Enar Jääger

Enar Jääger
Jääger with Estonia in 2015
Personal information
Date of birth (1984-11-18) 18 November 1984
Place of birth Kohila, Estonia
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 1⁄2 in)
Playing position Defender
Club information
Current team
 Vålerenga
Number 3
Youth career
Flora Kehtna
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2000 Lelle 25 (0)
2000 Tervis Pärnu 2 (0)
2000–2005 Flora 48 (2)
2001–2002 Valga 34 (1)
2005–2007 Torpedo Moscow 35 (0)
2007–2009 Aalesund 58 (1)
2009–2010 Ascoli 5 (0)
2010–2012 Aalesund 78 (2)
2013–2014 Lierse 22 (0)
2015 Flora 16 (0)
2015– Vålerenga 50 (5)
2017– Vålerenga 2 4 (0)
National team‡
Estonia U17
2001 Estonia U19 4 (0)
2002–2003 Estonia U20 2 (0)
2001–2006 Estonia U21 7 (0)
2002– Estonia 126 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 16 September 2018
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 9 November 2017

Enar Jääger (born 18 November 1984) is an Estonian professional footballer who plays as a defender for Eliteserien club Vålerenga and the Estonia national team. Jääger plays mainly as a right back but can also play as a centre back.

Club career

Flora

Jääger began playing football at Flora youth academy in Kehtna.[1] He made his senior league debut in the Esiliiga on 2 April 2000, playing for Flora affiliated Lelle in a 1–3 home loss to Merkuur Tartu. In December 2000, Jääger moved to Flora's reserve side Valga.[2] He made his Flora – and Meistriliiga – debut on 4 November 2001, in a 3–0 away win over Lootus. Jääger won the Meistriliiga title in the 2003 season.[1]

Torpedo Moscow

On 3 February 2005, Jääger signed a three-year contract with Russian Premier League club Torpedo Moscow for an undisclosed fee, becoming third Estonian player in the club after Andres Oper and Andrei Stepanov.[3] He made his debut in Russian Premier League on 13 March, in a 3–1 home win over Rostov.[4]

Aalesund

On 8 March 2007, Jääger signed a two-and-a-half-year contract with Tippeligaen club Aalesund for an undisclosed fee.[5] He made his debut in the Tippeligaen on 16 May 2007, in a 4–0 away victory over Strømsgodset.

Ascoli

On 19 July 2009, Jääger signed for Serie B club Ascoli on a three-year deal.[6] He made his debut in the Serie B on 21 August 2009, in 1–1 home draw against Gallipoli.[7] Jääger failed to become a regular starter for Ascoli and was released by the club on 31 January 2010, after making just five league appearances.[8]

Return to Aalesund

After rejecting an offer from Major League Soccer club New York Red Bulls, Jääger returned to Norway, where he signed a two-year contract with Aalesund on 5 March 2010.[9] On 6 November 2011, Jääger assisted the opening goal in Aalesund's 2–1 victory over Brann in the Norwegian Cup final, winning his first trophy with the club.[10][11] He didn't extend his contract after the 2011 season.[12]

On 5 January 2012, Jääger passed a medical examination at Ekstraklasa club Lechia Gdańsk, but rejected the contract offer to pursue other options.[13][14] He then had a trial with the Scottish Premier League champions Rangers.[15][16] Rangers manager Ally McCoist was impressed with Jääger and was keen on signing him, but the player had to leave the club without an offer as Rangers failed to reduce their wage bill in order to make room for new players.[17][18] Despite interest from Championship sides Crystal Palace and Leeds United, and League One side Charlton Athletic, Jääger failed to secure a contract by March 2012.[19][20]

On 13 March 2012, Jääger signed a one-year contract with Aalesund, after receiving an improved offer from his former club.[21][22]

Lierse

On 15 July 2013, Jääger signed a one-year contract with Belgian Pro League club Lierse, with an option to extend it for another year.[23] He made his debut for the club on 27 July, in a 1–2 home loss to Zulte Waregem.[24]

Return to Flora

In December 2014, Jääger joined the Flora first-team squad for training sessions.[25] On 5 March 2015, he signed a one-year contract with the club.[26] Jääger was named club captain ahead of the 2015 season.

Vålerenga

On 18 August 2015, Jääger signed for Tippeligaen club Vålerenga for the remainder of the 2015 season.[27] He made his Vålerenga debut on 28 August, in 0–2 away loss to his former club Aalesund.[28] On 4 January 2016, Jääger extended his contract for a year.[29][30] On 30 March 2017, he extended his contract for another year.[31]

International career

Jääger began his youth career in 1999 with the Estonia under-16 team. He also represented the under-17, under-19, under-20, and under-21 national sides.

