Gil Cain (Hebrew: גיל קין; born March 5, 1988, in Brazil) is an Israeli professional footballer who is currently contracted with Maccabi Kabilio Jaffa. Local media outlets considered him to be a future star for that team.[1]

Gil Cain
גיל קין
Personal information
Full name Gil Cain
Date of birth (1988-03-05) March 5, 1988 (age 36)
Place of birth Brazil
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Center Back
Team information
Current team
Maccabi Kabilio Jaffa
Youth career
1995–2001 Maccabi Tel Aviv
2001–2003 Hakoah Ramat Gan
2003–2007 Maccabi Tel Aviv
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2007–2009 Hapoel Kfar Saba 15 (0)
2009 Sektzia Ness Ziona 10 (0)
2009–2010 Hapoel Marmorek 28 (0)
2010–2011 Beitar Shimshon Tel Aviv 26 (0)
2011–2013 Hakoah Amidar Ramat Gan 43 (0)
2013–2017 Maccabi Kabilio Jaffa 81 (0)
2017–2019 Hapoel Azor 54 (0)
2019–2020 Maccabi Kabilio Jaffa 19 (1)
2021–2022 Maccabi HaShikma Ramat Hen 10 (0)
International career
2004–2005 Israel U17 13 (0)
2006 Israel U18 3 (0)
2006–2007 Israel U19 18 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 June 2022

Playing career

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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 lineup 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 ninetieth minute, and Kfar Saba losing 3–0 to Haifa.

Personal life

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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.[1]

Footnotes

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  1. ^ a b Glass, Adam (2008-03-05). בלם העתיד של כפ"ס: גיל קין (in Hebrew). One.co.il. Retrieved 2008-03-07.