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Beram Kayal

Beram Kayal is an Israeli former footballer who played as a central midfielder for Maccabi Haifa, Celtic, Brighton & Hove Albion and the Israel national team.

born 1988Midfielder for CelticBrighton's Premier League promotionIsrael national team midfielder

Beram Kayal
Born
2 May 1988, Jadeidi-Makr
Occupation
association football player

Beram Kayal was born in 1988 in Jadeidi-Makr

Kayal was born on 2 May 1988 in Jadeidi-Makr to a Muslim Arab family. He began playing in the youth section of Hapoel Bnei Jadeidi before moving to the Maccabi Haifa youth teams, where he started as a striker and later became a midfielder.

He made his first team debut for Maccabi Haifa in 2006 against Maccabi Petah Tikva. He became a regular in the team and won league titles in 2005/2006 and 2008/2009 and the Toto Cup in 2007/2008.

In 2010 he joined Celtic in Scotland. He was named SPL Player of the Month for January 2011 and won 3 league titles and 2 Scottish Cups with the club.

In January 2015 he signed for Brighton & Hove Albion, which won promotion to the Premier League at the end of the 2016/2017 season. He spent a loan with Charlton Athletic in 2019 and left Brighton in July 2020.

In November 2020 he returned to Israel and signed with Bnei Sakhnin. He was badly injured in September 2023, later served as the club's professional manager until March 2025, and announced his retirement in July 2025. He is married to Angela Kayal and they have 3 children.

Milestones in Beram Kayal's life

  1. 2006

    Made his first team debut for Maccabi Haifa.

  2. 2008

    Made his senior debut for Israel against Switzerland.

  3. 2010

    Signed with Celtic.

  4. 2011

    Scored his first goal for Israel against Latvia.

  5. 2015

    Joined Brighton & Hove Albion.

  6. 2020

    Returned to Israel and signed with Bnei Sakhnin.

  7. 2021

    Retired from the national team.

  8. 2025

    Announced his retirement from football.

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Based on English Wikipedia, Beram Kayal and Hebrew Wikipedia, בירם כיאל, under CC BY-SA 4.0. The facts are Wikidata's.

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