Mihkel Ainsalu

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Mihkel Ainsalu
Personal information
Date of birth (1996-03-08) 8 March 1996 (age 28)
Place of birth Tartu, Estonia
Height1.89 m (6 ft 2+12 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Levadia
Number 11
Youth career
2006–2007 Oper academy
2008–2012 Nõmme Kalju
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2012–2014 Nõmme Kalju II 56 (12)
2013–2014 Nõmme Kalju 13 (0)
2014–2020 Flora 126 (19)
2020 Lviv 11 (0)
2021 Helsingør 6 (0)
2021–2022 Legion 13 (3)
2022 Levadia 5 (0)
2022–2023 Telstar 12 (1)
2023– Levadia 44 (8)
International career
2011 Estonia U16 1 (0)
2013 Estonia U17 1 (1)
2014 Estonia U19 13 (0)
2014–2018 Estonia U21 27 (0)
2016 Estonia U23 1 (0)
2017–2020 Estonia 13 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22 April 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 31 December 2022

Mihkel Ainsalu (born 8 March 1996) is an Estonian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Meistriliiga club Levadia.

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Club career

On 24 January 2023, Ainsalu's contract with Telstar was terminated by mutual consent, [1] and he rejoined Levadia. [2]

International career

Ainsalu made his senior international debut for Estonia on 23 November 2017 in a 1–0 away win over Vanuatu in a friendly. [3]

Honours

Club

Nõmme Kalju II
Flora

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References

  1. "Kõike paremat, Mihkel!" (in Dutch). Telstar. 24 January 2023. Retrieved 25 January 2023.
  2. Ilves, Kris (9 February 2023). "Levadia registreeris klubisse uue äärekaitsja ja keskpoolkaitsja". Soccernet.ee.
  3. "Eesti koondis alistas Vanuatu 1:0" [Estonia defeated Vanuatu 1–0] (in Estonian). Estonian Football Association. 23 November 2017.