Ramol Sillamaa

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Ramol Sillamaa
Personal information
Date of birth (2004-10-17) 17 October 2004 (age 20)
Place of birth Tallinn, Estonia
Height 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s) Winger
Team information
Current team
Harju
Number 13
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2020–2023 Kalev 65 (15)
2023–2025 Jong KAA Gent 20 (1)
2025 Šamorín 9 (0)
2025– Harju 6 (2)
International career
2022–2023 Estonia U19 9 (0)
2024– Estonia 1 (0)
2024– Estonia U21 8 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 25 August 2025
‡ National team caps and goals as of 15 June 2025

Ramol Sillamaa (born 17 October 2004) is an Estonian footballer who plays as a winger for Harju and the Estonia national football team.

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Early life

As a youth player, Sillamaa joined the youth academy of Estonian side JK Loo. [1]

Club career

Sillamaa debuted for Estonian side Kalev at the age of fifteen years-old in 2020. He went on to appear in 45 matches in the Estonian Premium League for the club, scoring four goals and providing five assists. He joined Belgian club KAA Gent in July 2023, agreeing to a two-year professional contract having also had trials in Italy with Cagliari, SPAL and Napoli. [2] He made his league debut for Jong KAA Gent appearing as a second-half substitute in the 60th minute in a 1–0 victory against Royal Cappellen in the Belgian Division 1. [3]

He suffered a broken ankle shortly after the beginning of the 2024–25 season. This ruled him out of action for three months. He subsequently joined Slovak 2. Liga club FC ŠTK 1914 Šamorín in January 2025. [4] He made his debut for the club against Zilina II in a 2–1 league victory on 3 March 2025. [5]

International career

On 7 September 2023, he featured for the Estonia national under-21 football team against Bulgaria U21 in a home 1–1 draw in a UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualifying match in Tallinn. [6]

He made his senior international debut for Estonia on 12 January 2024, starting in a 1–2 defeat to Sweden in a friendly. [7]

Style of play

Sillamaa mainly operates as a winger and is known for his speed and dribbling ability. [8]

Personal life

Sillamaa is a native of Väike-Maarja, Estonia. [9]

Career Statistics

As of match played 10 February 2024 [10]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational cup [a] ContinentalTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Kalev 2020 Meistriliiga 600060
2021 Esiliiga 2011202211
2022 Meistriliiga25210262
2023 Meistriliiga14200142
Total6515306815
KAA Gent II 2023–24 Belgian Division 3 15100151
Career Totals8016308316

References

  1. ""Teiste jaoks võib see olla suvaline sõprusmäng, aga minu jaoks on see kui finaal"". ohtuleht.ee. 6 January 2024. Retrieved 18 April 2025.
  2. "Sillamaa: tahan esimesel hooajal lüüa viis kuni kümme väravat". soccernet.ee. 27 July 2023. Retrieved 18 April 2025.
  3. "Sillamaa made his debut for the Belgian top club doubles team". Err.ee. 4 September 2023. Retrieved 18 April 2025.
  4. "The Belgian top club dumped Sillamaa on the street overnight: why – that's a good question!". soccernet.ee. 1 February 2025. Retrieved 18 April 2025.
  5. "ŠAMORÍN VS. ŽILINA II 2 – 1". Soccerway. 2 March 2025. Retrieved 18 April 2025.
  6. "ESTONIA U21 VS. BULGARIA U21 1 – 1". Soccerway. 7 September 2023. Retrieved 18 April 2025.
  7. "Eesti läks debütandi jalast juhtima, ent tunnistas Rootsi nappi paremust" [Estonia took the lead through a debutant but lost to Sweden in a close game] (in Estonian). Estonian Football Association. Retrieved 18 April 2025.
  8. "Ramol Sillamaa: Belgias on nii, et kui kaitsetööd ei tee, siis platsile ei saa". soccernet.ee. 7 January 2024. Retrieved 18 April 2025.
  9. "A young man with Väike-Maarja roots plays for a Belgian football club". Postimees (in Estonian). 9 January 2024. Retrieved 18 April 2025.
  10. "R. SILLAMAA". Soccerway. Retrieved 28 February 2024.