Alex Tamm

Alex Tamm

Personal information
Full name	Alex Matthias Tamm [1]
Date of birth	(2001-07-24) 24 July 2001 (age 23)
Place of birth	Tallinn, Estonia
Height	1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s)	Forward
Team information
Current team	Olimpija Ljubljana
Number	27
Youth career
2009–2017	Nõmme Kalju
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2017	Nõmme Kalju III	11	(4)
2017–2021	Nõmme Kalju U21	41	(20)
2018–2025	Nõmme Kalju	153	(58)
2019–2020	→ Grasshoppers (loan)	0	(0)
2025–	Olimpija Ljubljana	12	(6)
International career‡
2017	Estonia U17	11	(2)
2018–2019	Estonia U19	10	(2)
2021–2022	Estonia U21	9	(1)
2023–	Estonia	14	(2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 25 May 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 7 April 2025

Alex Matthias Tamm (born 24 July 2001) is an Estonian professional footballer who currently plays as a forward for Slovenian PrvaLiga club Olimpija Ljubljana and the Estonia national team.

Club career

Tamm joined the youth system at Nõmme Kalju at the age of five years-old. ^[2] He made his debut for the club in the Estonian Premium Liiga at the age of 16 years-old. ^[3]

He won the Estonian championship with Kalju in 2018, and also won the Estonian Super Cup that year. Tamm scored Kalju's winning goal in their 1–0 UEFA Europa League win against Stjarnan in 2018. He played in 25 games and scored two goals in the Premium League prior to August 2019, when he joined Grasshopper Club Zurich in Switzerland, on a one year loan-deal, as part of an exchange deal that saw Max Mata move to Kalju, with Tamm linking up with the Grasshoppers under-21 side. ^{[2] [4]}

After retuning to Kalju, he scored 28 goals during the 2024 season, putting him in the running for the European Golden Shoe. ^[5]

Following the end of his contract, in January 2025 he signed for Slovenian PrvaLiga club Olimpija Ljubljana on a free transfer. ^[6] He scored 8 minutes into his debut match in a 5–0 win against DNŠ Ajdovščina, on 2 February 2025. ^[7] He also scored and was credited with an assist in his second match, against FC Koper. ^[8]

International career

Tamm made his senior international debut for Estonia on 8 January 2023, in a 1–1 draw against Iceland in a friendly. ^[9] The following month, he scored his first senior international goal for Estonia in a 2–1 defeat to Finland on 26 February 2023. ^[10]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 13 March 2025 ^{[11] [12]}

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National cup [a]		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Nõmme Kalju U21	2017	Esiliiga B	15	8	—		—		—		15	8
	2018	Esiliiga	22	8	—		—		—		22	8
	2018	Esiliiga B	2	3	—		—		—		2	3
	2021	Esiliiga B	2	1	—		—		—		2	1
	Total		41	20	—		—		—		41	20
Nõmme Kalju	2018	Meistriliiga	11	1	2	5	1 [b]	1	—		14	7
	2019	Meistriliiga	14	1	2	0	0	0	1 [c]	1	17	2
	2020	Meistriliiga	6	1	1	3	1 [b]	0	—		8	4
	2021	Meistriliiga	30	8	4	15	—		—		34	23
	2022	Meistriliiga	27	12	3	4	—		—		30	16
	2023	Meistriliiga	30	7	1	0	—		—		31	7
	2024	Meistriliiga	34	28	3	0	—		—		37	28
	Total		152	58	16	27	2	1	1	1	171	87
Olimpija Ljubljana	2024–25	Slovenian PrvaLiga	9	4	1	0	2 [d]	0	—		9	4
	Total		9	4	1	0	2	0	—		9	4
Career total			202	82	17	27	4	1	1	1	224	111

1. Includes Estonian Cup
2. Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League
3. Appearance(s) in Estonian Supercup
4. Appearance(s) in UEFA Conference League

International

As of match played 14 October 2024 ^[13]

Appearances and goals by national team and year

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Estonia	2023	2	0
	2024	8	2
Total		10	2

Scores and results list Estonia's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Tamm goal.

List of international goals scored by Alex Matthias Tamm

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition	Ref.
1	26 March 2024	Helsinki Olympic Stadium, Helsinki, Finland	Finland	1–2	1–2	Friendly	[14]
2	8 June 2024	Lilleküla Stadium, Tallinn, Estonia	Faroe Islands	1–1	4–1	2024 Baltic Cup	[15]

Honours

Nõmme Kalju U21

• Esiliiga B: 2017

Nõmme Kalju

• Meistriliiga: 2018
• Estonian Supercup: 2019

Individual

• Meistriliiga Under-21 Player of the Season: 2022 ^[16]
• Meistriliiga Top Scorer: 2024

References

1. "Alex Matthias Tamm" (in Estonian). Estonian Football Association. Archived from the original on 17 January 2023. Retrieved 17 January 2023.
2. Pulk, Meinhard (3 August 2019). "Alex Matthias Tamm joined the ranks of the 27-time Swiss champion". soccernet.ee. Retrieved 18 April 2025.
3. "Nõmme Kalju leader Alex Matthias Tamm: I've taken everything from the Estonian league – now I need to do statistics!". Ohtuleht.ee. 7 March 2024. Archived from the original on 19 May 2025. Retrieved 18 April 2025.
4. "Nõmme Kalju loaned Estonian youth international to Switzerland". err.ee. 3 August 2019. Archived from the original on 12 November 2024. Retrieved 18 April 2025.
5. "Lewandowski and Estonian Striker Alex Tamm Lead Golden Boot Race". Football Livescore, standings, results. 14 November 2024. Archived from the original on 21 January 2025. Retrieved 18 April 2025.
6. "Alex Tamm is a new member of Olympia". Siol.net. 4 January 2025. Archived from the original on 17 May 2025. Retrieved 18 April 2025.
7. "OLIMPIJA VS. PRIMORJE 5 – 0". Soccerway. 2 February 2025. Archived from the original on 17 May 2025. Retrieved 18 April 2025.
8. "Alex Tamm with the goal and assist in his second game in Slovenia". Balticfootballnews. 8 February 2025. Retrieved 18 April 2025.
9. "Meeste koondis leppis maavõistluses Islandiga viiki" [The men's national team drew against Iceland in a friendly] (in Estonian). Estonian Football Association. Archived from the original on 16 January 2023. Retrieved 16 January 2023.
10. "FINLAND VS. ESTONIA 2 – 1". Soccerway. 26 February 2023. Archived from the original on 28 March 2024. Retrieved 18 April 2025.
11. Alex Tamm at Soccerway . Retrieved 5 November 2024.
12. "Alex Matthias Tamm". Estonian Football Association. Archived from the original on 24 December 2024. Retrieved 5 November 2024.
13. "Alex Tamm". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 5 November 2024.
14. "Finland vs. Estonia". National Football Teams. Archived from the original on 14 January 2025. Retrieved 5 November 2024.
15. "Estonia vs. Faroe Islands". National Football Teams. Archived from the original on 21 January 2025. Retrieved 5 November 2024.
16. "Premium liiga hooaja parim mängija on Konstantin Vassiljev" [Konstantin Vassiljev named Premium liiga Player of the Season] (in Estonian). Estonian Football Association. Archived from the original on 22 November 2022. Retrieved 20 November 2022.

External links

• Alex Tamm at the Estonian Football Association (in Estonian)
• Alex Tamm national team profile at the Estonian Football Association ( archive ) (in Estonian)