Jääger made his senior international debut for Estonia on 12 October 2002, when he came on as a 69th-minute substitute for Marko Kristal in a 3–2 home win over New Zealand in a friendly. He made his 100th appearance for Estonia on 19 November 2013, a day after his 29th birthday, in a 3–0 away win over Liechtenstein in a friendly.[32]

Career statistics

Club

As of 16 September 2018[33][34][35]
Club Season League Cup[lower-alpha 1] Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Lelle 2000 Esiliiga 250––250
Tervis Pärnu 2000 Esiliiga 20––20
Flora 2000 Meistriliiga 100000–10
2001 Meistriliiga 100000–10
2003 Meistriliiga 211302[lower-alpha 2]01[lower-alpha 3]0271
2004 Meistriliiga 251502[lower-alpha 2]05[lower-alpha 4]0371
Total 482804060662
Valga 2001 Esiliiga 21110–1[lower-alpha 5]0231
2002 Esiliiga 13000––130
Total 341100010361
Torpedo Moscow 2005 Russian Premier League 13030––160
2006 Russian Premier League 22060––280
Total 350900000440
Aalesund 2007 Tippeligaen 19040––230
2008 Tippeligaen 23130–2[lower-alpha 6]0281
2009 Tippeligaen 16030––190
Total 5811000020701
Ascoli 2009–10 Serie B 5000––50
Aalesund 2010 Tippeligaen 260201[lower-alpha 7]000290
2011 Tippeligaen 272507[lower-alpha 7]0–392
2012 Tippeligaen 250102[lower-alpha 7]01[lower-alpha 8]0290
Total 7828010010972
Lierse 2013–14 Belgian Pro League 22000––220
Flora 2015 Meistriliiga 160302[lower-alpha 7]0–210
Vålerenga 2015 Tippeligaen 9200––92
2016 Tippeligaen 11130––141
2017 Eliteserien 27251––323
2018 Eliteserien 3000––30
Total 505810000586
Vålerenga 2 2017 2. divisjon 10–––10
2018 2. divisjon 30–––30
Total 4000000040
Total 3771147116010045012
  1. ↑ Appearances in the Estonian Cup, Russian Cup, and the Norwegian Football Cup
  2. 1 2 Appearances in the UEFA Champions League
  3. ↑ Appearance in the Estonian Supercup
  4. ↑ Three appearances in the CIS Cup, one appearance in the Livonia Cup, one appearance in the Estonian Supercup
  5. ↑ Appearance in the Esiliiga promotion playoffs
  6. ↑ Appearances in the Tippeligaen relegation playoffs
  7. 1 2 3 4 Appearances in the UEFA Europa League
  8. ↑ Appearance in the Mesterfinalen

International

As of 9 November 2017[35]
Estonia
YearAppsGoals
200210
200390
2004120
2005110
200670
2007100
200890
2009100
201050
2011110
201250
2013100
2014110
201580
201620
201750
Total1260

