK-/ | title=David Keltjens on Instagram: "שנה טובה ומתוקה 🍎🍯 #כמוהעניבה #וחסרתמסיכות" }}</ref><ref name="ONE"/><ref name="Walla! News :0"/><ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.ynet.co.il/articles/0,7340,L-4720187,00.html | title="רציני ומשקיען": הכישרון החדש של בית"ר | newspaper=Ynet | date=3 November 2015 | last1=שימול | first1=דוד בן }}</ref><ref name="Sport 5">{{cite web | url=https://www.sport5.co.il/articles.aspx?FolderID=64&docID=230397 | title=''חד משמעית, אני חנון. החלום? להגיע לארסנל'' - ספורט 5 }}</ref><ref name="Walla! News :1">{{cite web | url=https://sports.walla.co.il/item/3244051 | title=דוד קלטינס, הסיפור האמיתי: ההתנהלות וההשפלות שהובילו לעזיבה - וואלה! ספורט | date=26 June 2019 }}</ref> He has a sister named Emily, and a brother named Michael.<ref name="Sport 5"/> His late maternal grandfather was also a footballer in Morocco.<ref name="Walla! News :0"/><ref name="Walla! News :1"/> He was enlisted and served in the [[Israel Defense Forces]].<ref name="ONE"/><ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.haaretz.co.il/sport/tapina/2016-11-11/ty-article/.premium/0000017f-da78-d718-a5ff-fafcffbc0000 | title=דוד קלטינס: "אני לא רוצה למתג את עצמי כדוגמן, קודם חושב להצליח בכדורגל" | newspaper=הארץ }}</ref><ref name="Walla! News :1"/>


He also holds a Dutch passport, which eases the move to certain European football leagues.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.footballdatabase.eu/en/player/details/234318-david-keltjens|title=David KELTJENS|website=Footballdatabase.eu|access-date=10 August 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.worldfootball.net/player_summary/david-keltjens/ | title=David Keltjens |website=Worldfootball.net}}</ref><ref name="ONE">{{cite web | url=https://www.one.co.il/Article/259498.html | title=האס החדש של דראפיץ': הכירו את דוד קלטינס | date=27 October 2015 }}</ref><ref name="Walla! News :0">{{cite web | url=https://sports.walla.co.il/item/2943205 | title=דוד קלטינס בראיון: "באופי אני הולנדי, על המגרש אני מרוקאי" - וואלה! ספורט |website=Sports.walla.co.il| date=14 March 2016 }}</ref>
He also holds a Dutch passport, which eases the move to certain European football leagues.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.footballdatabase.eu/en/player/details/234318-david-keltjens|title=David KELTJENS|website=Footballdatabase.eu|access-date=10 August 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.worldfootball.net/player_summary/david-keltjens/ | title=David Keltjens |website=Worldfootball.net}}</ref><ref name="ONE">{{cite web | url=https://www.one.co.il/Article/259498.html | title=האס החדש של דראפיץ': הכירו את דוד קלטינס | date=27 October 2015 }}</ref><ref name="Walla! News :0">{{cite web | url=https://sports.walla.co.il/item/2943205 | title=דוד קלטינס בראיון: "באופי אני הולנדי, על המגרש אני מרוקאי" - וואלה! ספורט |website=Sports.walla.co.il| date=14 March 2016 }}</ref>


He has been in a relationship with his Israeli girlfriend Yael Alexandra Gold since 2021.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.instagram.com/p/CTjjSaJMhXf/ | title=David Keltjens on Instagram: "שתהיה שנה של חיוכים 🥰🙏🏼"‎ }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.instagram.com/p/Cd2uKzKs2BB/ | title=Yael Alexandra Gold on Instagram: "🤍" }}</ref><ref name="Yael Alexandra Gold">{{cite web | url=https://www.instagram.com/yael_gold_/ | title=Yael Alexandra Gold (@yael_gold_) • Instagram photos and videos }}</ref>
He has been in a relationship with his Israeli girlfriend Yael Alexandra Gold since 2021.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.instagram.com/p/CTjjSaJMhXf/ | title=David Keltjens on Instagram: "שתהיה שנה של חיוכים 🥰🙏🏼" }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.instagram.com/p/Cd2uKzKs2BB/ | title=Yael Alexandra Gold on Instagram: "🤍" }}</ref><ref name="Yael Alexandra Gold">{{cite web | url=https://www.instagram.com/yael_gold_/ | title=Yael Alexandra Gold (@yael_gold_) • Instagram photos and videos }}</ref>


