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Sander Puri
Puri playing for York City in 2013
Personal information
Full name Sander Puri[1]
Date of birth (1988-05-07) 7 May 1988 (age 36)[1]
Place of birth Tartu, Estonia
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 9+12 in)[1]
Position(s) Winger
Team information
Current team
Sligo Rovers
Number 12
Youth career
0000–2004 SK10 Premium
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2004 SK10 Premium 18 (12)
2005–2009 Levadia II 66 (27)
2005–2009 Levadia 73 (24)
2007Tulevik (loan) 14 (4)
2010–2012 Larissa 21 (1)
2011Korona Kielce (loan) 8 (1)
2011–2012Pápa (loan) 12 (0)
2012 KuPS 19 (2)
2013 St. Mirren 3 (0)
2013–2014 York City 8 (0)
2015– Sligo Rovers 27 (4)
International career
Estonia U17
Estonia U19
Estonia U21
2008– Estonia 62 (4)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:19, 30 November 2015 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17:19, 30 November 2015 (UTC)

Sander Puri (born 7 May 1988) is an Estonian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for League of Ireland Premier Division club Sligo Rovers and the Estonia national team.

Club career

Levadia

Puri was born in Tartu, Tartu County.[1] In 2005, at the age of 16, Puri started his professional career with FC Levadia Tallinn, one of the biggest clubs in Estonia. He scored his first Meistriliiga goal on 1 June 2005, in a 2–0 victory over FC Kuressaare.[2] On July 30, 2007, Sander and his twin brother Eino Puri signed for JK Viljandi Tulevik on a half-year loan from Levadia Tallinn.[3] He played there 14 league games, scoring 4 goals. Sander Puri was very close signing for the Bundesliga club Borussia Dortmund twice in 2008[4] and Scottish Premier League club Celtic in late 2009.[5]

Larissa

On 14 December 2009, Puri signed a 5-year contract with Superleague Greece side Larissa.[6] On March 18, 2010, Puri scored a winning goal against PAOK, in the very final moment of the game with a tap in at close range.[7] However, in his second season, Puri first team place has become increasingly limited, citing constantly changing managers as the main reason and made ten appearances. It resulted him being loaned twice.

He left the club on 31 January 2012, when his contract was mutually terminated as the team was constantly changing managers.[8]

Loan spells with Korona Kielce and Pápa

In January 2011, Puri went on loan to Ekstraklasa side Korona Kielce, until the end of the season.[9] After the move, Puri says joining a club in Poland, needs him to get away from Greece, due to lack of playing time over constantly changing managers as the reason it's getting worse.[10] He made his debut for the club, in a 1–1 draw against Zagłębie Lubin on 26 February 2011;[11] then, scored his first goal for the club, in a 3–3 draw against Polonia Bytom. He made eight appearance, due to injuries played the role.[12][13] In July 2011, Puri was loaned to Nemzeti Bajnokság I side Pápa.[14] On 23 July 2011, Puri made his debut for the club, in a 2–0 win over Siófok. On 21 September 2011, Puri scored his first goal, in the third round of Magyar Kupa, in a 10–0 win against Győrszemere KSK. On 1 October 2011, Puri received a red card after a second-bookable offence, in a 1–1 draw against Zalaegerszegi. The loan contract was mutually terminated on 19 January 2012 after spending six-months at the club.[15] At Pápa, Puri made thirteen appearances.[1]

KuPS

After his release, Puri joined Finnish Veikkausliiga side KuPS on 27 March 2012.[16] He previously went on trial with the club.[17] After missing the first five matches, Puri made his debut for the club, in a 2–0 loss against regaining champions HJK. In two consecutive matches, Puri scored on 11 June 2012 and 25 June 2012 against JJK Jyväskylä and IFK Mariehamn respectively.

In the first leg of the third round of the Europa League against Turkish side Bursaspor, Puri scored the only goal in the game to give his side a lead.[18] However, Bursaspor would overcome the result in the second leg by winning 6–0 and putting Kuopion out of the Europa League. A week after the club's elimination in the Europa League, Puri scored a winning goal against MYPA in the Semi-finals of Finnish Cup to send the club in the final.[19] However, in the final, Puri received a straight red card, which the club lost to Honka.[20]

On 12 December 2012, it announced that Puri has been released by the club after one season.[21]

After his release from Kuopion, Puri was linked with a Bulgarian side Beroe Stara Zagora and offered him a contract,[22] but he rejected the move.[23]

