Frank Liivak

Frank Liivak

Personal information
Full name	Frank Liivak
Date of birth	(1996-07-07) 7 July 1996 (age 27)
Place of birth	Rakvere, Estonia
Height	1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s)	Forward
Team information
Current team	FCI Levadia
Number	23
Youth career
2004–2013	Almere City
2006	FCE Olümpia
2013–2014	Napoli
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2015–2016	Alcobendas Sport	46	(5)
2017–2018	Sarajevo	3	(0)
2018–2020	Flora	91	(27)
2021–2022	FCI Levadia	48	(8)
2022–2023	Sligo Rovers	48	(4)
2024–	FCI Levadia	7	(1)
International career‡
2011	Estonia U16	2	(0)
2011–2013	Estonia U17	12	(4)
2013–2014	Estonia U19	12	(5)
2013–2018	Estonia U21	29	(4)
2016–2019	Estonia U23	2	(0)
2014–	Estonia	25	(3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22 April 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23 December 2022

Frank Liivak (born 7 July 1996) is an Estonian professional footballer who plays as a forward for FCI Levadia and the Estonia national team.

Club career

Early career

Liivak came through the youth system at Ajax affiliated Almere City FC. In August 2013, he moved to Italian club Napoli. ^[1] Liivak played for the club's under-19 side in the 2013–14 UEFA Youth League.

In January 2015, Liivak joined Spanish club Alcobendas Sport. He made his senior league debut in the Tercera División on 1 February, in a 0–0 draw against Alcobendas. ^[2]

Sarajevo

On 16 February 2017, Liivak signed a three-year contract with Bosnian club Sarajevo. ^[3] He made his debut in the Bosnian Premier League on 4 March, in a 1–0 away victory over Olimpik. ^[4]

Flora

On 29 January 2018, Liivak signed a two-year contract with Estonian club Flora. ^[5] On 3 March, he made his Meistriliiga debut, in a 1–0 home win over Tulevik.

FCI Levadia

On 1 February 2021, Liivak signed a two-year contract with Flora's league rivals FCI Levadia. ^[6]

Sligo Rovers

On 22 June 2022, it was announced that Liivak had signed for League of Ireland Premier Division club Sligo Rovers. ^[7] On 7 November 2023 Liivak announced his departure from Sligo Rovers after a disappointing 8th place finish in the league. ^[8]

International career

Liivak began his international career for Estonia with the national under-16 team in 2011, and went on to represent the under-17, under-19, under-21, and under-23 national sides.

Liivak made his senior international debut for Estonia on 26 May 2014, in 1–1 home draw against Gibraltar in a friendly. He scored his first goal for Estonia on 1 June 2016, in the fourth minute of injury time of a 2–0 home win over Andorra. ^[9]

Personal life

Liivak's father, Jaanus Liivak, is a basketball coach and a former basketball player.

Career statistics

Club

As of match played on 28 October 2023 ^{[10] [11] [12]}

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			Cup [lower-alpha 1]		Europe		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Alcobendas Sport	2014–15	Tercera División	15	0	—		—		2 [lower-alpha 2]	0	17	0
	2015–16	Tercera División	30	5	—		—		—		30	5
	2016–17	Tercera División	1	0	—		—		0	0	1	0
	Total		46	5	—		—		2	0	48	5
Sarajevo	2016–17	Bosnian Premier League	2	0	2	0	—		—		4	0
	2017–18	Bosnian Premier League	1	0	0	0	0	0	—		1	0
	Total		3	0	2	0	0	0	—		5	0
Flora	2018	Meistriliiga	34	16	2	0	4 [lower-alpha 3]	0	2 [lower-alpha 4]	2	42	18
	2019	Meistriliiga	31	8	1	0	4 [lower-alpha 5]	0	—		36	8
	2020	Meistriliiga	26	3	4	0	4 [lower-alpha 6]	0	—		34	3
	Total		91	27	7	0	12	0	2	2	112	29
FCI Levadia	2021	Meistriliiga	31	5	5	0	4 [lower-alpha 7]	0	—		40	5
	2022	Meistriliiga	17	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	18	3
	Total		48	8	6	0	4	0	0	0	58	8
Sligo Rovers	2022	LOI Premier Division	15	4	1	0	5 [lower-alpha 8]	0	—		21	4
	2023	LOI Premier Division	33	0	1	0	—		—		34	0
	Total		40	4	2	0	5	0	—		47	4
Career total			236	44	17	0	21	0	4	2	278	46

