Ken Kallaste
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ken Kallaste | ||
| Date of birth | 31 August 1988 | ||
| Place of birth | Tallinn, Estonia | ||
| Height | 1.82 m (5 ft 11 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Left Back | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Nõmme Kalju | ||
| Number | 14 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2005 | Lelle | 22 | (4) |
| 2005 | Pärnu Tervis | 33 | (3) |
| 2006–2009 | Flora | 36 | (2) |
| 2006–2009 | → Flora II | 53 | (17) |
| 2006 | → Warrior | 16 | (4) |
| 2008 | → Tulevik | 14 | (0) |
| 2010– | Nõmme Kalju | 156 | (11) |
| National team‡ | |||
| Estonia U19 | 3 | (1) | |
| Estonia U21 | 16 | (2) | |
| Estonia U23 | 5 | (0) | |
| 2012– | Estonia[1] | 12 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 8 June 2014. † Appearances (Goals). | |||
Ken Kallaste (born Ken Akerta; 31 August 1988) is an Estonian professional footballer, who plays for Nõmme Kalju in Estonian Meistriliiga as a left back.
Career
On 6 January 2010, Kallaste signed a three-year contract with an option for another one with Nõmme Kalju.[2] Throughout seasons 2010 and 2012 he started in all but one league match, racking up 98 full games and 107 total appearances.[3] The sole match he missed in that period was due to a red card in a match against FC Lootus Kohtla-Järve on 24 April 2010,[4] which was also the only match in which he did not play all 90 minutes.
International career
On 1 November 2012, he was called up for a friendly against Oman.[5] He started the match on 8 November 2012, getting his first full cap for Estonia.[6][7]
Honours
Club
Flora
- Estonian Cup winner (1): 2008–09
Nõmme Kalju
- Meistriliiga winner (1): 2012
- Meistriliiga runner-up (2): 2011, 2013
- Estonian Cup runner-up (1): 2012–13
- Estonian Super Cup (1): 2013
Personal life
Kallaste is a second generation international footballer as his father, Risto Kallaste, represented Estonia on 36 occasions in 1990s.[8] Ken himself became a father in the beginning of September 2012.[9]
References
- ↑ "Kõik Eesti internatsionaalid" [All Estonian internationals] (in Estonian). Estonian Football Association.
- ↑ "Ken Kallaste liitus Nõmme Kaljuga" (in Estonian). Nõmme Kalju. 6 January 2010. Retrieved 10 November 2012.
- ↑ "Soccerneti video: Ken Kallaste: "Lõpuks ometi midagi võidetud!"" (in Estonian). Soccernet.ee. 3 November 2012. Retrieved 10 November 2012.
- ↑ "Soccerway — Lootus vs. Kalju 0 – 5". Soccerway.com. Retrieved 10 November 2012.
- ↑ "Eesti koondise koosseis järgmisteks maavõistlusteks" (in Estonian). Estonian Football Association. 1 November 2012. Retrieved 10 November 2012.
- ↑ "Eesti koondis alistas tänu lõpuspurdile Omaani" (in Estonian). Estonian Football Association. 8 November 2012. Retrieved 9 November 2012.
- ↑ "Oman flatter to deceive in Estonia friendly". Oman Ministry of Information. 8 November 2012. Retrieved 10 November 2012.
- ↑ "Tere, Risto! Oeh, vabandust!" (in Estonian). Neljas. 1 June 2006. Retrieved 10 November 2012.
- ↑ "Beebibuum Nõmme Kaljus: ka Ken Kallaste sai isaks!" (in Estonian). JK Nõmme Kalju. 3 September 2012. Retrieved 10 November 2012.
External links
- Ken Kallaste at Estonian Football Association (Estonian)
- Profile on Soccernet.ee
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