Kalle Katz | |
Birth Date: | 4 January 2000 |
Height: | 1.85m |
Position: | Centre back |
Currentclub: | EIF |
Clubnumber: | 5 |
Youthclubs1: | Käpylän Pallo |
Youthyears2: | –2017 |
Youthclubs2: | HJK |
Years1: | 2017–2021 |
Clubs1: | Klubi 04 |
Caps1: | 41 |
Goals1: | 1 |
Years2: | 2017–2020 |
Caps2: | 1 |
Goals2: | 0 |
Years3: | 2019 |
Clubs3: | → RoPS (loan) |
Caps3: | 17 |
Goals3: | 0 |
Years4: | 2020 |
Clubs4: | → RoPS (loan) |
Caps4: | 17 |
Goals4: | 0 |
Years5: | 2021–2023 |
Clubs5: | Ilves |
Caps5: | 44 |
Goals5: | 0 |
Years6: | 2024– |
Clubs6: | EIF |
Caps6: | 19 |
Goals6: | 0 |
Nationalyears1: | 2016–2017 |
Nationalcaps1: | 12 |
Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
Nationalyears2: | 2017 |
Nationalcaps2: | 2 |
Nationalgoals2: | 0 |
Nationalyears3: | 2017–2018 |
Nationalcaps3: | 4 |
Nationalgoals3: | 0 |
Nationalyears4: | 2019 |
Nationalcaps4: | 3 |
Nationalgoals4: | 0 |
Pcupdate: | 28 October 2023 |
Kalle Katz (born 4 January 2000) is a Finnish football player for EIF.
He made his Veikkausliiga debut for HJK on 28 July 2018 in a game against Honka, as a starter.[1]
On 7 January 2019, Katz was loaned out for the 2019 season to RoPS.[2] On 10 March 2020, he re-joined RoPS on loan for the rest of the year.[3]
On 15 January 2021, Katz signed for Ilves.
On 24 February 2024, Katz joined newly promoted Veikkausliiga club EIF.[4]
He was included in the Finland U19 squad for 2018 UEFA European Under-19 Championship, but did not appear in any games.
Katz is of Jewish descent. Finnish track and field athlete and Olympic gold medalist Elias Katz was his great-grandfather's cousin.[5] His younger brother Bruno is also a footballer.