1. Includes the Bosnia and Herzegovina Cup, Estonian Cup & FAI Cup
2. Appearances in Tercera División promotion play-offs
3. Two appearances in UEFA Champions League, two appearances in UEFA Europa League
4. One appearance and one goal in Livonia Cup, one appearance and one goal in Estonian Supercup
5. Appearances in UEFA Europa League
6. One appearance in UEFA Champions League, three appearances in UEFA Europa League
7. Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
8. Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League

International

As of 3 December 2020 ^[13]

Appearances and goals by national team and year

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Estonia
	2014	3	0
	2016	3	1
	2017	2	1
	2018	1	0
	2019	8	0
	2020	7	1
Total		24	3

International goals

As of 11 October 2020. Estonia score listed first, score column indicates score after each Liivak goal. ^[13]

International goals by date, venue, cap, opponent, score, result and competition

No.	Date	Venue	Cap	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	1 June 2016	A. Le Coq Arena, Tallinn, Estonia	5	Andorra	2–0	2–0	Friendly
2	23 November 2017	Port Vila Municipal Stadium, Port Vila, Vanuatu	7	Vanuatu	1–0	1–0	Friendly
3	11 October 2020	A. Le Coq Arena, Tallinn, Estonia	20	North Macedonia	3–1	3–3	2020–21 UEFA Nations League

Honours

Flora

• Meistriliiga: 2019, 2020
• Estonian Cup: 2019–20

FCI Levadia

• Meistriliiga: 2021
• Estonian Cup: 2020–21
• Estonian Supercup: 2022

References

1. "Eesti noormängija siirdus Serie A klubisse Napoli" [Estonia youth player moved to Serie A club Napoli] (in Estonian). ERR Sport. 31 August 2013.
2. "Liivak tegi Hispaanias debüüdi" [Liivak debuted in Spain] (in Estonian). ERR Sport. 1 February 2015.
3. "Frank Liivak sõlmis lõpuks Sarajevoga lepingu" [Frank Liivak finally signed a contract with Sarajevo] (in Estonian). ERR Sport. 16 February 2017.
4. "Sarajevo oli Frank Liivaku debüütmängus võidukas" [Sarajevo victorious in Frank Liivak's debut match] (in Estonian). ERR Sport. 4 March 2017.
5. "Liivak sõlmis FC Floraga kaheaastase lepingu" [Liivak signed a two-year contract with FC Flora] (in Estonian). ERR Sport. 29 January 2018.
6. "Frank Liivak sõlmis Levadiaga kaheaastase lepingu". soccernet.ee. Retrieved 13 March 2021.
7. O'Hehir, Paul (June 22, 2022). "Sligo Rovers sign Estonian international midfielder". Irish Mirror.
8. "Frank Liivak jättis Sligoga hüvasti". Soccernet. November 7, 2023.
9. "Eesti alistas Joel Lindpere lahkumismängus Andorra 2:0" [Estonia defeated Andorra 2–0 in Joel Lindpere's testimonial] (in Estonian). Estonian Football Association. 1 June 2016.
10. "F. Liivak" (in Spanish). Resultados de Fútbol.
11. "F. Liivak". Soccerway.com.
12. "Frank Liivak" (in Estonian). Estonian Football Association.
13. "Frank Liivak" (in Estonian). Estonian Football Association.

External links

• Frank Liivak at the Estonian Football Association (in Estonian)
• Frank Liivak national team profile at the Estonian Football Association (in Estonian)
• Frank Liivak – UEFA competition record ( archive )