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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
 Hapoel Be'er Sheva
Number 3
Youth career
2007–2015 Beitar Jerusalem
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2019 Beitar Jerusalem 113 (4)
2019– Hapoel Be'er Sheva 59 (2)
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 21 May 2022
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 9 October 2017

David Yair Keltjens (or Klatins,[1] Template:Lang-he; born 11 June 1995) is an Israeli professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder or as a defender for Israeli Premier League club Hapoel Be'er Sheva and the Israel national team.

Early and personal life

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 both Sephardi Jewish and Mizrahi Jewish (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

Beitar Jerusalem

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

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

International career

On 6 November 2016, Keltjens was first called up to the senior Israel national team, ahead of their match against Albania.[18] 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.[19]

Honours

Club

Hapoel Be'er Sheva

See also

References

  1. ^ "Israel Football Association - David Yair KLATINS". Israel Football Association.
  2. ^ https://www.instagram.com/p/CK6H7-TMs6g/
  3. ^ https://www.instagram.com/p/CEbfXjlsgi9/
  4. ^ https://www.instagram.com/p/CFR9tjNMDK-/
  5. ^ a b c https://www.one.co.il/Article/259498.html
  6. ^ a b c d https://sports.walla.co.il/item/2943205
  7. ^ https://www.ynet.co.il/articles/0,7340,L-4720187,00.html
  8. ^ a b https://www.sport5.co.il/articles.aspx?FolderID=64&docID=230397
  9. ^ a b c https://sports.walla.co.il/item/3244051
  10. ^ https://www.haaretz.co.il/sport/tapina/2016-11-11/ty-article/.premium/0000017f-da78-d718-a5ff-fafcffbc0000
  11. ^ https://www.footballdatabase.eu/en/player/details/234318-david-keltjens
  12. ^ https://www.worldfootball.net/player_summary/david-keltjens/
  13. ^ https://www.instagram.com/p/CTjjSaJMhXf/
  14. ^ https://www.instagram.com/p/Cd2uKzKs2BB/
  15. ^ https://www.instagram.com/yael_gold_/
  16. ^ https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2015/10/26/israel/ligat-haal/maccabi-tel-aviv-fc/beitar-jerusalem-fc/2073647/
  17. ^ Ben Ziv, Guy (25 June 2019). "דוד קלטינס חתם לחמש שנים בהפועל באר שבע". One. Retrieved 25 June 2019.
  18. ^ "Ponturi pariuri pentru meciul Albania - Israel". intelbet.ro. 4 November 2016. Retrieved 7 November 2016.
  19. ^ https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2017/03/24/europe/wc-qualifying-europe/spain/israel/2116375/
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