Martin Vetkal
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | February 21, 2004 | ||
| Place of birth | Tallinn, Estonia | ||
| Position(s) | Right-Back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | JK Tallinna Kalev | ||
| Number | 21 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| -2011 | JK Püsivus Kohila | ||
| 2012–2019 | Tallinna Kalev | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2019– | Tallinna Kalev | 11 | (1) |
| International career | |||
| 2018– | Estonia U16 | 1 | (0) |
| 2019– | Estonia U17 | 11 | (1) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 4 June 2020 | |||
Martin Vetkal is an Estonian professional football player who plays for Premium Liiga side JK Tallinna Kalev.[1]
Club career
Martin Vetkal made his debut with Tallinna Kalev in Estonian top tier on 21 June 2019 against FC Flora, allegedly needing a special autorisation from the federation to play being only aged 15.[2]
He became the youngest scorer ever of the Estonian Premium Liiga, scoring his first goal at 15 years and 261 days against Viljandi JK Tulevik on 9 November 2019.[3] He his therefore already considered as one of the top prospects of his generation in Europe at his very early age.[4]
Following his debut season in Estonia, he visited several italian club such as Genova, SPAL or Sassuolo.[5] In March 2020 he did a test for FC Schalke 04, along with his teammate Tristan Toomas Teeväli.[6][7]
International career
Vetkal is a youth international with Estonia, and was set to play in the 2020 Euro U17 to be held in his country,[8] that was put on hold because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Preparing this competition the Estonians played against several other countries in friendlies or minor tournament, gaining wins against big European team such as France[9], Sweden[10] or Spain[11].
References
- ^ Martin Vetkal at Soccerway. Retrieved 2020-06-04.
- ^ "Flora sai Kalevi vastu kindla võidu (galerii!)". Soccernet. 2019-06-21. Retrieved 2020-06-04.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Vägev lõppakord: Flora veristas Maardut, Kalev jäi ellu ja noor vutimees kirjutas ajalugu". Postimees (in Estonian). 2019-11-09. Retrieved 2020-06-04.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ Gałęzewski, Michał (2019-12-22). "PKO Ekstraklasa. Kacper Urbański z Lechii Gdańsk to trzeci najmłodszy debiutant w Europie". sportowefakty.wp.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 2020-06-04.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ Voolaid, Rasmus (2019-12-05). "Premium liiga ajaloo noorim väravalööja näitab end mitmele Serie A klubile". Soccernet. Retrieved 2020-06-04.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Saksamaa tippklubi kutsus Eesti jalgpallitalendid testimisele". Postimees (in Estonian). 2020-03-02. Retrieved 2020-06-04.
- ^ "Saksamaa kõrgliiga kuues meeskond kutsus kaks eestlast testimisele". Delfi Sport (in Estonian). 3 March 2020. Retrieved 2020-06-04.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ Kangur, Kristjan Jaak (2019-04-24). "Supervärava löönud Vetkal: võime mängida ükskõik kellega!". Soccernet. Retrieved 2020-06-04.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Courte défaite face à l'Estonie (1–2)". fff.fr (in French). Retrieved 2020-06-04.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Kõva sõna! Eesti U17 jalgpallikoondis võitis Rootsit". Delfi Sport (in Estonian). 27 August 2019. Retrieved 2020-06-04.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "La Sub-17 conquista el Torneo de Exentos pese a caer (2–3) ante Estonia". sefutbol (in Spanish). 2019-09-24. Retrieved 2020-06-04.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
External links
- Martin Vetkal at Soccerway
- Martin Vetkal at FootballDatabase.eu
