Martin Vetkal

Martin Vetkal is an Estonian professional football player who plays for Premium Liiga side JK Tallinna Kalev.[1]

Martin Vetkal
Personal information
Date of birth (2004-02-21) February 21, 2004
Place of birth Tallinn, Estonia
Playing position(s) Right-Back
Club information
Current team
 JK Tallinna Kalev
Number 21
Youth career
-2011 JK Püsivus Kohila
2012–2019 Tallinna Kalev
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019– Tallinna Kalev 11 (1)
National team
2018– Estonia U16 1 (0)
2019– Estonia U17 11 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 4 June 2020

Club career

Martin Vetkal made his debut with Tallinna Kalev in Estonian top tier on 21 June 2019 against FC Flora, allegedly needing a special autorisation from the federation to play being only aged 15.[2]

He became the youngest scorer ever of the Estonian Premium Liiga, scoring his first goal at 15 years and 261 days against Viljandi JK Tulevik on 9 November 2019.[3] He his therefore already considered as one of the top prospects of his generation in Europe at his very early age.[4]

Following his debut season in Estonia, he visited several italian club such as Genova, SPAL or Sassuolo.[5] In March 2020 he did a test for FC Schalke 04, along with his teammate Tristan Toomas Teeväli.[6][7]

International career

Vetkal is a youth international with Estonia, and was set to play in the 2020 Euro U17 to be held in his country,[8] that was put on hold because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Preparing this competition the Estonians played against several other countries in friendlies or minor tournament, gaining wins against big European team such as France[9], Sweden[10] or Spain[11].

References
  1. Martin Vetkal at Soccerway. Retrieved 2020-06-04.
  2. "Flora sai Kalevi vastu kindla võidu (galerii!)". Soccernet. 2019-06-21. Retrieved 2020-06-04.
  3. "Vägev lõppakord: Flora veristas Maardut, Kalev jäi ellu ja noor vutimees kirjutas ajalugu". Postimees (in Estonian). 2019-11-09. Retrieved 2020-06-04.
  4. Gałęzewski, Michał (2019-12-22). "PKO Ekstraklasa. Kacper Urbański z Lechii Gdańsk to trzeci najmłodszy debiutant w Europie". sportowefakty.wp.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 2020-06-04.
  5. Voolaid, Rasmus (2019-12-05). "Premium liiga ajaloo noorim väravalööja näitab end mitmele Serie A klubile". Soccernet. Retrieved 2020-06-04.
  6. "Saksamaa tippklubi kutsus Eesti jalgpallitalendid testimisele". Postimees (in Estonian). 2020-03-02. Retrieved 2020-06-04.
  7. "Saksamaa kõrgliiga kuues meeskond kutsus kaks eestlast testimisele". Delfi Sport (in Estonian). 3 March 2020. Retrieved 2020-06-04.
  8. Kangur, Kristjan Jaak (2019-04-24). "Supervärava löönud Vetkal: võime mängida ükskõik kellega!". Soccernet. Retrieved 2020-06-04.
  9. "Courte défaite face à l'Estonie (1–2)". fff.fr (in French). Retrieved 2020-06-04.
  10. "Kõva sõna! Eesti U17 jalgpallikoondis võitis Rootsit". Delfi Sport (in Estonian). 27 August 2019. Retrieved 2020-06-04.
  11. "La Sub-17 conquista el Torneo de Exentos pese a caer (2–3) ante Estonia". sefutbol (in Spanish). 2019-09-24. Retrieved 2020-06-04.
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