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Marek Kaljumäe Personal information Full name Marek Kaljumäe Date of birth 18 February 1991 Place of birth Tallinn, Estonia Height 1.84 m (6 ft 1⁄2 in) Playing position Defender Club information Current club FC Levadia Tallinn Number 23 Youth career –2007 S.C. Real Senior career* Years Team Apps† (Gls)† 2007–2009 S.C. Real 0 (0) 2007 → JK Kaitseliit Kalev II (loan)[1] 6 (1) 2009–2011 AZ Alkmaar 0 (0) 2010–2011 → SC Telstar (loan) 14 (0) 2011– FC Levadia Tallinn 2 (0) National team 2007 Estonia U-17 3 (0) 2007–2008 Estonia U-18 4 (1) 2008–2010 Estonia U-19 21 (0) 2009– Estonia U-21 8 (1) * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 10 August 2011.
† Appearances (Goals).Marek Kaljumäe (born 18 February 1991) is a professional footballer who plays as a defender for FC Levadia Tallinn in the Meistriliiga and for the Estonia under-21s.
Life and career
Marek came through the youth system at Estonian III Liiga club S.C. Real in his home city of Tallinn. In August 2009, he signed for Dutch Eredivisie side AZ Alkmaar.[2] He spent the 2009–10 season playing for the AZ under-19 side. In 2010–11 he moved on loan to SC Telstar, making his debut in September 2010 in a 3–0 league win over Den Bosch.[3][4][5]
With Telstar he participated in an unusual corner kick routine, in which he and teammate Selmo Kurbegovic took turns repeatedly placing the ball by hand within the corner arc in an attempt to confuse the opposition.[6]
On 1 July 2011, following the expiry of his contract with AZ Alkmaar, he signed a two year deal with Estonian top tier club FC Levadia Tallinn.[7]
Marek has represented his country at under-17, under-18, under-19 and under-21 levels.[8][9] He played his first competitive game for the Estonia under-21s in a 5–0 loss to the Republic of Ireland under-21s in an August 2010 qualifying match for the 2011 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship.[10] He scored his first goal at under-21 level in a 3–1 August 2011 defeat to Azerbaijan under-21s.[11]
References
- ^ "Marek Kaljumäe player statistics" (in Estonian). Estonian Football Association. http://www.jalgpall.ee/players.php?player=10340. Retrieved 15 July 2011.
- ^ "Marek Kaljumäe transfer history". transfermarkt.de. http://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/en/marek-kaljumaee/transfers/spieler_125948.html. Retrieved 26 June 2011.
- ^ "AZ under-19s win group (Dutch)". AZ Alkmaar. 23 May 2010. http://www.az.nl/index.php?id=81&newsid=245866. Retrieved 26 June 2011.
- ^ "Telstar squad 2010-11". SC Telstar. http://www.sctelstar.nl/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1418&Itemid=127. Retrieved 26 June 2011.
- ^ "Estonia:Marek Kaljumäe". soccerway.com. http://www.soccerway.com/players/marek-kaljumee/142664/. Retrieved 26 June 2011.
- ^ "Going Dutch: The weird corner, the golazo & the one-sided affair". 101greatgoals.com. 2 October 2010. http://www.101greatgoals.com/going-dutch-the-weird-corner-the-golazo-the-one-sided-affair/67064/. Retrieved 26 June 2011.
- ^ "Jalgpall: Marek Kaljumäe liitus FC Levadiaga [Football: Marek Kaljumäe joined FC Levadia]" (in Estonian). Sekundomer. 1 July 2011. http://est.sekundomer.ee/2011/07/01/jalgpall-marek-kaljumae-liitus-fc-levadiaga/. Retrieved 13 July 2011.
- ^ "International profile:Marek Kaljumäe". Estonian Football Association. http://www.jalgpall.ee/player.php?team_id=2&player_id=10340&pos_id=. Retrieved 26 June 2011.
- ^ "Player profile:Marek Kaljumäe". Uefa.com. http://www.uefa.com/teamsandplayers/players/player=1908022/profile/index.html. Retrieved 26 June 2011.
- ^ "Under-21 Match Report: Republic of Ireland vs Estonia". Uefa.com. http://www.uefa.com/under21/matches/season=2011/round=2000006/match=2000123/index.html. Retrieved 26 June 2011.
- ^ "Estonian U21 team lost at home to Azerbaijan" (in Estonian). Postimees. 9 August 2011. http://sport.postimees.ee/525174/eesti-u21-koondis-kaotas-kodus-aserbaidzaanile/. Retrieved 10 August 2011.
Categories:- 1991 births
- Living people
- Telstar players
- FC Levadia Tallinn players
- Eerste Divisie players
- Estonian footballers
- Expatriate footballers in the Netherlands
- Estonian expatriate footballers
- Association football defenders
- People from Tallinn
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