Gadi Kinda, who played pro soccer in Israel and for Sporting KC, dies at 31 of undisclosed condition
HAIFA, Israel — Gadi Kinda, a midfielder on the Israeli national soccer team who previously played for Sporting Kansas City in the MLS, died Tuesday. He was 31.
Kinda's Israeli club, Maccabi Haifa, announced his death following his hospitalization for an undisclosed condition.
Kinda played for Sporting Kansas City from 2020-23 and signed with Maccabi Haifa in January 2024. He played his final match March 29.
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