Hindrek Ojamaa

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Hindrek Ojamaa
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Ojamaa with VPS in 2018
Personal information
Full name Hindrek Ojamaa
Date of birth (1995-06-12) 12 June 1995 (age 29)
Place of birth Tallinn, Estonia
Height1.77 m (5 ft 9+12 in)
Position(s) Right back
Team information
Current team
Paide Linnameeskond
Number 15
Youth career
2003–2006 Kotkas Juunior
2007–2012 Levadia
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2011–2012 Levadia 2 (1)
2011–2012 Levadia II 30 (0)
2013–2014 Nõmme Kalju 1 (0)
2013–2014 Nõmme Kalju II 34 (6)
2014 Tammeka 13 (0)
2015–2016 Levadia 38 (0)
2015–2016 Levadia II 24 (3)
2017 JJK 15 (0)
2018–2019 VPS 37 (1)
2020 KTP 20 (1)
2021– Paide Linnameeskond 80 (4)
International career
2010 Estonia U16 2 (0)
2010–2011 Estonia U17 16 (1)
2012 Estonia U18 1 (0)
2013 Estonia U19 1 (0)
2015–2016 Estonia U21 16 (0)
2016–2018 Estonia U23 3 (0)
2016– Estonia 6 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10 November 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 26 June 2023

Hindrek Ojamaa (born 12 June 1995) is an Estonian professional footballer who plays as a right back for Estonian club Paide Linnameeskond and the Estonia national team.

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Club career

Levadia

Ojamaa first played for Kotkas Junior, and joined the Levadia youth academy in 2006 when Kotkas Junior merged with Levadia. He made his debut in the Meistriliiga on 10 September 2011, in a 6–0 home victory over Ajax and scored his first Meistriliiga goal three days later, in a 7–0 away win over the same team.

Nõmme Kalju

On 1 March 2013, Ojamaa signed a three-year contract with Nõmme Kalju. [1] He mainly played for the club's reserve side, Nõmme Kalju II, making only a single Meistriliiga appearance for the first team.

Tammeka

On 18 July 2014, Ojamaa joined Tammeka for the remainder of the 2014 season. [2]

Return to Levadia

On 5 March 2015, Ojamaa returned to Levadia on a two-year contract. [3]

JJK

On 20 July 2017, Ojamaa joined Finnish Veikkausliiga club JJK for the remainder of the 2017 season. [4] He made his debut in the Veikkausliiga on 23 July 2017, in a 1–1 away draw against VPS. [5]

VPS

On 16 December 2017, Ojamaa signed a two-year contract with VPS. [6]

Paide Linnameeskond

On 3 January 2021, Ojamaa returned to Estonia signing for Paide Linnameeskond. [7]

International career

Ojamaa began his youth career in 2010 with the under-16 team. He also represented the under-17, under-18, under-19, under-21, and under-23 national sides.

Ojamaa made his senior international debut for Estonia on 6 January 2016, in a 1–1 draw against Sweden in a friendly. [8]

Personal life

Ojamaa has two older brothers. Henrik is also a professional footballer, while Harri ended his football career at the age of 19 due to an injury and is now a sports agent.

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References

  1. "Ojamaa liitus kolmeks aastaks Nõmme Kaljuga" [Ojamaa joined Nõmme Kalju for three years]. Postimees (in Estonian). 1 March 2013.
  2. "Tammeka hankis Ojamaa ja Tutki" [Tammeka acquired Ojamaa and Tutk] (in Estonian). Soccernet.ee. 18 July 2014.
  3. "Levadia täiendas kaitseliini Hindrek Ojamaaga" [Levadia strengthen defensive line with Hindrek Ojamaa] (in Estonian). Estonian Football Association. 5 March 2015.
  4. "Juba kümnes Eesti jalgpallur siirdus Soome kõrgliigasse" [Already 10th Estonian footballer heading to the Finnish top flight] (in Estonian). ERR Sport. 20 July 2017.
  5. "Ojamaa tegi Soome liigas debüüdi" [Ojamaa debuted in the Finnish league] (in Estonian). ERR Sport. 24 July 2017.
  6. "Hindrek Ojamaa siirdus eestlastele tuttavasse Soome klubisse" [Hindrek Ojamaa moved to a Finnish club familiar to Estonians] (in Estonian). ERR Sport. 16 December 2017.
  7. "Hindrek Ojamaa liitus Paidega". soccernet.ee. Retrieved 21 March 2021.
  8. "Eesti tegi Abu Dhabis 1:1 viigi Rootsiga" [Estonia drew Sweden 1–1 in Abu Dhabi] (in Estonian). Estonian Football Association. 6 January 2016.