Joonas Tamm

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Joonas Tamm
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Tamm with Estonia in 2019
Personal information
Full name Joonas Tamm
Date of birth (1992-02-02) 2 February 1992 (age 32)
Place of birth Viljandi, Estonia
Height 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)
Position(s) Centre-back
Team information
Current team
 Botev Plovdiv
Number 5
Youth career
2003–2008 Tulevik
2009–2010 → Sampdoria (loan)
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2008–2009 Tulevik 15 (0)
2008 Tulevik II 23 (24)
2009–2010 Flora 22 (3)
2009–2010 Flora II 6 (2)
2011–2013 IFK Norrköping 5 (0)
2011 → IF Sylvia (loan) 4 (1)
2013 → IF Sylvia (loan) 8 (4)
2014–2015 Trelleborgs FF 23 (3)
2015 Tulevik 15 (9)
2015–2019 Flora 83 (6)
2018 → Sarpsborg 08 (loan) 25 (2)
2019 → Korona Kielce (loan) 6 (0)
2019 → Korona Kielce II (loan) 5 (0)
2019 → Lillestrøm (loan) 15 (0)
2020–2021 Desna Chernihiv 33 (2)
2021–2022 Vorskla Poltava 15 (1)
2022 → Flora (loan) 13 (1)
2022–2023 FCSB 35 (3)
2023– Botev Plovdiv 16 (0)
International career‡
2007 Estonia U16 2 (1)
2008 Estonia U17 13 (1)
2009 Estonia U18 1 (0)
2009–2011 Estonia U19 24 (4)
2011 Estonia U21 2 (0)
2016 Estonia U23 1 (0)
2011– Estonia 53 (4)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 30 December 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 27 March 2023

Joonas Tamm (born 2 February 1992) is an Estonian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Bulgarian First League side Botev Plovdiv and the Estonia national team.

Contents

Tamm was named the Estonian Footballer of the Year in 2022. [1]

Club career

Tulevik

Tamm started out playing for hometown team Tulevik. He made his debut in the Meistriliiga on 29 March 2008, in a 1–1 home draw against Sillamäe Kalev.

Flora

Tamm playing for Flora in 2009. Tamm, 2009.jpg
Tamm playing for Flora in 2009.

In February 2009, Tamm moved to Flora. He scored his first Meistriliiga goal on 9 May 2009, in a 4–0 away victory over Tammeka.

In August 2009, Tamm joined Italian club Sampdoria on a season-long loan, where he played for the club's Primavera side. [2]

Tamm returned to Flora in August 2010. He helped the team win the Meistriliiga in 2010. [3]

IFK Norrköping

On 27 December 2010, Tamm signed a three-year contract with Allsvenskan club IFK Norrköping, with the option to extend the contract for another year. [4] In July 2011, he moved to Division 1 side IF Sylvia on loan. Tamm scored on his debut for the club on 9 July 2011, in a 2–1 away victory over Motala AIF. He made his debut in the Allsvenskan on 25 August 2011, in a 2–1 home victory over Djurgårdens IF. [5]

Trelleborgs FF

On 2 December 2013, Tamm signed a one-year contract with Division 1 club Trelleborgs FF. [6]

Return to Tulevik

On 9 February 2015, Tamm returned to his boyhood club, Tulevik, on a one-year contract. [7] Positioned as a centre-forward, he went on to score 9 goals in 15 league appearances. On 2 May 2015, in the season 2015 he scored a Hat-tricks against Paide Linnameeskond. [8]

Return to Flora

On 22 June 2015, Tamm joined his former club Flora for an undisclosed fee. [9] [10] He went on to help Flora win Meistriliiga titles in the 2015 and 2017 seasons. [11] [12]

Various loans

On 31 January 2018, Tamm joined Eliteserien club Sarpsborg 08 on a season-long loan. [13] Starting from the first qualifying round, he helped the team reach the UEFA Europa League group stage. Tamm played in all six group stage matches as Sarpsborg 08 finished last in their group.

On 8 February 2019 Tamm joined Ekstraklasa club Korona Kielce on a six-month loan deal. [14]

On 27 June 2019, Tamm moved to Eliteserien club Lillestrøm on loan until the end of the 2018–19 season, with the option to make the deal permanent. [15]

Desna Chernihiv

In January 2020 he signed with FC Desna Chernihiv of the Ukrainian Premier League. [16] [17] Tamm helped his new club to a 4th-place finish in the 2019–20 Ukrainian Premier League and qualifying for the play-offs. On 16 July he scored against FC Oleksandriya during the play-offs. [18]

On 22 August he scored in a 3–1 victory over Zorya Luhansk in the opening match of the 2020–21 Ukrainian Premier League season. [19]

On 24 September he was included in the squad for the Europa League third qualifying round tie against VfL Wolfsburg at AOK Stadion. [20]

Vorskla Poltava

On 28 May 2021 he signed for Vorskla Poltava and on 22 June started his preparation with the new club. [21] [22] With the club he played in the 2020–21 Europa League second qualifying round. [23] On 21 November he scored his first goal of the 2021–22 season against FC Mariupol. [24] [25]

Loan to Flora

In March 2022, Tamm returned to Flora once again on loan until the end of the season due to the interruption of the Russian invasion of Ukraine. [26] He played the first match on 9 March in the Estonian Cup against FCI Levadia, helping the side advance to the semi-final. [27] On 12 April, he scored again against Kuressaare at the Kuressaare linnastaadion in Meistriliiga. [28] He helped the club to win the Meistriliiga in 2022.

