Personal information | |||
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Full name | Alexander Kapitan Bergman | ||
Date of birth | 8 December 2004 | ||
Place of birth | Warsaw, Poland | ||
Position(s) | Centre-back | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | York United FC | ||
Youth career | |||
Tallinna Kalev | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2020–2023 | Tallinna Kalev U21 | 53 | (1) |
2021–2023 | Tallinna Kalev | 11 | (0) |
2022 | → Nõmme United (loan) | 15 | (3) |
2023 | → Nõmme United (loan) | 13 | (0) |
2024 | Nõmme United | 23 | (1) |
2024 | Nõmme United U21 | 8 | (2) |
2025– | York United | 0 | (0) |
International career | |||
2018 | Estonia U15 | 3 | (0) |
2019 | Estonia U16 | 2 | (0) |
2020 | Estonia U17 | 2 | (0) |
2021 | Estonia U18 | 1 | (0) |
2022 | Estonia U19 | 5 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of October 26, 2024 |
Alexander Kapitan Bergman (born December 8, 2004) is a footballer who plays for Canadian Premier League club York United FC. Born in Poland, he represents Estonia at youth international level.
Bergman played youth football with Tallinna Kalev. In October 2021, he went on trial with the U18 side of Italian club Hellas Verona. [1] [2] In February 2023, he went on trial with American teams Chicago Fire FC II and Union Omaha. [3] [4]
Bergman began playing with JK Tallinna Kalev U21 in the Estonian third tier in 2020. He made his debut in the first tier Meistriliiga with them in 2022. [5] In July 2022, he went on loan to Nõmme United in the second tier Esiliiga. [6] In July 2023, he was once again loaned to Nõmme United]. [7] Ahead of the 2024 season, he signed with Nõmme United on a permanent basis. [8] On May 4, 2024, he scored his first goal in the top tier in a 1-1 draw against Kuressaare. [9]
In January 2025, he signed with Canadian Premier League club York United FC, on a one-year contract with options for 2026 and 2027. [10] [11]
Born in Poland, Bergman is also eligible to represent Estonia and Canada at international level. [5]
Bergman has represented Estonia at international level from U15 to U19. [5]
Club | Season | League | Playoffs | Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Tallinna Kalev U21 | 2020 | Esiliiga B | 17 | 1 | – | 1 | 0 | – | 18 | 1 | ||
2021 | 17 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 17 | 0 | ||||
2022 | 11 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 11 | 0 | ||||
2023 | 8 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 8 | 0 | ||||
Total | 53 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54 | 1 | ||
Tallinna Kalev | 2021 | Esiliiga | 4 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
2022 | Meistriliiga | 7 | 0 | – | 1 | 0 | – | 8 | 0 | |||
2023 | 0 | 0 | – | 1 | 1 | – | 1 | 1 | ||||
Total | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 1 | ||
Nõmme United (loan) | 2022 | Esiliiga | 15 | 3 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 15 | 3 | ||
2023 | 13 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 13 | 0 | ||||
Nõmme United | 2024 | Meistriliiga | 23 | 1 | – | 2 | 0 | – | 25 | 1 | ||
Total | 51 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 53 | 4 | ||
Nõmme United U21 | 2024 | II liiga | 8 | 2 | – | – | – | 8 | 2 | |||
Career total | 123 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 128 | 8 |
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