Kristofer Käit

Kristofer Käit
Personal information
Date of birth (2005-04-04) 4 April 2005
Place of birth Tallinn, Estonia
Height 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s)
Team information
Current team
Portimonense SC
Number 50
Youth career
JK Loo
JK Tallinna Kalev
2022FC Porto (loan)
2022–2024Rio Ave FC (loan)
2025– Portimonense SC
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2021–2024 JK Tallinna Kalev 20 (0)
2025– Portimonense SC 0 (0)
International career
2019 Estonia U15 3 (0)
2021–2022 Estonia U17 6 (0)
2022 Estonia U18 3 (0)
2022–2023 Estonia U19 11 (0)
2023– Estonia U21 6 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals
‡ National team caps and goals as of 13 October 2025

Kristofer Käit (born 4 April 2005) is an Estonian professional footballer who plays as a defender or midfielder for Portimonense SC.

Early life

Käit was born on 4 April 2005. Born in Tallinn, Estonia, he is the younger brother of Estonia international Mattias Käit.[1]

Club career

As a youth player, Käit joined the youth academy of Estonian side JK Tallinna Kalev and was promoted to the club's senior team in 2021, where he made twenty league appearances and scored zero goals.

In 2022, he was sent on loan to the youth academy of Portuguese side FC Porto. The same year, he was sent on loan to Portuguese side Rio Ave FC. Following his stint there, he signed for Portuguese side Portimonense SC in 2025, where he captained the club's under-23 team.[2]

International career

Käit is an Estonia youth international. During June, September, and October 2025 he played for the Estonia national under-21 football team for 2027 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification.[3]

References

  1. ^ "Eesti jalgpallikoondises tehti viimasel hetkel vangerdus, liitub Kristofer Käit" [Last-minute addition to the Estonian national football team, Kristofer Käit joins] (in Estonian). Postimees. 12 November 2025. Retrieved 25 November 2025.
  2. ^ "Portugali esiliigast "vanameistri kaugusel" olev Kristofer Käit: Mattias juba otsustas, et A-koondises pean nime muutma mina" [Kristofer Käit, who is "a grandmaster away" from the Portuguese Premier League: Mattias has already decided that I have to change the name in the A-team] (in Estonian). Soccernet.ee. 6 September 2025. Retrieved 25 November 2025.
  3. ^ Kristofer Käit at WorldFootball.net