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Markus Jürgenson
Jürgenson with Estonia in 2015
Personal information
Full name Markus Jürgenson
Date of birth (1987-09-09) 9 September 1987 (age 37)
Place of birth Tartu, Estonia
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Left-back
Team information
Current team
VPS
Youth career
–2005 Tammeka
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2003–2006 Tammeka 66 (6)
2004 Tammeka II 14 (10)
2007–2008 TVMK 53 (8)
2007 TVMK II 11 (1)
2008–2016 Flora 252 (37)
2009–2011 Flora II 10 (1)
2017– VPS 0 (0)
International career
2006–2008 Estonia U21 6 (0)
2010 Estonia U23 1 (0)
2010– Estonia 9 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 27 November 2016
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 27 November 2016.

Markus Jürgenson (born 9 September 1987) is an Estonian professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Finnish Veikkausliiga club Vaasan Palloseura and the Estonia national team.

Club career

Tammeka

Jürgenson started playing football in his hometown Tartu with the Tammeka youth team's. He made his Meistriliiga debut for the first team on 16 March 2005, in a 2–2 derby home draw against Merkuur.

TVMK

In 2007, Jürgenson signed for TVMK.

Flora

On 16 November 2008, it was announced Jürgenson will join Flora for the next season.[1] He won his first Meistriliiga title in the 2010 season. He won two more league titles in the 2011 and the 2015 seasons. On 8 November 2016, Flora announced Jürgenson's contract won't be extended for the next season. During his eight seasons with the club, Jürgenson had become a fans' favourite, having won three Meistriliiga titles, four Estonian Cups and five Estonian Supercups, amassing a total of 306 appearances and scoring 56 goals, including 252 appearances and 37 goals in the Meistriliiga.[2]

VPS

On 10 February 2017, Jürgenson joined Finnish Veikkausliiga club VPS on a one-year contract, with option of another.[3] During a match against JJK Jyväskylä, in 24 May 2017, Jürgenson scored an own goal by botching a lofted pass to his team's goalkeeper Marko Meerits, chipping the ball over him and into his team's own net. VPS won the match 4-1.

International career

Jürgenson started his international youth career in 2006 with the under-21 team. In December 2010, he was called up by manager Tarmo Rüütli to the Estonia national team facing China and Qatar.[4] He made his international debut for Estonia on 18 December 2010, playing the full 90 minutes in a 0–3 friendly away defeat against China.[5][6]

Honours

Club

Flora

References

  1. ^ "Markus Jürgenson siirdus FC Florasse" (in Estonian). Soccernet.ee. 16 November 2008. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
  2. ^ "Flora lõpetas koostöö kahe tänavu koondist esindanud mehega" (in Estonian). Soccernet.ee. 8 November 2016.
  3. ^ "Lõpuks ametlik: Jürgenson on Vaasa mees". Soccernet.ee. Retrieved 10 February 2017.
  4. ^ "Eesti koondise koosseis mängudeks Hiina ja Katariga" (in Estonian). Estonian Football Association. 15 December 2010. Retrieved 22 December 2010. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
  5. ^ "Eesti koondis jäi võõrsil alla Hiinale" (in Estonian). Estonian Football Association. 18 December 2010. Retrieved 22 December 2010. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
  6. ^ "Kõik Eesti internatsionaalid" (in Estonian). Estonian Football Association. Retrieved 11 September 2011. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)