Artur Pikk

Artur Pikk
Pikk with Tammeka in 2012
Personal information
Full name Artur Pikk
Date of birth (1993-03-05) 5 March 1993
Place of birth Tartu, Estonia
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[1]
Playing position Left back
Club information
Current team
 Miedź Legnica
Youth career
2005–2008 Velldoris
2008 Warrior
2009 Flora Rakvere
2009–2010 Levadia
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009–2010 HaServ 35 (3)
2009–2013 Levadia II 1 (1)
2009–2015 Levadia 109 (7)
2011–2012 → Tammeka (loan) 39 (1)
2016–2017 BATE Borisov 20 (0)
2017–2018 Ružomberok 17 (0)
2018– Miedź Legnica 0 (0)
National team‡
2009 Estonia U17 10 (0)
2010 Estonia U18 1 (0)
2010–2012 Estonia U19 13 (0)
2013–2014 Estonia U21 14 (0)
2014– Estonia 23 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 12 July 2018
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 31 December 2017

Artur Pikk (born 5 March 1993) is an Estonian professional footballer who plays as a left back for Ekstraklasa club Miedź Legnica and the Estonia national team.

Club career

Levadia

Levadia acquired Pikk's player rights in 2009. In 2011, he joined Tammeka on a one-and-a-half year loan. Pikk made his debut in the Meistriliiga on 2 April 2011, in a 1–1 home draw against Narva Trans. He made 39 appearances and scored one goal for Tammeka before returning to Levadia. Pikk made his debut for Levadia on 23 July 2012, in a 6–0 away win over Tallinna Kalev. He won his first Meistriliiga title in the 2013 season. On 15 December 2013, Pikk signed a contract extension with Levadia until 2015.[2] He won his second league title in the 2014 season.

BATE Borisov

On 23 February 2016, Pikk signed a three-year contract with the Belarusian champions BATE Borisov.[3] He won the 2016 Belarusian Super Cup on his debut for the club. Pikk won the Belarusian Premier League title in the 2016 season. On 30 August 2017, his contract was terminated.[4]

Ružomberok

On 17 October 2017, Pikk signed with Slovak Super Liga club Ružomberok until May 2018.[5]

Miedź Legnica

On 11 July 2018, Pikk signed for Ekstraklasa club Miedź Legnica on a two-year deal.[6]

International career

Pikk tackles João Cancelo in the 2012 UEFA Under-19 Championship.

Pikk began his youth career in 2009 with the Estonia under-17 team. He represented the under-19 team at the 2012 UEFA European Under-19 Championship in Estonia. Pikk played in every group stage match, but failed to help the team progress to the semi-finals as Estonia lost all three games against Portugal, Greece and Spain. He also represented the under-21 national side.

Pikk made his senior international debut for Estonia on 7 June 2014, in a 2–1 home win over Tajikistan in a friendly.[7] He made his first start for Estonia on 12 October 2014, in a UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying match against England while serving as a conscript in the Estonian Defence Forces. The match ended in a 0–1 loss.[8] Pikk scored his first international goal on 11 November 2015, in a 3–0 home win over Georgia in a friendly.[9]

Career statistics

Club

As of 24 May 2018.[10][11][12]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup[lower-alpha 1] Europe Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
HaServ2009III liiga16110—4[lower-alpha 2]0211
2010II liiga19230—4[lower-alpha 2]3265
Total35340—83476
Tammeka II (loan)2011II liiga0000—1[lower-alpha 3]111
Tammeka (loan)2011Meistriliiga27120——291
201212000——120
Total39120——411
Levadia II2013Esiliiga1100——11
Levadia2012Meistriliiga163201[lower-alpha 4]0—193
2013311204[lower-alpha 4]01[lower-alpha 5]0381
2014332304[lower-alpha 6]01[lower-alpha 5]0412
2015291302[lower-alpha 6]01[lower-alpha 5]0351
Total1097100110301337
BATE Borisov2016Belarusian Premier League17041001[lower-alpha 7]0270
20173010000040
Total200505010310
Ružomberok2017–18Slovak Super Liga170410000211
Career total2211225116013427517
  1. ↑ Includes the Estonian Cup, Belarusian Cup and Slovak Cup
  2. 1 2 Appearances in Estonian Small Cup
  3. ↑ Appearance in II liiga play-offs
  4. 1 2 Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  5. 1 2 3 Appearance in Estonian Supercup
  6. 1 2 Appearances in UEFA Champions League
  7. ↑ Appearance in Belarusian Super Cup

International

As of 1 December 2017.[13]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Estonia
201430
201571
201670
201760
Total231

International goals

As of match played 3 September 2017. Estonia score listed first, score column indicates score after each Pikk goal.[13]
International goals by date, venue, cap, opponent, score, result and competition
No. Date Venue Cap Opponent Score Result Competition
1 11 November 2015A. Le Coq Arena, Tallinn, Estonia9 Georgia2–03–0Friendly

Honours

Club

HaServ
Levadia
BATE Borisov

References

  1. ↑ "ОСНОВНОЙ СОСТАВ - Пикк, Артур Павлович" (in Russian). FC BATE Borisov. Retrieved 13 July 2016.
  2. ↑ "Artur Pikk pikendas Levadiaga lepingut" [Artur Pikk extended his contract with Levadia] (in Estonian). Estonian Football Association. 15 December 2013.
  3. ↑ "Artur Pikk sõlmis lepingu Valgevene tippklubiga" [Artur Pikk signed a contract with Belarusian top club]. Postimees (in Estonian). 23 February 2016.
  4. ↑ "BATE-ga lepingu lõpetanud Artur Pikk: usun, et leian uue klubi enne järgmist üleminekuteperioodi" [Artur Pikk, released from BATE: I believe I can find a new club before the transfer window] (in Estonian). Delfi Sport. 8 September 2017.
  5. ↑ "BATEst lahkuma pidanud Artur Pikk leidis uue koduklubi" [Artur Pikk, forced out of BATE, found a new club]. Postimees (in Estonian). 18 October 2017.
  6. ↑ "Artur Pikk sõlmis lepingu Poola kõrgliigaklubiga" [Artur Pikk signed a contract with Polish top-flight club] (in Estonian). ERR Sport. 11 July 2018.
  7. ↑ "Eesti võttis tugeva lõpuga Tadžikistanilt 2:1 võidu!" [Estonia defeated Tajikistan 2–1 with a late surge] (in Estonian). Estonian Football Association. 7 June 2014.
  8. ↑ "Estonia defender Artur Pikk had to go straight from full debut blunting England's attack to barracks for his military service". The Daily Mail. 12 October 2014.
  9. ↑ "Eesti alistas maavõistlusmängus Gruusia 3:0" [Estonia defeated Georgia 3–0 in a friendly] (in Estonian). Estonian Football Association. 11 November 2015.
  10. ↑ "Artur Pikk" (in Estonian). Estonian Football Association.
  11. ↑ "Artur Pikk". National-Football-Teams.com.
  12. ↑ "A. Pikk". Soccerway.com.
  13. 1 2 "Artur Pikk" (in Estonian). Estonian Football Association.
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