Honours

Club

Valga
Flora
Aalesund

References

  1. 1 2 "Jääger, Enar" (in Estonian). ESBL.
  2. ↑ "Jalgpall: FC Flora teatas esinduskoosseisu" [FC Flora announces squad]. Eesti Päevaleht (in Estonian). 8 December 2000.
  3. ↑ "Enar Jääger allkirjastas Torpeedoga lepingu" [Enar Jääger signed contract with Torpedoga]. Eesti Päevaleht (in Estonian). 3 February 2005.
  4. ↑ "Torpeedo alustas võiduga" [Torpedo began with a win]. Eesti Päevaleht (in Estonian). 13 March 2005.
  5. ↑ "Enar Jääger vahetab Venemaa liiga Norra vastu" [Enar Jääger switches Russian league for Norwegian]. Postimees (in Estonian). 8 March 2007.
  6. ↑ "Enar Jääger sõlmis Itaalia klubiga lepingu" [Enar Jääger signed a contract with Italian club]. Postimees (in Estonian). 19 July 2009.
  7. ↑ "Jääger tegi Ascoli eest liigadebüüdi" [Jääger made league debut for Ascoli]. Postimees (in Estonian). 22 August 2009.
  8. ↑ "Jäägeri karjäär Ascolis sai läbi" [Jääger's career at Ascoli came to an end]. Postimees (in Estonian). 31 January 2010.
  9. ↑ "Red Bullsi pakkumise jätnud Jääger naasis Aalesundi" [Having rejected Red Bulls offer, Jääger returned to Aalesund]. Postimees (in Estonian). 5 March 2010.
  10. ↑ "Enar Jääger ja Sander Post krooniti Norra karikavõitjateks" (in Estonian). ERR Sport. 6 November 2011.
  11. ↑ "Jääger ja Post krooniti Norra karikavõitjateks" [Jääger and Post crowned Norwegian cup winners]. Postimees (in Estonian). 6 November 2011.
  12. ↑ "Jääger ei pikenda Aalesundiga lepingut" [Jääger won't extend his contract with Aalesund]. Postimees (in Estonian). 22 November 2011.
  13. ↑ "Jääger läbis Poola klubis arstliku kontrolli" [Jääger passed medical examination at Polish club]. Postimees (in Estonian). 6 January 2012.
  14. ↑ "Jääger lükkas Poola klubi pakkumise tagasi" [Jääger rejected Polish club's offer]. Postimees (in Estonian). 9 January 2012.
  15. ↑ "Rangers keen on Enar Jaager and Mervan Celik". BBC Sport. 13 January 2012.
  16. ↑ "McCoist welcomes trialists". Rangers F.C. 16 January 2012. Archived from the original on 19 January 2012.
  17. ↑ "Rangers to offer deal to Estonia defender Enar Jaager". BBC Sport. 20 January 2012.
  18. ↑ "Enar Jaager and Zlatan Muslimovic exit Rangers without contracts". BBC Sport. 24 January 2012.
  19. ↑ "Leeds could hi-jack Rangers move for Estonian defender". Daily Express. 23 January 2012.
  20. ↑ "Jääger ootab Charltoni ja Crystal Palace'i otsust" [Jääger waiting on Charlton and Crystal Palace]. Postimees (in Estonian). 2 March 2012.
  21. ↑ "Rangersisse soovitud Enar Jääger naases Aalesundi" [Rangers target Enar Jääger returned to Aalesund] (in Estonian). ERR Sport. 13 March 2012.
  22. ↑ "Enar Jääger: Aalesund tegi uue ja parema pakkumise" [Enar Jääger: Aalesund made a new and better offer] (in Estonian). ERR Sport. 14 March 2012.
  23. ↑ "Jääger sõlmis Belgia kõrgliigaklubiga lepingu" [Jääger signed a contract with a Belgian top flight club] (in Estonian). ERR Sport. 15 July 2013.
  24. ↑ "Jääger tegi Lierse'i eest liigadebüüdi" [Jääger made a league debut for Lierse] (in Estonian). ERR Sport. 28 July 2013.
  25. ↑ "Flora alustas ettevalmistust 27 mängijaga" [Flora began preparations with 27 players] (in Estonian). ERR Sport. 16 December 2014.
  26. ↑ "Enar Jääger 11-aastase vaheaja järel tagasi FC Floras" [Enar Jääger back in Flora after 11 years] (in Estonian). ERR Sport. 5 March 2015.
  27. ↑ "FC Flora kapten Enar Jääger siirdub Norra kõrgliigasse" [FC Flora captain Enar Jääger moves to Norwegian top flight] (in Estonian). ERR Sport. 18 August 2015.
  28. ↑ "Enar Jääger tegi mõõnas oleva Oslo Valerenga eest debüüdi" [Enar Jääger debuted for slumping Vålerenga Oslo] (in Estonian). ERR Sport. 29 August 2015.
  29. ↑ "Enar Jääger jätkab Valerenga ridades" [Enar Jääger to continue at Vålerenga] (in Estonian). ERR Sport. 4 January 2016.
  30. ↑ "Enar Jääger jätkab uuel hooajal Valerenga ridades" [Enar Jääger to continue at Vålerenga in the cmoning season]. Postimees (in Estonian). 4 January 2016.
  31. ↑ "Enar Jääger jätkab karjääri Norra kõrgliigas" [Enar Jääger to continue his career in the Norwegian top flight] (in Estonian). ERR Sport. 30 March 2017.
  32. ↑ "Eesti võitis Liechtensteini 3:0" [Estonia defeated Liechtenstein 3–0] (in Estonian). Estonian Football Association. 19 November 2013.
  33. ↑ "Enar Jääger" (in Estonian). Estonian Football Association.
  34. ↑ "Enar Jääger". altomfotball.no (in Norwegian).
  35. 1 2 "Jääger, Enar". National-Football-Teams.com.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.