Jawed Kalai

Jawad Kalai (born 29 July 2000) is a French professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Ligue 2 club Valenciennes.

Jawed Kalai
Personal information
Full name Jawed Kalai
Date of birth (2000-07-29) 29 July 2000[1]
Place of birth Cambrai, France
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Valenciennes
Number 29
Youth career
CAS Escaudoeuvres
0000–2014 Cambrai
2014–2016 Valenciennes
2016–2018 Cambrai
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018–2020 Cambrai
2020–2021 UR La Louvière
2021– Valenciennes B 19 (5)
2021– Valenciennes 4 (1)
2022–2023 → Wasquehal (loan) 20 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18:23, 11 October 2023 (UTC)

Career

Kalai started his football career at CAS Escaudoeuvres,[2] before he joined Cambrai at the age of eight. Later, he moved to Valenciennes as an under-14 player.[3] Kalai stayed at Valenciennes for two years, before returning to Cambrai in 2016.[3] In January 2018, Kalai was promoted to Cambrai's first team, playing in the Régional 1.[3]

In July 2020, Kalai joined Belgian club UR La Louvière.[4] From the 2021–22 season, he returned to Valenciennes, where he started on the club's reserve team, playing in the Championnat National 3.[5] However, on 8 January 2022, Kalai got his professional debut for Valenciennes in Ligue 2 in a game against Guingamp, where he came on from the bench for the last minute.[6] On 1 September 2022, Kalai joined Wasquehal on loan until the end of the season.[7]

Personal life

Born in France, Kalai is of Moroccan descent.[8]

References
  1. Jawed Kalai at WorldFootball.net
  2. Foot – Ligue L’ACC espère monter en puissance, l’EFACCA créer la surprise, lavoixdunord.fr, 19 January 2019
  3. FOOT – R4 Jawed Kalaï veut aider Cambrai B à se relancer en championnat, lavoixdunord.fr, 24 February 2018
  4. Le mercato n’est pas fini, lalouviere-centre.be, 20 July 2020
  5. Football (National 3): sur la pelouse du Mont-Houy comme en tribune Liberté, les jambes fourmillent chez Jawed Kalai, lavoixdunord.fr, 25 November 2021
  6. VALENCIENNES VS. GUINGAMP 1 - 1, soccerway.com, 8 January 2022
  7. [EN DIRECT VAFC : Jawed Kalai prêté à Wasquehal (N2)], le11hdf.fr, 1 September 2022
  8. "Jawed Kalai, de la R1 à la Ligue 2". 3 June 2022.
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