Gert Kams
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Gert Kams | ||
| Date of birth | 25 May 1985 | ||
| Place of birth | Koeru, Estonia | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Playing position | Right-back, Winger | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Flora | ||
| Number | 19 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2001–2004 | Koeru | 54 | (17) |
| 2004 | → Ervita United (loan) | 2 | (7) |
| 2005 | Valga | 25 | (3) |
| 2006–2012 | Flora | 207 | (32) |
| 2006–2007 | Flora II | 12 | (10) |
| 2013–2014 | SJK | 52 | (7) |
| 2014 | Kerho 07 | 1 | (0) |
| 2015– | Flora | 66 | (7) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2005 | Estonia U20 | 2 | (0) |
| 2006 | Estonia U21 | 2 | (0) |
| 2007– | Estonia | 48 | (2) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 27 November 2016. | |||
Gert Kams (born 25 May 1985) is an Estonian professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Estonian Meistriliiga club Flora and the Estonia national football team.
Club career
Early career
Kams started playing football with his hometown club Koeru before moving to Meistriliiga club Valga.[1]
Flora
In 2006, Kams signed for Flora. He won the 2010 and 2011 Meistriliiga seasons with the club.
SJK
In 2013, Kams signed for Finnish Ykkönen club SJK. SJK won the 2013 Ykkönen season and was promoted to top-tier Veikkausliiga.
Return to Flora
In 2015, Kams returned to Estonia and Flora. He was named club captain ahead of the 2015 Meistriliiga season. Kams won his third Meistriliiga title in the 2015 season.
International career
Kams started his international youth career in 2005. He made his debut for the senior Estonia national football team on 3 February 2007, in a 0–4 friendly defeat against Poland. He scored his first goal for Estonia on 29 February 2012, in a 2–0 friendly win against El Salvador. It was an unconventional goal as he scored with his back.
Career statistics
Club
- As of 26 November 2015.[1]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | League Cup | Europe | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Koeru | 2001 | III liiga | 12 | 3 | — | — | 12 | 3 | ||||||
| 2002 | 14 | 3 | — | — | 14 | 3 | ||||||||
| 2003 | 13 | 6 | — | — | 13 | 6 | ||||||||
| 2004 | 15 | 5 | — | — | 15 | 5 | ||||||||
| Total | 54 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54 | 17 | ||
| Ervita United (loan) | 2004 | IV liiga | 2 | 7 | — | — | 2 | 7 | ||||||
| Valga | 2005 | Meistriliiga | 25 | 3 | — | — | 25 | 3 | ||||||
| Flora II | 2006 | Esiliiga | 10 | 8 | — | — | 10 | 8 | ||||||
| 2007 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 2 | 2 | ||||||||
| Total | 12 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 10 | ||
| Flora | 2006 | Meistriliiga | 21 | 5 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 22 | 5 | |||
| 2007 | 28 | 3 | — | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 32 | 3 | |||||
| 2008 | 36 | 5 | — | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 41 | 5 | |||||
| 2009 | 25 | 4 | 4 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 32 | 4 | |||
| 2010 | 35 | 6 | 4 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 48 | 7 | |||
| 2011 | 35 | 4 | 3 | 3 | — | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 42 | 7 | |||
| 2012 | 27 | 5 | 4 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 32 | 6 | |||
| Total | 207 | 32 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 18 | 1 | 249 | 37 | ||
| Kerho 07 | 2014 | Kakkonen | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| SJK | 2013 | Ykkönen | 22 | 4 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 23 | 4 | ||
| 2014 | Veikkausliiga | 30 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 36 | 3 | ||
| Total | 52 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 59 | 7 | ||
| Flora | 2015 | Meistriliiga | 35 | 4 | 3 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 4 | |
| 2016 | 31 | 3 | 5 | 1 | — | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 39 | 4 | |||
| Total | 66 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 79 | 8 | ||
| Career total | 419 | 83 | 26 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 19 | 1 | 481 | 89 | ||
International
- As of 26 November 2016.[2]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Estonia | |||
| 2007 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2008 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2009 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2010 | 5 | 0 | |
| 2011 | 5 | 0 | |
| 2012 | 6 | 2 | |
| 2013 | 6 | 0 | |
| 2014 | 6 | 0 | |
| 2015 | 4 | 0 | |
| 2016 | 7 | 0 | |
| Total | 48 | 2 | |
International goals
- Estonia score listed first, score column indicates score after each Kams goal.
| No. | Date | Venue | Cap | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 29 February 2012 | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, United States | 20 |  El Salvador | 2–0 | 2–0 | Friendly |
| 2 | 8 November 2012 | Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex, Muscat, Oman | 24 |  Oman | 2–1 | 2–1 | Friendly |
Honours
Club
- Flora
- Meistriliiga: 2010, 2011, 2015
- Estonian Cup: 2007–08, 2008–09, 2010–11, 2015–16
- Estonian Supercup: 2009, 2011, 2012, 2016
- SJK
References
- 1 2 "Kams, Gert". Estonian Football Association.
- ↑ "Kams, Gert". National-Football-Teams. Retrieved 12 October 2016.
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Gert Kams. |
- Gert Kams at Estonian Football Association (Estonian)
- Gert Kams profile at Soccerway
- Gert Kams at National-Football-Teams.com