Ats Purje

Ats Purje

Footballer

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Career & Clubs

Club career

Early career

Purje began playing football at Tallinna Jalgpallikool, where he was coached by Aivar Tiidus. He made his senior league debut in the IV liiga with SC Real in 2001.

Levadia

In 2003, Purje joined Meistriliiga club Levadia. He made his debut in the Meistriliiga on 15 March 2003, playing for Levadia's Tallinn-based team against the Maardu-based Levadia team in a 0–1 away loss. Purje scored his first Meistriliiga goal on 13 May 2003, in a 9–3 away win over Kuressaare. In July 2003, Purje was moved to the Maardu team. His first trophy with Levadia came in the 2003–04 Estonian Cup. Purje won his first Meistriliiga title in the 2004 season. He won two more Meistriliiga titles in 2006 and 2007, and two more Estonian Cups in 2005 and 2007.

FC Inter

In December 2007, Purje signed a two-year contract with Veikkausliiga club FC Inter. On 12 April 2008, he won his first trophy with FC Inter in the 2008 Finnish League Cup. Purje made his debut in the Veikkausliiga on 27 April 2008, and scored his side's first goal in a 3–1 home victory over RoPS. He won the Veikkausliiga in the 2008 season. On 31 October 2009, Purje came on as a 79th-minute substitute in FC Inter's 2–1 victory over Tampere United in the Finnish Cup final, winning his third trophy with the club.

AEP

In June 2010, Purje signed a one-year contract with Cypriot First Division club AEP, with an option to extend it for another year. He made his debut in the Cypriot First…

International career

Purje began his youth career in 2002 with the Estonia under-19 team. He also represented the under-20 and under-21 national sides, amassing 18 youth appearances and scoring 3 goals overall. Purje made his senior international debut for Estonia on 11 October 2006, replacing Teet Allas in the 81st minute of a 0–2 away loss to Russia in a UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying match. He scored his first international goal on 20 August 2008, in a 2–1 home win over Malta in a friendly. Purje came on as a second-half substitute in both matches against the Republic of Ireland in the UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying play-offs as Estonia lost 1–5 on aggregate.

Career statistics

Club

As of 10 December 2017.

International

As of 9 June 2019.

International goals

As of 9 June 2018. Estonia score listed first, score column indicates score after each Purje goal.

Club
FC Inter Turku (2008–2009)
Club
Kuopion Palloseura (2012–2014)
Club
Ethnikos Achna FC (2011–2011)
Club
FCI Levadia Tallinn (2003–2007)
Club
AEP Paphos F.C. (2010–2011)
Club
Nõmme Kalju FC (2015–)
Club
Estonia national under-21 football team
Club
Estonia men's national football team (2006–)
Club
Estonia national under-19 football team
Club
Ethnikos Achna FC (2012–2012)
National team
Estonia

Legacy

Honours

Club

Levadia Meistriliiga: 2004, 2006, 2007 Estonian Cup: 2003–04, 2004–05, 2006–07 FC Inter Veikkausliiga: 2008 Finnish Cup: 2009 Finnish League Cup: 2008 Nõmme Kalju Estonian Cup: 2014–15 Kuopion Palloseura Veikkausliiga: 2019

Individual

Veikkausliiga Player of the Month: May 2008 KuPS Player of the Year: 2012

Clubs

Played together with

Archive

Passport
Identifiers & aliases
Description

Estonian footballer (born 1985)

Position

wing half

Extract from Wikipedia

Ats Purje is an Estonian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Tallinna Kalev.

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