Gadi Kinda
Gadi Kinda was an Israeli professional footballer who played as an attacking midfielder. Born in Ethiopia, he played 10 caps with the Israel national team.
Early life
Kinda was born in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, to an Ethiopian-Jewish family. At the age of three, he immigrated to Israel with his family. At age 9, He joined football club Ashdod, which he made his professional debut in 2011, at age 17.Club career
From the age of 17, Kinda played for F.C. Ashdod in the Israeli Premier League and stayed with the club for eight years.In February 2019, he moved to Beitar Jerusalem.
In January 2020, Kinda joined Major League Soccer club Sporting Kansas City on a one-year loan deal with an option to buy. He made his debut on 29 February, and scored in a 3–1 win away to the Vancouver Whitecaps. Following the 2020 season, Kinda was signed permanently by Sporting Kansas City.
Sporting Kansas City declared that Kinda would miss the entire 2022 season due to a procedure to rebuild his right knee cartilage. His spots as a senior player and international were vacated for another player to fill, and some of his financial value was deducted from the team's salary cap, but his spot as a designated player could not be transferred. Following the 2023 season, Kinda left Kansas City and returned to Israel to join Maccabi Haifa.