Ats Purje

Ats Purje

Purje with Nõmme Kalju in 2015
Personal information
Full name Ats Purje
Date of birth (1985-08-03) 3 August 1985
Place of birth Tallinn, Estonia
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Playing position Forward
Club information
Current team
 KuPS
Youth career
TJK Legion
S.C. Real
Narva Trans
Levadia
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2001–2002 S.C. Real 34 (21)
2002 Maardu 8 (7)
2003 M.C. Tallinn 12 (8)
2003–2007 Levadia II 29 (8)
2003–2007 Levadia 86 (33)
2008–2009 Inter Turku 40 (10)
2010–2011 AEP Paphos 26 (5)
2011 Ethnikos Achna 6 (1)
2012–2014 KuPS 76 (19)
2015–2016 Nõmme Kalju 61 (30)
2017– KuPS 10 (2)
National team‡
2002–2003 Estonia U-19 6 (3)
2003 Estonia U-20 1 (0)
2004–2006 Estonia U-21 8 (0)
2006– Estonia 61 (9)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 21 January 2017.
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 12 June 2017.

Ats Purje (born 3 August 1985) is an Estonian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Finnish Veikkausliiga club KuPS and the Estonia national football team.

Club career

Levadia

Purje made his Meistriliiga debut for Levadia in 2003. He won his first Meistriliiga title in the 2004 season, and two more in 2006 and 2007.

Inter Turku

On 27 December 2007, Purje signed a two-year contract with Finnish Veikkausliiga club Inter Turku.[1][2] He made his debut in the Veikkausliiga on 27 April 2008, against RoPS, and scored a goal in their 3–1 win.[3] Purje won his first 2008 Veikkausliiga season with the club.

AEP Paphos

On 1 June 2010, Purje signed a one-year deal with Cypriot club AEP Paphos, with an option to extend it for another year.[4] He made Cypriot First Division debut on 29 August 2010, and scored in a 1–2 defeat against Ethnikos Achna.[5]

Ethnikos Achna

On 8 June 2011, Purje signed for Ethnikos Achna.

KuPS

On 3 April 2012, Purje signed for Finnish side KuPS. He was the team's top goalscorer in 2012 and 2014 seasons.[6]

Nõmme Kalju

On 9 February 2015, Purje signed a three-year contract with Nõmme Kalju in Estonia.[7] He led the team in scoring in 2015 and 2016 seasons.

Return to KuPS

In December 2016, Purje returned to KuPS with one-year contract.[8]

International career

Purje made his debut for the Estonia national football team on 11 October 2006, in a UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying match against Russia.[9] He scored his first goal for Estonia on 20 August 2008, in a 2–1 friendly home win against Malta.[10]

Career statistics

Club

As of 28 November 2016.[11][12]
Club Season League Cup[lower-alpha 1] League Cup[lower-alpha 2] Europe Other[lower-alpha 3] Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
S.C. Real2001IV liiga174 —— 174
2002III liiga1717 —— 1717
Total3421 0000 3421
Maardu2002Esiliiga87 —— 87
M.C. Tallinn2003Esiliiga128 —— 128
Levadia-Juunior2003II liiga53 —— 53
200412 —— 12
Total65 0000 65
Levadia II 2003 Meistriliiga 61 —— 61
2004 Esiliiga 122 —— 122
200542 —— 42
200773 —— 73
Total298 0000 298
Levadia 2003 Meistriliiga 114 —10 124
2004 178 —10 188
2005 124 —2010154
2006 3010 —52 3512
2007 167 —00 167
Total 8633 0092109635
Inter Turku 2008 Veikkausliiga 197 — 197
2009 214206020 313
Total 4010206020 5010
AEP Paphos 2010–11 Cypriot First Division 265 —— 265
Ethnikos Achna 2011–12 Cypriot First Division 61 —— 61
PK-37 2013 Kakkonen 1000——0010
KuPS 2012Veikkausliiga27641005100368
20132042085—00309
20142993452—003715
2015000020—0020
Total761995157510010532
Nõmme Kalju2015Meistriliiga331631—41004018
2016281410—50003414
Total6130410091007432
Career total 38514715621725410447164
  1. ↑ Includes the Estonian Cup, the Finnish Cup and the Cypriot Cup
  2. ↑ Includes the Finnish League Cup
  3. ↑ Includes the Estonian Supercup

International

As of 12 June 2017.
National team Year Apps Goals
Estonia
200610
200710
200881
200960
201092
201191
201270
201330
201431
201593
201640
201711
Total619

International goals

As of 12 June 2017. Estonia score listed first, score column indicates score after each Purje goal.
No. Date Venue Cap Opponent Score Result Competition
1 20 August 2008 A. Le Coq Arena, Tallinn, Estonia9 Malta 1–1 2–1Friendly
2 3 March 2010 Mikheil Meskhi Stadium, Tbilisi, Georgia17  Georgia 1–1 1–2Friendly
3 7 September 2010A. Le Coq Arena, Tallinn, Estonia22  Uzbekistan 1–0 3–3Friendly
4 2 September 2011 Stožice Stadium, Ljubljana, Slovenia29 Slovenia2–12–1UEFA Euro 2012 qualification
5 8 September 2014A. Le Coq Arena, Tallinn, Estonia46 Slovenia1–01–0UEFA Euro 2016 qualification
6 9 June 2015Veritas Stadion, Turku, Finland49 Finland 1–02–0 Friendly
7 2–0
8 11 November 2015A. Le Coq Arena, Tallinn, Estonia55 Georgia 1–0 3–0Friendly
9 12 June 2017Skonto Stadium, Riga, Latvia61 Latvia 2–1 2–1Friendly

Honours

Club

Levadia
Inter Turku
Nõmme Kalju

Individual

References

  1. ↑ "Ats Purje mängib uuest hooajast Turu Interis" (in Estonian). Soccernet.ee. 27 December 2007.
  2. ↑ "Virolainen Ats Purje Interiin". FC Inter. Archived from the original on 6 January 2008.
  3. ↑ "Ats Purje iloitsi ensimmäisestä maalistaan". FC Inter. Archived from the original on 10 July 2011.
  4. ↑ ΣΥΜΦΩΝΙΑ ΜΕ ΔΙΕΘΝΗ ΕΣΘΟΝΟ (in Greek). Paphos FC. 1 June 2010. Archived from the original on 14 June 2010. Retrieved 2 June 2010.
  5. ↑ "Purje alustas Küprose kõrgliigas väravaga" (in Estonian). Soccernet.ee. 29 August 2010.
  6. ↑ "Purje karjäär jätkub Soome kõrgliigas" (in Estonian). Soccernet.ee. 3 April 2012.
  7. ↑ "Nõmme Kalju sõlmis lepingu Ats Purjega" (in Estonian). Estonian Football Association. 9 February 2015.
  8. ↑ "Hyökkääjä Ats Purje liittyy jälleen Kuopion Palloseuraan". KuPS. Retrieved 21 January 2017.
  9. ↑ "Venemaa - Eesti 2:0" (in Estonian). Estonian Football Association.
  10. ↑ "Eesti - Malta 2:1" (in Estonian). Estonian Football Association.
  11. ↑ "Purje, Ats" (in Estonian). Estonian Football Association.
  12. ↑ "A. Purje - Profile with news, career statistics and history". Soccerway.com.
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