FCSB

On 10 July 2022, Tamm signed for Romanian Liga I club FCSB. [29] On 24 July 2022, he made his debut in Liga I against Rapid București at the Stadionul Rapid-Giulești in Giulești. He scored his first goal for the club in a league match against Craiova on 31 July. [30] He was later chosen for the league's Team of the Week. [31] On 3 August he scored his first goal in the UEFA Europa Conference League against DAC Dunajská Streda at the MOL Aréna in Dunajská Streda providing the 1–0 away victory for his team. [32] On 14 August he scored the winning goal in a league game against Chindia Targoviste and again was named to the Team of the Week. [33]

Botev Plovdiv

In July 2023, Tamm signed a contract with Bulgarian club Botev Plovdiv. [34]

International career

Tamm has represented Estonia at all levels, from the under-16 side to senior squad. He represented Estonia's under-17 team at the 2008 Under-17 Baltic Cup, eventually reaching the final. [35] On 10 June 2011, he was named by manager Tarmo Rüütli to the Estonian senior squad to face Chile and Uruguay in friendly matches. [36] He made his senior debut for the on 19 June in a 4–0 away defeat to Chile. [37] Tamm scored his first international goals on 7 October 2017, when he scored a second-half hat trick in a 6–0 away victory over Gibraltar in 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification. In doing so, he became the first player to score a hat-trick for Estonia since 1996. [38] He won the 2020 Baltic Cup with Estonia, playing in the final against Lithuania. [39] On 2 June 2022 he scored against San Marino in UEFA Nations League D play in Tallinn. [40]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 16 August 2023 [41] [42]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational CupContinentalOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Tulevik 2008 Meistriliiga 15000——150
Tulevik II 2008 II liiga 232443——2727
Flora 2009 Meistriliiga91211 [lower-alpha 1] 01 [lower-alpha 2] 0132
2010 Meistriliiga13211001 [lower-alpha 3] 0153
Total223321020285
Flora II 2009 Esiliiga 3100——31
2010 Esiliiga3100——31
Total6200——62
IFK Norrköping 2011 Allsvenskan 1000——10
2012 Allsvenskan2000——20
2013 Allsvenskan2000——20
Total5000——50
IF Sylvia (loan) 2011 Division 1 41——1 [lower-alpha 4] 051
2013 Division 184———84
Total125——10135
Trelleborgs FF 2014 Division 1233———233
Tulevik 2015 Meistriliiga15900——159
Flora 2015 Meistriliiga181352 [lower-alpha 1] 0—236
2016 Meistriliiga312501 [lower-alpha 5] 01 [lower-alpha 2] 0382
2017 Meistriliiga343002 [lower-alpha 1] 000363
Total8368550109711
Sarpsborg 08 (loan) 2018 Eliteserien 2520012 [lower-alpha 1] 0—372
Korona Kielce (loan) 2018–19 Ekstraklasa 6000——60
Korona Kielce II (loan) 2018–19 IV liga 50———50
Lillestrøm (loan) 2019 Eliteserien 15000001 [lower-alpha 6] 0160
Desna Chernihiv 2019–20 Ukrainian Premier League 1311000—141
2020–21 Ukrainian Premier League201201 [lower-alpha 1] 0—231
Total3323010—372
Vorskla Poltava 2021–22 Ukrainian Premier League151101 [lower-alpha 7] 0—171
Flora (loan) 2022 Meistriliiga1312000—151
FCSB 2022–23 Liga I 353009 [lower-alpha 7] 1—444
Botev Plovdiv 2023–24 First League 3000——30
Career total3546121102915040972
  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League
  2. 1 2 Appearance in Estonian Supercup
  3. ↑ Appearance in Baltic League
  4. ↑ Appearance in Division 1 promotion play-offs
  5. ↑ Appearance in UEFA Champions League
  6. ↑ Appearance in Eliteserien relegation play-offs
  7. 1 2 Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa Conference League

International

As of match played 27 March 2023 [42]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Estonia
201120
201230
201620
201793
2018110
201980
202050
202160
202261
202310
Total534
Scores and results list Romania's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Tamm goal. [43]
List of international goals scored by Joonas Tamm
No.DateVenueCapOpponentScoreResultCompetition
17 October 2017 Estádio Algarve, Faro/Loulé, Portugal10Flag of Gibraltar.svg  Gibraltar 4–06–0 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification
25–0
36–0
42 June 2022 Lilleküla Stadium, Tallinn, Estonia49Flag of San Marino.svg  San Marino 2–02–0 2022–23 Nations League

Honours

Flora [42]

Estonia U17

Estonia U19

Estonia [42]

Individual

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