Markus Jürgenson
 Jürgenson with Estonia in 2015 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Markus Jürgenson | ||
| Date of birth | 9 September 1987 | ||
| Place of birth | Tartu, Estonia | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Playing position | Left-back | ||
| Club 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) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2006–2008 | Estonia U21 | 6 | (0) |
| 2010 | Estonia U23 | 1 | (0) |
| 2010– | Estonia | 9 | (0) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and 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
- Meistriliiga: 2010, 2011, 2015
- Estonian Cup: 2008–09, 2010–11, 2012–13, 2015–16
- Estonian Supercup: 2009, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2016
References
- ↑ "Markus Jürgenson siirdus FC Florasse" [Markus Jürgenson to FC Flora] (in Estonian). Soccernet.ee. 16 November 2008.
- ↑ "Flora lõpetas koostöö kahe tänavu koondist esindanud mehega" (in Estonian). Soccernet.ee. 8 November 2016.
- ↑ "Lõpuks ametlik: Jürgenson on Vaasa mees". Soccernet.ee. Retrieved 10 February 2017.
- ↑ "Eesti koondise koosseis mängudeks Hiina ja Katariga" [Estonian squad for matches against China and Qatar] (in Estonian). Estonian Football Association. 15 December 2010. Retrieved 22 December 2010.
- ↑ "Eesti koondis jäi võõrsil alla Hiinale" [Estonia yields to China] (in Estonian). Estonian Football Association. 18 December 2010. Retrieved 22 December 2010.
- ↑ "Kõik Eesti internatsionaalid" [All Estonian internationals] (in Estonian). Estonian Football Association. Retrieved 11 September 2011.
External links
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- Markus Jürgenson at the Estonian Football Association (in Estonian)
- Markus Jürgenson at Soccernet.ee