Kaimar Saag

Kaimar Saag
Personal information
Full name Kaimar Saag
Date of birth (1988-08-05) 5 August 1988
Place of birth Viljandi, Estonia
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Playing position Striker
Club information
Current team
 B36 Tórshavn
Number 8
Youth career
–2005 Viljandi SK
2005 Levadia
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2004 Suure-Jaani Kirm 17 (26)
2005 Viljandi Kodugaas 9 (2)
2005–2007 Levadia 18 (4)
2005–2007 → Levadia II (reserves) 41 (50)
2007 → Tallinna Kalev (loan) 14 (1)
2008–2012 Silkeborg 84 (14)
2012–2014 Vejle Kolding 24 (6)
2014 Assyriska 5 (0)
2015 Levadia 28 (5)
2016–2018 Nybergsund-Trysil 50 (26)
2018– B36 Tórshavn 28 (14)
National team‡
Estonia U21 9 (4)
2007–2014 Estonia 46 (3)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 17 August 2018
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 18 November 2015

Kaimar Saag (born 5 August 1988) is an Estonian professional footballer who plays as a striker for B36 Tórshavn.

Club career

Levadia

At the age of 16, Saag started his professional career with Levadia.[1] He scored his first Meistriliiga goal on 16 October 2005, in the 28th minute of a 2–3 victory over Merkuur.[2] In 2007 Meistriliiga season, he had a short loan with Tallinna Kalev where he scored once in 14 games.[3] At the age of 19, after three seasons in Levadia, Saag moved abroad.

Silkeborg

On 25 January 2008, he signed a 4-year contract with Danish 1st Division club Silkeborg.[4] Seven days later, Saag played his first game for Silkeborg against Aarhus. He scored his first goal for Silkeborg on 6 April 2008, in a 2–1 victory against Fredericia.[5] In April 2012, after spending four and a half years at the club, he announced his intention to leave the club due to limited play time.[6]

Vejle Kolding

In May 2012, Saag signed a two-year contract with Danish side Vejle Kolding and joined the team later in the summer after his contract expired at Silkeborg.[7][8] He started well at his new club, scoring seven goals in pre-season matches.[9][10][11] On 29 July 2012, he made league debut for the club in a 1–1 draw against Køge.[12] A week later on his birthday, 5 August, Saag scored a hat-trick and helped his side beat Skive 4–1.[13]

Assyriska

In July 2014, Saag signed a one-year contract with Swedish Superettan club.[14]

B36 Torshavn

In January 2018, Saag moved to Faroe Islands' club B36 Tórshavn.[15]

International career

For Estonia national football team, Saag is capped 46 times. He made his national team debut on 8 September 2007 against Croatia national football team in a UEFA Euro 2008 qualification.[16][17]

He scored his first goal for the national team on 30 December 2009, in a friendly match against Angola.

International goals

#DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1 30 December 2009 Estadio Algarve, Faro, Portugal  Angola 1–0 1–0 Friendly
2 11 August 2010 Lilleküla Stadium, Tallinn, Estonia  Faroe Islands 1–1 2–1 UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying
3 6 September 2011 Lilleküla Stadium, Tallinn, Estonia  Northern Ireland 4–1 4–1 UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying
Correct as of 13 January 2017[18]

Honours

Club

Levadia

Individual

References

  1. ↑ "Kaimar Saag liitus FC Levadiaga – Soccernet.ee". soccernet.ee. Retrieved 11 April 2018.
  2. ↑ "Estonia 2005". www.rsssf.com. Retrieved 11 April 2018.
  3. ↑ "Kaimar Saag naases Levadiasse – Soccernet.ee". soccernet.ee. Retrieved 11 April 2018.
  4. ↑ Kaimar Saag sõlmis Silkeborgiga lepingu neljaks aastaks – Postimees Archived 20 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine.
  5. ↑ Kaimar Saag lõi Silkeborgi eest värava – Postimees Archived 10 April 2008 at the Wayback Machine.
  6. ↑ "Saag lahkub suvel Silkeborgist" (in Estonian). Postimees. 24 April 2012. Retrieved 5 August 2012.
  7. ↑ "Kaimar Saag til Vejle Boldklub Kolding" (1 May 2012) (in Danish). Vejle Boldklub Kolding. Retrieved 5 August 2012.
  8. ↑ "Eesti koondise ründaja leidis uue koduklubi" (in Estonian). Postimees. 2 May 2012. Retrieved 5 August 2012.
  9. ↑ "16-0 over Løsning IF" (in Danish). Vejle Boldklub Kolding. 6 July 2012. Retrieved 5 August 2012.
  10. ↑ "Flot sejr i Silkeborg" (in Danish). Vejle Boldklub Kolding. 8 July 2012. Retrieved 5 August 2012.
  11. ↑ "2-0 sejr over Viborg" (in Danish). Vejle Boldklub Kolding. 20 July 2012. Retrieved 5 August 2012.
  12. ↑ "Saag ja Sidorenkov alustasid hooaega põhikoosseisus" (in Estonian). Estonian Public Broadcasting. 30 July 2012. Retrieved 5 August 2012.
  13. ↑ "Hattrick af fødselaren" (5 August 2012) (in Danish). Retrieved 5 August 2012.
  14. ↑ Elissaar, Kasper (8 July 2014). "Kaimar Saag liitus Rootsi klubiga". soccernet.ee. Retrieved 11 April 2018.
  15. ↑ Kaimar Saag jätkab karjääri Fääri saartel Soccernet.ee, 16 January 2018 (in Estonian)
  16. ↑ "Kaimar Saag alustab põhikoosseisus – Soccernet.ee". soccernet.ee. Retrieved 11 April 2018.
  17. ↑ "Kõik Eesti internatsionaalid" [All Estonian internationals] (in Estonian). Eesti Jalgpalli Liit.
  18. ↑ "Kaimar Saag - national football team player". eu-football.info. Retrieved 11 April 2018.

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