==Club career==
==Club career==
===Beitar Jerusalem===
===Beitar Jerusalem===
From age 6 to 8, Keltjens was part of the [[Hapoel_Tel_Aviv_F.C.#Youth_Division|Hapoel Tel Aviv Youth Academy]].<ref name="Walla! News :0"/> At the age of 12, he joined the [[Beitar Jerusalem F.C.|Beitar Jerusalem]] youth system, where he eventually also made his senior debut for the senior club of [[Beitar Jerusalem F.C.|Beitar Jerusalem]] in an [[Israeli Premier League]] away match against [[Maccabi Tel Aviv F.C.|Maccabi Tel Aviv]], which ended in a 2–4 victory for his team; on 26 October 2015.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2015/10/26/israel/ligat-haal/maccabi-tel-aviv-fc/beitar-jerusalem-fc/2073647/ | title=Maccabi Tel Aviv vs. Beitar Jerusalem - 26 October 2015 - Soccerway }}</ref>
From age 6 to 8, Keltjens was part of the [[Hapoel Tel Aviv F.C.#Youth Division|Hapoel Tel Aviv Youth Academy]].<ref name="Walla! News :0"/> At the age of 12, he joined the [[Beitar Jerusalem F.C.|Beitar Jerusalem]] youth system, where he eventually also made his senior debut for the senior club of [[Beitar Jerusalem F.C.|Beitar Jerusalem]] in an [[Israeli Premier League]] away match against [[Maccabi Tel Aviv F.C.|Maccabi Tel Aviv]], which ended in a 2–4 victory for his team; on 26 October 2015.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2015/10/26/israel/ligat-haal/maccabi-tel-aviv-fc/beitar-jerusalem-fc/2073647/ | title=Maccabi Tel Aviv vs. Beitar Jerusalem - 26 October 2015 - Soccerway }}</ref>


===Hapoel Be'er Sheva===
===Hapoel Be'er Sheva===
On 25 June 2019, he signed with [[Israeli Premier League]] club [[Hapoel Be'er Sheva F.C.|Hapoel Be'er Sheva]] for five years.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.one.co.il/Article/18-19/1,0,0,0/338486.html?ref=hp|title=דוד קלטינס חתם לחמש שנים בהפועל באר שבע|publisher=One|first1=Guy|last1=Ben Ziv|date=25 June 2019|accessdate=25 June 2019}}</ref>
On 25 June 2019, he signed with [[Israeli Premier League]] club [[Hapoel Be'er Sheva F.C.|Hapoel Be'er Sheva]] for five years.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.one.co.il/Article/18-19/1,0,0,0/338486.html?ref=hp|title=דוד קלטינס חתם לחמש שנים בהפועל באר שבע|publisher=One|first1=Guy|last1=Ben Ziv|date=25 June 2019|accessdate=25 June 2019}}</ref>

On 9 January 2024, Keltjens signed for [[Scottish Premiership]] side [[St Johnstone F.C.|St Johnstone]] on a deal until the end of the season.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/67924447|title=St Johnstone sign Israel defender David Keltjens until end of season|publisher=BBC|date=9 January 2024|accessdate=10 January 2024}}</ref>


==International career==
==International career==
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Latest revision as of 22:00, 19 November 2024

David Keltjens
Keltjens with Beitar Jerusalem in 2016
Personal information
Full name David Yair Keltjens
Date of birth (1995-06-11) 11 June 1995 (age 29)
Place of birth Mevaseret Zion, Israel
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Defensive midfielder, defender[citation needed]
Team information
Current team
 St Johnstone
Number 33
Youth career
2007–2015 Beitar Jerusalem
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2019 Beitar Jerusalem 113 (4)
2019–2022 Hapoel Be'er Sheva 60 (2)
2022–2024 Hapoel Tel Aviv 23 (0)
2024– St Johnstone 17 (1)
International career‡
2013 Israel U-18 2 (0)
2013–2014 Israel U-19 7 (0)
2016 Israel U-21 6 (0)
2017 Israel 6 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16 November 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 9 October 2017

David Yair Keltjens (or Klatins,[1] Hebrew: דוד יאיר קלטינס; born 11 June 1995) is an Israeli professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder or as a defender for Scottish Premiership club St Johnstone.

