Marie Heleen Lisette Kikkas
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Marie Heleen Lisette Kikkas | ||
| Date of birth | 17 June 1996[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Tallinn, Estonia[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | JK Tallinna Kalev | ||
| Number | 8 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| FC Flora | |||
| International career‡ | |||
| 2013–2014 | Estonia U-19 | 14 | (0) |
| 2020– | Estonia | 1 | (0) |
|
*Club domestic league appearances and goals ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 18:02, 9 February 2021 (UTC) | |||
Marie Heleen Lisette Kikkas (born 17 June 1996) is an Estonian footballer who plays as a midfielder for JK Tallinna Kalev and the Estonia women's national team.[3]
Early life[edit]
Kikkas' mother, Kadri Kimsen, and her aunt, Kaire Kimsen, also played for the Estonia women's football team and were the first pair of sisters to do so.[4] Kadri Kimsen played in the first ever official match for Estonia, against Lithuania.[5] Marie Kikkas started playing football at the age of eight. In addition to football, she danced and performed gymnastics. At the age of 15, she committed to football and played in a boys' team.[6]
Career[edit]
Kikkas played in Sweden for DFK Värmbol in 2016 and stayed there for one season.[6] She made her debut for the Estonia national team on 1 December 2020 against Slovenia, coming on as a substitute for Kristina Bannikova.[7][8]
References[edit]
- ^ Marie Heleen Lisette Kikkas at Soccerway. Retrieved 9 February 2021.
- ^ "Marie Heleen Lisette Kikkas" (in Estonian). Estonian Football Association. Retrieved 9 February 2021.
- ^ "Marie Heleen Lisette Kikkas". SofaScore. Retrieved 9 February 2021.
- ^ Remmelkoor, Kristjan (21 December 2020). "Kimsen rõhus füüsisele, Kikkas valdab trikke" (in Estonian). Soccernet. Retrieved 9 February 2021.
- ^ "Eesti jalgpallinaiskonna esimesest ametlikust mängust möödus 25 aastat" (in Estonian). Delfi. 19 August 2019. Retrieved 9 February 2021.
- ^ a b Kiriland, Kaisa (8 October 2019). "Marie Heleen Lisette Kikkas Naudib Jalgpallis Ühise Eesmargi Nimel Pingutamist". Sportland Magazine (in Estonian). Retrieved 9 February 2021.
- ^ "Slovenia vs Estonia". Global Sports Archive. Retrieved 9 February 2021.
- ^ "Marie Kikkas". Global Sports Archive. Retrieved 9 February 2021.
External links[edit]
- Marie Heleen Lisette Kikkas at the Estonian Football Association (in Estonian)
- Marie Heleen Lisette Kikkas national team profile at the Estonian Football Association (in Estonian)
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