Marek Kaljumäe
 Kaljumäe with Levadia in 2012 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Marek Kaljumäe | ||
| Date of birth | 18 February 1991 | ||
| Place of birth | Tallinn, Estonia | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defensive midfielder / Defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Tallinna Kalev | ||
| Number | 26 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2002–2009 | SC Real | ||
| 2008 | Nõmme Kalju | ||
| 2009–2010 | AZ | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2007 | Kaitseliit Kalev II | 6 | (1) |
| 2009–2011 | AZ | 0 | (0) |
| 2010–2011 | → Telstar (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| 2011–2014 | Levadia II | 14 | (2) |
| 2011–2014 | Levadia | 81 | (8) |
| 2015 | Narva Trans | 35 | (0) |
| 2016 | Levadia | 36 | (4) |
| 2017–2018 | PS Kemi | 58 | (2) |
| 2019 | Levadia | 27 | (1) |
| 2020 | Tallinna Kalev | 29 | (5) |
| 2021 | Vaprus | 26 | (0) |
| 2022- | Tallinna Kalev | 93 | (4) |
| International career | |||
| 2007 | Estonia U17 | 3 | (0) |
| 2008 | Estonia U18 | 3 | (1) |
| 2008–2009 | Estonia U19 | 17 | (0) |
| 2010–2013 | Estonia U21 | 17 | (1) |
| 2012–2014 | Estonia U23 | 3 | (0) |
| 2017–2018 | Estonia | 5 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10 November 2024 | |||
Marek Kaljumäe (born 18 February 1991) is an Estonian footballer who plays for Tallinna Kalev. Kaljumäe plays mainly as a defensive midfielder but can also play as a defender.
Club career
[edit]Early career
[edit]Kaljumäe came through the SC Real youth system, where he was coached by Aivar Tiidus. In August 2009, he moved to the Netherlands, where he joined the AZ youth academy.[1]
Kaljumäe joined Eerste Divisie club Telstar on loan for the 2010–11 season. He made a single appearance in the Eerste Divisie on 6 May 2011, in a 1–5 loss to Helmond Sport.
Levadia
[edit]On 1 July 2011, Kaljumäe signed a one-and-a-half-year contract with Levadia.[2] He made his debut in the Meistriliiga on 9 July 2011, against Kuressaare. Kaljumäe won the Estonian Cup in 2012. He won his first Meistriliiga title in the 2013 season. On 8 January 2014, Kaljumäe signed a one-year contract extension with Levadia.[3] He won his second Estonian Cup in 2014, and his second Meistriliiga title in the 2014 season.
Narva Trans
[edit]On 5 March 2015, Kaljumäe joined Meistriliiga club Narva Trans on a one-year deal.[4]
Return to Levadia
[edit]On 29 February 2016, returned to Levadia on a one-year contract.[5]
PS Kemi
[edit]On 18 January 2017, Kaljumäe signed one-year contract with Finnish Veikkausliiga club PS Kemi.[6]
Return to Levadia again
[edit]Kaljumäe returned to Levadia for the third time. He signed a one-year contract on 27 December 2018, with an option to extend the contract for further one year.[7]
International career
[edit]Kaljumäe has represented Estonia at youth levels, playing for the under-17, under-18, under-19, under-21, and under-23 national sides.
Kaljumäe made his senior international debut for Estonia on 19 November 2017, in a 2–0 away victory over Fiji in a friendly.[8]
Honours
[edit]Club
[edit]- Levadia
- Meistriliiga: 2013, 2014
- Estonian Cup: 2011–12, 2013–14
- Estonian Supercup: 2013
References
[edit]- ^ "Kaks noort Eesti jalgpallurit siirdus Hollandisse" [Two young Estonian footballers moved to the Netherlands]. Postimees (in Estonian). 30 August 2009.
- ^ "Marek Kaljumäe naasis Hollandist ja liitus Levadiaga" [Marek Kaljumäe returned from the Netherlands and joined Levadia] (in Estonian). ERR Sport. 1 July 2011.
- ^ "Marek Kaljumäe sõlmis Levadiaga uue lepingu" [Marek Kaljumäe signed a new contract with Levadia] (in Estonian). Estonian Football Association. 8 January 2014.
- ^ "Transiga liitus Marek Kaljumäe" [Marek Kaljumäe joined Trans] (in Estonian). Estonian Football Association. 3 March 2015.
- ^ "FC Levadiaga taasliitus Marek Kaljumäe" [Marek Kaljumäe rejoined FC Levadia] (in Estonian). Estonian Football Association. 29 February 2016.
- ^ "Marek Kaljumäe siirdus Soome kõrgliigasse" [Marek Kaljumäe moved to Finnish top flight] (in Estonian). ERR Sport. 18 January 2017.
- ^ Yurii Tkachuk, João Morelli ja Marek Kaljumäe liitusid FCI Levadiaga Archived 19 January 2019 at the Wayback Machine, fclevadia.ee, 27 December 2018
- ^ "Kalevipojad alustasid Okeaanias võiduga" [Kalevipojad started off with a win in Oceania] (in Estonian). Estonian Football Association. 19 November 2017.
External links
[edit]- Marek Kaljumäe at the Estonian Football Association (in Estonian)
- Marek Kaljumäe – UEFA competition record (archive)
- 1991 births
- Living people
- Footballers from Tallinn
- Estonian men's footballers
- Men's association football defenders
- Men's association football midfielders
- AZ Alkmaar players
- Eerste Divisie players
- SC Telstar players
- Esiliiga players
- Meistriliiga players
- FCI Levadia Tallinn players
- JK Narva Trans players
- JK Tallinna Kalev players
- Veikkausliiga players
- Kemi City F.C. players
- Estonia men's youth international footballers
- Estonia men's under-21 international footballers
- Estonia men's international footballers
- Estonian expatriate men's footballers
- Estonian expatriate sportspeople in the Netherlands
- Expatriate men's footballers in the Netherlands
- Estonian expatriate sportspeople in Finland
- Expatriate men's footballers in Finland
- FCI Levadia U21 players
- Pärnu JK Vaprus players
- 21st-century Estonian sportsmen