Taijo Teniste

Taijo Teniste
Personal information
Full name Taijo Teniste
Date of birth (1988-01-31) 31 January 1988
Place of birth Tartu, Estonia
Height 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Playing position Defender, midfielder
Club information
Current team
Sogndal
Number 2
Youth career
0000–2004 SK10 Premium
2005 Levadia
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2004 SK10 Premium 17 (16)
2005–2007 Levadia II 49 (15)
2005–2011 Levadia 148 (13)
2011– Sogndal 111 (0)
National team
2007– Estonia 42 (0)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 22 November 2015.
† Appearances (goals)

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 22 November 2015

Taijo Teniste (born 31 January 1988) is an Estonian professional footballer who plays as a defender for Norwegian Tippeligaen club Sogndal and the Estonia national football team.

Club career

Levadia

Teniste was born in Tartu and joined Levadia in 2005 from SK10 Premium, alongside brothers Eino and Sander Puri.[1] In January 2011, he was on trial at Gambrinus liga club Dynamo České Budějovice.[2] On 4 July 2011, Teniste joined English League Two side Swindon Town at their pre-season training camp in Italy.[3] Although the clubs had agreed on transfer fee,[4] the player was not offered a contract as manager Paolo Di Canio felt that Teniste was not a natural left-back.[5]

Sogndal

On 1 September 2011, Teniste joined Norwegian Tippeligaen club Sogndal on a loan deal until the end of 2011 season with an option to buy.[1] The move was made permanent in December, when he signed a two-year deal with the club.[6][7]

International career

Teniste made his debut for Estonia in a friendly match against Saudi Arabia on 9 November 2007, when he came on as a substitute in the second half.[8][9]

Career statistics

Club

As of 18 November 2015.[10]
Club Season League
DivisionAppsGoals
SK10 Premium 2004 IV liiga 1716
Total 1716
Levadia 2005 Meistriliiga 122
2006 60
2007 191
2008 312
2009 243
2010 331
2011 234
Total 14813
Sogndal 2011 Tippeligaen 70
2012 240
2013 300
2014 250
2015 1. divisjon 250
Total 1110
Total 32139

International

As of 18 November 2015.[10]
Team Year Apps Goals
Estonia 2007 3 0
2009 2 0
2010 1 0
2011 5 0
2012 6 0
2013 10 0
2014 8 0
2015 7 0
Total 42 0

Honours

Club

Levadia
Sogndal

References

External links

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