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Dekel Keinan

Dekel Keinan is an Israeli football defender and coach who played for Maccabi Haifa and the Israel national team and later became player-manager of Los Angeles Force.

born 1984Central defender for Maccabi HaifaIsrael national team defenderPlayer-manager of Los Angeles Force

Born: 15 September 1984, Rosh HaNikra
Occupation: association football player, association football coach

Dekel Keinan was born in 1984 in Rosh HaNikra

Keinan was born on 15 September 1984 and grew up in Kibbutz Rosh HaNikra. His father, Humi Keinan, played football and later worked as a teacher and school principal. His mother, Orna, is in charge of early childhood education on the kibbutz.

He began at Hapoel Mate Asher and later moved to the Maccabi Haifa youth department. He made his first team debut for Maccabi Haifa in 2003 and won league titles with the club in 2003-2004 and 2008-2009. He also spent loan spells at Bnei Sakhnin and Maccabi Netanya.

In 2010 he moved to England and joined Blackpool, then signed with Cardiff City in January 2011. Cardiff loaned him to Crystal Palace and Bristol City. In 2012 he returned to Maccabi Haifa, won the State Cup in 2015-2016 and was later named captain.

From 2018 he played in the United States for FC Cincinnati, Sacramento Republic and Las Vegas Lights. In 2023 he joined Los Angeles Force and in December 2023 became its player-manager. He played for Israel at youth levels and made 27 senior appearances.