Beram Kayal (or Biram Keyal, born 2 May 1988) is an Israeli professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder for Brighton & Hove Albion of the Premier League. Internationally he plays for Israel, where he has been a full international since 2008, with 44 senior caps to date.
Kayal is a central midfielder but he is capable of performing various different roles within the position. He can play as a defensive midfielder, sitting in front of the back four and stifling the opposition or as a box-to-box midfielder, protecting the defenders as well as supporting the forwards. Although he is more renowned for his defensive capabilities than attacking, he is still able to contribute well to going forward.
Kayal joined Maccabi Haifa in 2002 and made his professional debut in 2006 at the age of 18. He made 125 appearances and scored eight goals before moving to Celtic in 2010. He has received plaudits from many Scottish football pundits and was named the SPL player of the month for January 2011. In January 2015, he joined Brighton. |
