| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 21 February 2004 | ||
| Place of birth | Tallinn, Estonia | ||
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | IF Brommapojkarna | ||
| Number | 20 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2011 | JK Püsivus Kohila | ||
| 2012–2019 | Tallinna Kalev | ||
| 2020–2024 | Roma | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2019–2020 | Tallinna Kalev | 19 | (1) |
| 2023–2024 | Roma | 0 | (0) |
| 2024– | IF Brommapojkarna | 3 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2018 | Estonia U16 | 1 | (0) |
| 2019 | Estonia U17 | 11 | (1) |
| 2021– | Estonia U19 | 7 | (1) |
| 2023– | Estonia | 11 | (1) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13 November 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 1 November 2024 | |||
Martin Vetkal (born 21 February 2004) is an Estonian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Allsvenskan club IF Brommapojkarna and the Estonia national team. [1]
Vetkal made his debut with Tallinna Kalev in Estonian top tier on 21 June 2019 against FC Flora, allegedly needing a special authorisation from the federation to play being only aged 15. [2]
He became the youngest scorer ever of the Estonian Premium Liiga, scoring his first goal at 15 years and 261 days against Viljandi JK Tulevik on 9 November 2019. [3] He was considered as one of the top prospects of his generation in Europe at his very early age. [4]
Following his debut season in Estonia, he visited several Italian clubs such as Genoa, SPAL and Sassuolo. [5] In March 2020 he did a test for Schalke 04, along with his teammate Tristan Toomas Teeväli. [6] [7]
He signed for Roma in August 2020. [8] During the 2022–23 season, he was part of Roma's under-19 squad that won the Coppa Italia Primavera. [9] [10]
Vetkal has represented Estonia at various youth international levels. [11] [12] [13] He was set to play in the 2020 UEFA European Under-17 Championship, originally planned to be held in his homecountry, before the tournament was cancelled due to the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic. [14]
On 13 October 2023, Vetkal made his senior debut for Estonia in a Euro qualification against Azerbaijan in the 63rd minute as a substitute. [15] On 21 March 2024, he scored his first goal for the national team in a 1–5 Euro qualifying play-off loss against Poland. [16]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Estonia | 2023 | 3 | 0 |
| 2024 | 1 | 1 | |
| Total | 4 | 1 | |
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 21 March 2024 | National Stadium, Warsaw, Poland |  Poland | 1–5 | 1–5 | UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying |
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