Early and personal life

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Keltjens was born in Mevaseret Zion, Israel; to his father Yossi Keltjens who is of Dutch origin; and to his mother Flori (née Ben-Harush) who is of Moroccan Jewish descent and hails from the neighborhood of Katamon in Jerusalem, Israel.[2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9] He has a sister named Emily, and a brother named Michael.[8] His late maternal grandfather was also a footballer in Morocco.[6][9] He was enlisted and served in the Israel Defense Forces.[5][10][9]

He also holds a Dutch passport, which eases the move to certain European football leagues.[11][12][5][6]

He has been in a relationship with his Israeli girlfriend Yael Alexandra Gold since 2021.[13][14][15]

Club career

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Beitar Jerusalem

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From age 6 to 8, Keltjens was part of the Hapoel Tel Aviv Youth Academy.[6] At the age of 12, he joined the Beitar Jerusalem youth system, where he eventually also made his senior debut for the senior club of Beitar Jerusalem in an Israeli Premier League away match against Maccabi Tel Aviv, which ended in a 2–4 victory for his team; on 26 October 2015.[16]

Hapoel Be'er Sheva

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On 25 June 2019, he signed with Israeli Premier League club Hapoel Be'er Sheva for five years.[17]

On 9 January 2024, Keltjens signed for Scottish Premiership side St Johnstone on a deal until the end of the season.[18]

International career

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On 6 November 2016, Keltjens was first called up to the senior Israel national team, ahead of their match against Albania.[19] On 24 March 2017, he made his senior international debut, coming on as a 60th minute substitute against Spain in a 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA) away match that ended in a 2–4 defeat for his native Israel.[20]

Honours

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Club

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Hapoel Be'er Sheva

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Israel Football Association - David Yair KLATINS". Israel Football Association.
  2. ^ "David Keltjens on Instagram: "I'm Blue 🎶 #שבתשלום💙"".
  3. ^ "David Keltjens on Instagram: "Next round and shabbat shalom ✌🏼😄"".
  4. ^ "David Keltjens on Instagram: "שנה טובה ומתוקה 🍎🍯 #כמוהעניבה #וחסרתמסיכות"".
  5. ^ a b c "האס החדש של דראפיץ': הכירו את דוד קלטינס". 27 October 2015.
  6. ^ a b c d "דוד קלטינס בראיון: "באופי אני הולנדי, על המגרש אני מרוקאי" - וואלה! ספורט". Sports.walla.co.il. 14 March 2016.
  7. ^ שימול, דוד בן (3 November 2015). ""רציני ומשקיען": הכישרון החדש של בית"ר". Ynet.
  8. ^ a b "חד משמעית, אני חנון. החלום? להגיע לארסנל - ספורט 5".
  9. ^ a b c "דוד קלטינס, הסיפור האמיתי: ההתנהלות וההשפלות שהובילו לעזיבה - וואלה! ספורט". 26 June 2019.
  10. ^ "דוד קלטינס: "אני לא רוצה למתג את עצמי כדוגמן, קודם חושב להצליח בכדורגל"". הארץ.
  11. ^ "David KELTJENS". Footballdatabase.eu. Retrieved 10 August 2022.
  12. ^ "David Keltjens". Worldfootball.net.
  13. ^ "David Keltjens on Instagram: "שתהיה שנה של חיוכים 🥰🙏🏼"".
  14. ^ "Yael Alexandra Gold on Instagram: "🤍"".
  15. ^ "Yael Alexandra Gold (@yael_gold_) • Instagram photos and videos".
  16. ^ "Maccabi Tel Aviv vs. Beitar Jerusalem - 26 October 2015 - Soccerway".
  17. ^ Ben Ziv, Guy (25 June 2019). "דוד קלטינס חתם לחמש שנים בהפועל באר שבע". One. Retrieved 25 June 2019.
  18. ^ "St Johnstone sign Israel defender David Keltjens until end of season". BBC. 9 January 2024. Retrieved 10 January 2024.
  19. ^ "Ponturi pariuri pentru meciul Albania - Israel". intelbet.ro. 4 November 2016. Retrieved 7 November 2016.
  20. ^ "Spain vs. Israel - 24 March 2017 - Soccerway".


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