St. Mirren

On 15 March 2013, Puri signed a contract until the end of 2012–13 with Scottish Premier League club St. Mirren,[24] despite the interest of divisional rivals Kilmarnock, but was not offered a contract following a trial.[25][26] He made his debut for the team on 31 March as a late substitute for Esmaël Gonçalves in a league game against Celtic.[1] In a 2–2 draw against Motherwell on 6 April 2013, Puri provided an assist for Conor Newton to equalise before being substituted at half-time. Manager Danny Lennon explained he substituted Puri for a "tactical reason".[27] Puri was released by the club on 15 May 2013.[28] He previously stated he want to stay at St. Mirren for next season, having settled at the club.[29]

York City

Puri signed for English League Two club York City on a one-year contract with the option of a one-year extension on 13 June 2013.[30][31] He made his debut in a 1–0 home win over Northampton Town on 3 August 2013, in the first game of 2013–14.[1] He was released by York in May 2014.[31]

Sligo Rovers

Puri signed for League of Ireland team Sligo Rovers after a successful trial on 1 February 2015.[32][33] On 22 May 2015 he scored his first goal in a 1-1 draw with Derry City.[citation needed]

International career

Puri was capped by Estonia at under-17, under-19 and under-21 level before making his debut for the senior national team on 30 May 2008 against Latvia in the 2008 Baltic Cup.[34][35] He scored his first national team goal on 22 November 2008, in a 1–1 draw against Lithuania in a Mayors Cup match.[36]

International goals

Updated to match played 17 November 2015. Estonia score listed first, score column indicates score after each Puri goal.[1]
International goals by date, venue, opponent, score, result and competition
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 22 November 2008 Kuressaare linnastaadion, Kuressaare, Estonia  Lithuania 1–0 1–1 Friendly
2 1 April 2009 A. Le Coq Arena, Tallinn, Estonia  Armenia 1–0 1–0 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification
3 11 June 2013 A. Le Coq Arena, Tallinn, Estonia  Kyrgyzstan 1–0 1–1 Friendly
4 17 November 2015 A. Le Coq Arena, Tallinn, Estonia  Saint Kitts and Nevis 3–0 3–0 Friendly

Personal life

He is one of three triplets: his brother, Eino Puri, is also a footballer and his sister, Kadri Puri, is a volleyball player.[37]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 30 October 2015.
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Europe Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
SK10 Premium 2004[38] IV liiga 18 12 18 12
Levadia II 2005[39] Esiliiga 22 6 22 6
2006[39] Esiliiga 29 17 29 17
2007[39] Esiliiga 14 4 14 4
2009[39] Esiliiga 1 0 1 0
Total 66 27 66 27
Levadia 2005[1][39][40] Meistriliiga 13 2 0 0 1[a] 0 14 2
2006[39][41][42][43] Meistriliiga 6 1 3[b] 0 9 1
2007[1][39] Meistriliiga 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
2008[1][39][44] Meistriliiga 34 11 2[c] 0 1[a] 1 37 12
2009[1][39][45] Meistriliiga 19 10 1 0 5[d] 0 1[a] 0 26 10
Total 73 24 1 0 10 0 3 1 87 25
Tulevik (loan) 2007[39] Meistriliiga 14 4 14 4
Larissa 2009–10[1] Superleague Greece 11 1 11 1
2010–11[1] Superleague Greece 10 0 2 0 12 0
Total 21 1 2 0 23 1
Korona Kielce (loan) 2010–11[1] Ekstraklasa 8 1 8 1
Pápa (loan) 2011–12[1] Nemzeti Bajnokság I 12 0 1 0 13 0
KuPS 2012[1] Veikkausliiga 19 2 3 1 1 0 5[e] 1 28 4
St. Mirren 2012–13[1] Scottish Premier League 3 0 0 0 3 0
York City 2013–14[1] League Two 8 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 11 0
Sligo Rovers 2015[1] League of Ireland Premier Division 27 4 0 0 1 1 28 5
Career total 269 75 9 1 3 1 15 1 3 1 299 79
  1. ^ a b c Appearance in Estonian Supercup
  2. ^ Appearances in UEFA Cup
  3. ^ Appearances in UEFA Champions League
  4. ^ Four appearances in UEFA Champions League, one in UEFA Europa League
  5. ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa League

International

As of match played 17 November 2015.[38][46]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Estonia 2008 9 1
2009 8 1
2010 10 0
2011 11 0
2012 9 0
2013 7 1
2014 2 0
2015 6 1
Total 62 4

Honours

Club

Levadia

Individual

References

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