Artur Pikk

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

Artur Pikk
Pikk playing for Estonia in 2019
Personal information
Full name Artur Pikk
Date of birth (1993-03-05) 5 March 1993
Place of birth Tartu, Estonia
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[1]
Playing position(s) Left back
Club information
Current team
 Miedź Legnica
Number 17
Youth career
2005–2008 Velldoris
2008 Warrior
2009 Flora Rakvere
2009–2010 Levadia
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009–2015 Levadia 109 (7)
2013 Levadia II 1 (1)
2009–2010 → HaServ (loan) 35 (3)
2011–2012 → Tammeka (loan) 39 (1)
2016–2017 BATE Borisov 20 (0)
2017–2018 Ružomberok 17 (0)
2018– Miedź Legnica 37 (2)
National team‡
2009 Estonia U17 11 (0)
2010 Estonia U18 3 (0)
2010–2012 Estonia U19 13 (0)
2013–2014 Estonia U21 14 (0)
2014– Estonia 36 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 13:57, 16 February 2020 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 20 July 2019

Club career

Levadia

Levadia acquired Pikk's player rights in 2009.[2] 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 helped the team win the league title in the 2013 season. On 15 December 2013, Pikk signed a contract extension with Levadia until 2015.[2] He helped the club to their second successive Meistriliiga title in the 2014 season.[3]

BATE Borisov

On 23 February 2016, Pikk signed a three-year contract with Belarusian champions BATE Borisov.[4] He won the 2016 Belarusian Super Cup on his debut for the club. Pikk helped BATE Borisov win their 11th successive Belarusian Premier League title in the 2016 season. On 30 August 2017, his contract was terminated.[5]

Ružomberok

On 17 October 2017, Pikk signed with Fortuna Liga club Ružomberok until May 2018.[6]

Miedź Legnica

On 11 July 2018, Pikk signed for Ekstraklasa club Miedź Legnica on a two-year deal.[7]

International career
Pikk tackles Portugal's João Cancelo at the 2012 UEFA European Under-19 Championship

Pikk has represented Estonia at under-17, under-18, under-19 and under-21 levels. He was named in the Estonia under-19 squad for 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.

Pikk made his senior international debut for Estonia on 7 June 2014, in a 2–1 home win over Tajikistan in a friendly.[8] He made his first start for Estonia on 12 October 2014, in a UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying match against England while performing his compulsory military service in the Estonian Defence Forces. The match ended in a 0–1 loss.[9] Pikk scored his first international goal on 11 November 2015, in a 3–0 home win over Georgia in a friendly.[10]

Career statistics

Club
As of 20 July 2019.[11][12][13]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup[lower-alpha 1] Europe Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Levadia2012Meistriliiga163201[lower-alpha 2]0—193
2013Meistriliiga311204[lower-alpha 2]01[lower-alpha 3]0381
2014Meistriliiga332304[lower-alpha 4]01[lower-alpha 3]0412
2015Meistriliiga291302[lower-alpha 4]01[lower-alpha 3]0351
Total1097100110301337
Levadia II2013Esiliiga11———11
HaServ (loan)2009III liiga16110—4[lower-alpha 5]0211
2010II liiga19230—4[lower-alpha 5]3265
Total35340—83476
Tammeka (loan)2011Meistriliiga27120——291
2012Meistriliiga12000——120
Total39120——411
Tammeka II (loan)2011II liiga0000—1[lower-alpha 6]111
BATE Borisov2016Belarusian Premier League170405[lower-alpha 7]01[lower-alpha 8]0270
2017Belarusian Premier League3010000040
Total200505010310
Ružomberok2017–18Slovak Super Liga1704100—211
Miedź Legnica2018–19Ekstraklasa21130——241
Career total2421328116013429918
  1. Includes the Estonian Cup, Belarusian Cup, Slovak Cup and Polish Cup
  2. Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League
  3. Appearance in Estonian Supercup
  4. Appearances in UEFA Champions League
  5. Appearances in Estonian Small Cup
  6. Appearance in II liiga play-offs
  7. Four appearances in UEFA Champions League, one appearance in UEFA Europa League
  8. Appearance in Belarusian Super Cup

International
As of 20 July 2019.[14]
Pikk playing for Estonia against Germany in 2019
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Estonia
201430
201571
201670
201760
201870
201930
Total331

International goals
As of match played 20 July 2019. Estonia score listed first, score column indicates score after each Pikk goal.[14]
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. "Eesti meister on Tallinna FC Levadia" [FC Levadia Tallinn are Estonian champions] (in Estonian). Estonian Football Association. 8 November 2014.
  4. "Artur Pikk sõlmis lepingu Valgevene tippklubiga" [Artur Pikk signed a contract with Belarusian top club]. Postimees (in Estonian). 23 February 2016.
  5. "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.
  6. "BATEst lahkuma pidanud Artur Pikk leidis uue koduklubi" [Artur Pikk, forced out of BATE, found new club]. Postimees (in Estonian). 18 October 2017.
  7. "Artur Pikk sõlmis lepingu Poola kõrgliigaklubiga" [Artur Pikk signed a contract with Polish top-flight club] (in Estonian). ERR Sport. 11 July 2018.
  8. "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.
  9. "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.
  10. "Eesti alistas maavõistlusmängus Gruusia 3:0" [Estonia defeated Georgia 3–0 in a friendly] (in Estonian). Estonian Football Association. 11 November 2015.
  11. "Artur Pikk" (in Estonian). Estonian Football Association.
  12. "Artur Pikk". National-Football-Teams.com.
  13. "A. Pikk". Soccerway.com.
  14. "Artur Pikk" (in Estonian). Estonian Football Association.
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