Jawad Kalai (born 29 July 2000) is a French professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for club Versailles.
Career Kalai started his football career at CAS Escaudoeuvres,Foot – Ligue L’ACC espère monter en puissance, l’EFACCA créer la surprise, lavoixdunord.fr, 19 January 2019 before he joined Cambrai at the age of eight. Later, he moved to Valenciennes as an under-14 player.FOOT – R4 Jawed Kalaï veut aider Cambrai B à se relancer en championnat, lavoixdunord.fr, 24 February 2018 Kalai stayed at Valenciennes for two years, before returning to Cambrai in 2016. In January 2018, Kalai was promoted to Cambrai's first team, playing in the Régional 1.
In July 2020, Kalai joined Belgian club UR La Louvière.Le mercato n’est pas fini, lalouviere-centre.be, 20 July 2020 From the 2021–22 season, he returned to Valenciennes, where he started on the club's reserve team, playing in the Championnat National 3.Football (National 3): sur la pelouse du Mont-Houy comme en tribune Liberté, les jambes fourmillent chez Jawed Kalai, lavoixdunord.fr, 25 November 2021 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.VALENCIENNES VS. GUINGAMP 1 - 1, soccerway.com, 8 January 2022 On 1 September 2022, Kalai joined Wasquehal on loan until the end of the season.[EN DIRECT] VAFC : Jawed Kalai prêté à Wasquehal (N2), le11hdf.fr, 1 September 2022
During the first six months of the 2023-24 season, Kalai made two appearances in Ligue 1 and one in the cup for Valenciennes. In search of more playing time, Kalai returned to his former club, Wasquehal, on a loan deal at the end of January 2024. However, it was revealed the following day that the French Football Federation (FFF) had blocked the transfer for unknown reasons, meaning Kalai had to stay at Valenciennes.VALENCIENNES : LA FFF REFUSE LE PRÊT DE JAWED KALAI À WASQUEHAL (OFF), foot-national.com, 1 February 2024
In July 2024, Kalai moved to Championnat National 2 club SAS Épinal.✍️ Bienvenue au SAS Football Jawed !🌟, facebook.com, 5 July 2024
Personal life Born in France, Kalai is of Moroccan descent.
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