Enar Jääger

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Enar Jääger
Jääger with Estonia in 2015
Personal information
Date of birth (1984-11-18) 18 November 1984 (age 40)
Place of birth Kohila, Estonia
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Defender
Youth career
Flora Kehtna
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2000 Lelle 25 (0)
2000–2003
Tervis Pärnu
 8 (0)
2000–2002 Valga 34 (1)
2001–2005 Flora 48 (2)
2005–2007 Torpedo Moscow 35 (0)
2007–2009 Aalesund 58 (1)
2009–2010
Ascoli
 5 (0)
2010–2012 Aalesund 78 (2)
2013–2014 Lierse 22 (0)
2015 Flora 16 (0)
2015–2018 Vålerenga 50 (5)
2017–2018
Vålerenga 2
 4 (0)
2019–2020 Flora 10 (0)
2019 → Flora U21 2 (0)
International career
2000
Estonia U16
 2 (0)
2001 Estonia U19 4 (0)
2002–2003 Estonia U20 2 (0)
2001–2006 Estonia U21 7 (0)
2002–2017 Estonia 126 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Enar Jääger (born 18 November 1984) is an Estonian former professional footballer who played as a defender.

Club career

Flora

Jääger made his senior league debut in the

Lootus. He won the Meistriliiga title in the 2003 season.[2]

Torpedo Moscow

On 3 February 2005, Jääger signed a three-year contract with Russian Premier League club Torpedo Moscow for an undisclosed fee, becoming third Estonian player in the club after Andres Oper and Andrei Stepanov.[3] He made his debut in Russian Premier League on 13 March, in a 3–1 home win over Rostov.[4]

Aalesund

On 8 March 2007, Jääger signed a two-and-a-half-year contract with Norwegian club

Tippeligaen on 16 May 2007, in a 4–0 away victory over Strømsgodset
.

Ascoli

On 19 July 2009, Jääger signed for

Gallipoli.[7] Jääger failed to become a regular starter for Ascoli and was released by the club on 31 January 2010, after making just five league appearances.[8]

Return to Aalesund

After rejecting an offer from

Norwegian Cup final, winning his first trophy with the club.[10][11] He didn't extend his contract after the 2011 season.[12]

On 5 January 2012, Jääger passed a medical examination at

Championship sides Crystal Palace and Leeds United, and League One side Charlton Athletic, Jääger failed to secure a contract by March 2012.[19][20]

On 13 March 2012, Jääger signed a one-year contract with Aalesund, after receiving an improved offer from his former club.[21][22]

Lierse

On 15 July 2013, Jääger signed a one-year contract with Belgian Pro League club Lierse, with an option to extend it for another year.[23] He made his debut for the club on 27 July, in a 2–1 home loss to Zulte Waregem.[24]

Return to Flora

In December 2014, Jääger joined the Flora first-team squad for training sessions.[25] On 5 March 2015, he signed a one-year contract with the club.[26] Jääger was named club captain ahead of the 2015 season.

Vålerenga

On 18 August 2015, Jääger signed for Tippeligaen club Vålerenga for the remainder of the 2015 season.[27] He made his Vålerenga debut on 28 August, in 2–0 away loss to his former club Aalesund.[28] On 4 January 2016, Jääger extended his contract for a year.[29][30] On 30 March 2017, he extended his contract for another year.[31]

Second return to Flora

On 14 June 2019, Jääger once again returned to Flora, signing a contract for the rest of the season.[32] Jääger was part of Flora's championship-winning 2019 Meistriliiga season, repeating as champions of the COVID-19 pandemic shortened 2020 Meistriliiga season. Jääger announced his retirement on 5 December 2020, following the club's final game of the season.[33]

International career

Jääger began his youth career in 2000 with the

Estonia under-16 team. He also represented the under-19, under-20, and under-21
national sides.

Jääger made his senior international debut for

New Zealand in a friendly. He made his 100th appearance for Estonia on 19 November 2013, a day after his 29th birthday, in a 3–0 friendly away win over Liechtenstein.[34]

