Gil Cain (Hebrew: גיל קין; born March 5, 1988, in Brazil) is an Israeli professional footballer who is currently contracted with Maccabi Kabilio Jaffa. Local media outlets considered him to be a future star for that team.^[1]

Playing career

At the age of seven, Cain joined the youth system of Maccabi Tel Aviv. At the age of thirteen, he left Maccabi to join Hakoah Maccabi Ramat Gan but returned to "the yellows" two years later. During this time, he played for numerous Israeli national youth football teams. In 2006, Cain could have joined the full side for Maccabi, but instead played with the under-21 side in the national under-21 league. When he realised that his chances of breaking into the lineup were slim, he decided to leave the club. Gabby Ketzara, chairman of Hapoel Kfar Saba, was quick to ask manager Eli Ohana to give Cain a trial. After watching Cain play, Ohana signed him to a contract for three years with "the greens of the Sharon region."

Cain made his first team debut against Maccabi Haifa, coming in as a substitute for veteran Ofer Talker in the twenty-third minute of the match with Kfar Saba down two-nil. His debut was marred by his scoring an own goal in ninetieth minute, and Kfar Saba losing 3–0 to Haifa.

Personal life

Two weeks after Cain was born, he was adopted by Miron and Pnina Cain, lawyers from Ramat Ef'al, a suburb of Ramat Gan. His brother was also adopted, having been born in Romania.^[1]

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