Tal Kachila

Tal Kachila
Personal information
Full nameTal Kachila
Date of birth26 June 1992
Place of birthJerusalem, Israel
Height1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Playing positionCentre-back
Club information
Current team
Beitar Jerusalem
Number6
Youth career
2006–2012Beitar Jerusalem
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2012–Beitar Jerusalem31(1)
National team
2010–2011Israel U196(0)
2011–Israel U212(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 11 May 2014.

† Appearances (Goals).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 29 May 2014

Tal Kachila (Hebrew: טל כחילה; born June 26, 1992) is an Israeli footballer who currently plays as a centre-back for Beitar Jerusalem.[1]

Personal Life

Kachila is the son of Ehud Kachila, who played 13 years for Beitar Jerusalem as a centre-back.[2]

Club Career

Kachila played from the age of 14 with Beitar Jerusalem's youth team, deciding to become a centre-back, like his father, after combining volleyball and football.[2]

Kachila made his debut for Beitar Jerusalem on 11 August 2012, in a match in the Toto Cup against F.C. Ashdod, coming on as a substitute in the 89th minute.[3]

5 months later, Kachila made his debut in the State Cup, coming on as a substitute in the 67th minute in a 5–0 victory over Maccabi Umm al-Fahm.[4]

On 17 February 2013, Kachila made his league debut, playing in a 3–0 loss to Hapoel Haifa.[2]

International Career

In October 2010, Kachila made his international debut, playing with the Israeli under-19 national team, in a 3–0 victory against the Armenian under-19 national team in the UEFA U19 Championship.[5]

On 18 November 2013, Kachila made his debut for the Israeli under-21 national team, playing a 4–3 loss against the Portuguese under-21 national team during the UEFA U21 Championship 2015 qualifying round.[6]

References

  1. Tal Kachila profile at Soccerway
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 Pashketzki, Motti (16 February 2013). "Debut for Kachila in the Beitar squad. His father, Ehud: He wanted to be like me" (in Hebrew). mako.
  3. "Beitar Jerusalem vs. Ashdod". soccerway. 11 August 2012.
  4. Ben-Shimol, David (29 January 2013). "Beitar dismantled Umm al-Fahm, a hat trick for Levy". ynet (in Hebrew).
  5. "Israel U19 vs. Armenia U19". soccerway. 19 October 2010.
  6. Halyavin, Eddie (19 November 2013). "Kachila: Sometimes a little mistake makes you lose a game" (in Hebrew).