Gadi Kinda, a former Israeli national football team player, has died at the age of 31.

Midfielder of the Maccabi Haifa football team and former Israeli national team player Gadi Kinda died at the age of 32. This was announced on May 20 by the 13tv channel.

It is noted that the cause of death of the athlete was cancer. According to the source, he was hospitalized in Haifa this month and then transferred to a medical center in Tel Aviv, where he later died.

The country's Minister of Culture and Sports, Miki Zohar, also offered condolences over the death of the football player.

"Israeli football lost a real star today. Gadi Kinda was a talented player," he shared.

Gadi Kinda was born in Ethiopia in 1994, and moved with his family to Israel at the age of three. His sports career began in the youth team of the M.S. Ashdod club.

The midfielder also played for Kansas City and Beitar Jerusalem. He scored one goal and three assists for Maccabi this season. In addition, Kind played 10 matches for the Israeli national team and scored two goals.