Markus Jürgenson

Markus Jürgenson

Jürgenson with Estonia in 2015
Personal information
Full name Markus Jürgenson
Date of birth (1987-09-09) 9 September 1987
Place of birth Tartu, Estonia
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Playing position Left-back
Club information
Current team
Flora
Number 16
Youth career
–2005 Tammeka
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2003–2006 Tammeka 66 (6)
2004 Tammeka II 14 (10)
2007–2008 TVMK 53 (8)
2007 TVMK II 11 (1)
2008–2016 Flora 252 (37)
2009–2011 Flora II 10 (1)
National team
2006–2008 Estonia U21 6 (0)
2010 Estonia U23 1 (0)
2010– Estonia 9 (0)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 27 November 2016.

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 27 November 2016.

Markus Jürgenson (born 9 September 1987) is an Estonian professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Estonian Meistriliiga club Flora and the Estonia national football team.

Club career

Tammeka

Jürgenson started playing football in his hometown Tartu with the Tammeka youth team's. He made his Meistriliiga debut for the first team on 16 March 2005, in a 2–2 derby home draw against Merkuur.

TVMK

In 2007, Jürgenson signed for TVMK.

Flora

On 16 November 2008, it was announced Jürgenson will join Flora for the next season.[1] He won his first Meistriliiga title in the 2010 season. He won two more league titles in the 2011 and the 2015 seasons. On 8 November 2016, Flora announced Jürgenson's contract won't be extended for the next season. During his eight seasons with the club, Jürgenson had become a fans' favourite, having won three Meistriliiga titles, four Estonian Cups and five Estonian Supercups, amassing a total of 306 appearances and scoring 56 goals, including 252 appearances and 37 goals in the Meistriliiga.[2]

International career

Jürgenson started his international youth career in 2006 with the under-21 team. In December 2010, he was called up by manager Tarmo Rüütli to the Estonia national team facing China and Qatar.[3] He made his international debut for Estonia on 18 December 2010, playing the full 90 minutes in a 0–3 friendly away defeat against China.[4][5]

Honours

Club

Flora

References

  1. "Markus Jürgenson siirdus FC Florasse" [Markus Jürgenson to FC Flora] (in Estonian). Soccernet.ee. 16 November 2008.
  2. "Flora lõpetas koostöö kahe tänavu koondist esindanud mehega" (in Estonian). Soccernet.ee. 8 November 2016.
  3. "Eesti koondise koosseis mängudeks Hiina ja Katariga" [Estonian squad for matches against China and Qatar] (in Estonian). Estonian Football Association. 15 December 2010. Retrieved 22 December 2010.
  4. "Eesti koondis jäi võõrsil alla Hiinale" [Estonia yields to China] (in Estonian). Estonian Football Association. 18 December 2010. Retrieved 22 December 2010.
  5. "Kõik Eesti internatsionaalid" [All Estonian internationals] (in Estonian). Estonian Football Association. Retrieved 11 September 2011.
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