Andreas Vaher

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Andreas Vaher
Personal information
Date of birth (2004-04-15) 15 April 2004 (age 19)
Place of birth Tallinn, Estonia
Height 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) [1]
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
 HJK
Youth career
2013–2021 Nõmme United
2021–2022 SPAL
2023 SC Freiburg
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2019–2021 Nõmme United 8 (0)
2020 → Flora II (loan) 12 (0)
2023 SC Freiburg II 0 (0)
2024– HJK 0 (0)
International career
2021–2023 Estonia U19 [1] 6 (0)
2022–2023 Estonia U21 4 (0)
2024– Estonia 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Andreas Vaher (born 15 April 2004) is an Estonian footballer who plays as a defender for Finnish Veikkausliiga club HJK Helsinki, and the Estonia national football team.

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Early life

Vaher played for the youth sector of Nõmme United in his native Estonia, [2] and made his senior debut with the club's first team in 2019, when the team played in Esiliiga B, Estonian third-tier. In the early 2021, he joined the youth academy of Italian club SPAL, and in June 2022, won the Italian under-18 championship with SPAL U18 team. [3]

Club career

In January 2023, Vaher moved to Germany and signed with SC Freiburg organisation. [4] Without making a single appearance for the reserve team SC Freiburg II, he left the club one year later after having suffered an injury earlier in the summer. [5]

On 24 January 2024, Vaher signed with Finnish champions HJK Helsinki on a short contract, with a deal including an option for extension. [6] [7]

International career

Vaher captained the Estonia U19 national team. [8] He received his first call-up to Estonia senior national team in November 2022, [9] for a friendly match against Lithuania, but remained an unused substitute. Vaher made his full international debut on 12 January 2024, in a friendly match against Sweden, during the training camp in Cyprus. [10]

Style of play

Vaher mainly operates as a central defender. [11]

Personal life

Vaher is a native of Tallinn, Estonia. [12]

Honours

SPAL U18

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References

  1. 1 2 Andreas Vaher, worldfootball.net
  2. ↑ ""Teiste jaoks võib see olla suvaline sõprusmäng, aga minu jaoks on see kui finaal"". ohtuleht.ee.
  3. 1 2 Eesti jalgpallitalent aitas koduklubi Itaalia meistriks, Postimees, 19 June 2022
  4. ↑ Andreas Vaher signs for top German football club SC Freiburg, news.err.ee, 7 January 2023
  5. ↑ HJK värväsi puolustajalupauksen Saksan Bundesliigasta, suomifutis.com, Joni Ahokas, 24 January 2024
  6. ↑ 19-vuotias Andreas Vaher HJK:n takalinjoille, hjk.fi, 24 January 2024
  7. ↑ HJK hankki lupaavan maajoukkuepelaajan, MTV Oy/ mtvuutiset.fi, Eetu Ikola, 24 January 2024
  8. ↑ "Andreas Vaher - Postimees Sport article".
  9. ↑ Andreas Vaher called up by the Estonian senior national team, spalferrara.it, 17 November 2022
  10. ↑ Seven players handed debuts as Estonia lose narrowly to Sweden in friendly, news.err.ee, 13 January 2024
  11. ↑ "Andreas Vaher: olen päris palju juurde pannud just kaitsetöös". soccernet.ee.
  12. ↑ "Vaher: mu kvaliteet ei tulnud seal välja ja niisama istuda poleks olnud mõtet". soccernet.ee.
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