Career statistics

Club

As of 4 December 2018[35][36][37]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup[a] Europe Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Lelle 2000 Esiliiga 25 0 — — 25 0
Tervis Pärnu
 2000 Esiliiga 2 0 — — 2 0
2003 Esiliiga 6 0 0 0 — 0 0 6 0
Total 8 0 0 0 — 0 0 8 0
Valga 2001 Esiliiga 21 1 1 0 — 1[b] 0 23 1
2002 Esiliiga 13 0 0 0 — — 13 0
Total 34 1 1 0 — 1 0 36 1
Flora 2001 Meistriliiga 1 0 0 0 0 0 — 1 0
2003 Meistriliiga 22 1 3 0 2[c] 0 1[d] 0 28 1
2004 Meistriliiga 25 1 5 0 2[c] 0 1[d] 0 33 1
Total 48 2 8 0 4 0 2 0 62 2
Torpedo Moscow 2005 Russian Premier League 13 0 3 0 — — 16 0
2006 Russian Premier League 22 0 6 0 — — 28 0
Total 35 0 9 0 — — 44 0
Aalesund 2007
Tippeligaen
 19 0 4 0 — — 23 0
2008 Tippeligaen 23 1 3 0 — 2[e] 0 28 1
2009 Tippeligaen 16 0 3 0 — — 19 0
Total 58 1 10 0 — 2 0 70 1
Ascoli
 2009–10 Serie B 5 0 0 0 — — 5 0
Aalesund 2010 Tippeligaen 26 0 2 0 1[f] 0 0 0 29 0
2011 Tippeligaen 27 2 5 0 7[f] 0 — 39 2
2012 Tippeligaen 25 0 1 0 2[f] 0 — 28 0
Total 78 2 8 0 10 0 0 0 96 2
Lierse 2013–14 Belgian Pro League 22 0 0 0 — — 22 0
Flora 2015 Meistriliiga 16 0 3 0 2[f] 0 — 21 0
Vålerenga 2015 Tippeligaen 9 2 0 0 — — 9 2
2016 Tippeligaen 11 1 3 0 — — 14 1
2017 Eliteserien 27 2 5 1 — — 32 3
2018 Eliteserien 3 0 0 0 — — 3 0
Total 50 5 8 1 — — 58 6
Vålerenga 2
2017
2. divisjon
 1 0 — — — 1 0
2018
 2. divisjon 3 0 — — — 3 0
Total 4 0 — — — 4 0
Total 383 11 47 1 16 0 5 0 451 12
  1. ^ Includes the Estonian Cup, Russian Cup, and Norwegian Cup
  2. ^ Appearance in Esiliiga promotion play-offs
  3. ^ a b Appearances in UEFA Champions League
  4. ^ a b Appearance in Estonian Supercup
  5. Tippeligaen
    relegation play-offs
  6. ^ a b c d Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year[37][38]
National team Year Apps Goals
Estonia 2002 1 0
2003 9 0
2004 12 0
2005 11 0
2006 7 0
2007 10 0
2008 9 0
2009 10 0
2010 5 0
2011 11 0
2012 5 0
2013 10 0
2014 11 0
2015 8 0
2016 2 0
2017 5 0
Total 126 0

Honours

Valga

Flora

Aalesund

See also

References

  1. ^ "Jalgpall: FC Flora teatas esinduskoosseisu" [FC Flora announces squad]. Eesti Päevaleht (in Estonian). 8 December 2000.
  2. ^ "Jääger, Enar" (in Estonian). ESBL.
  3. ^ "Enar Jääger allkirjastas Torpeedoga lepingu" [Enar Jääger signed contract with Torpedoga]. Eesti Päevaleht (in Estonian). 3 February 2005.
  4. ^ "Torpeedo alustas võiduga" [Torpedo began with a win]. Eesti Päevaleht (in Estonian). 13 March 2005.
  5. ^ "Enar Jääger vahetab Venemaa liiga Norra vastu" [Enar Jääger switches Russian league for Norwegian]. Postimees (in Estonian). 8 March 2007.
  6. ^ "Enar Jääger sõlmis Itaalia klubiga lepingu" [Enar Jääger signed a contract with Italian club]. Postimees (in Estonian). 19 July 2009.
  7. ^ "Jääger tegi Ascoli eest liigadebüüdi" [Jääger made league debut for Ascoli]. Postimees (in Estonian). 22 August 2009.
  8. ^ "Jäägeri karjäär Ascolis sai läbi" [Jääger's career at Ascoli came to an end]. Postimees (in Estonian). 31 January 2010.
  9. ^ "Red Bullsi pakkumise jätnud Jääger naasis Aalesundi" [Having rejected Red Bulls offer, Jääger returned to Aalesund]. Postimees (in Estonian). 5 March 2010.
  10. ^ "Enar Jääger ja Sander Post krooniti Norra karikavõitjateks" (in Estonian). ERR Sport. 6 November 2011.
  11. ^ "Jääger ja Post krooniti Norra karikavõitjateks" [Jääger and Post crowned Norwegian cup winners]. Postimees (in Estonian). 6 November 2011.
  12. ^ "Jääger ei pikenda Aalesundiga lepingut" [Jääger won't extend his contract with Aalesund]. Postimees (in Estonian). 22 November 2011.
  13. ^ "Jääger läbis Poola klubis arstliku kontrolli" [Jääger passed medical examination at Polish club]. Postimees (in Estonian). 6 January 2012.
  14. ^ "Jääger lükkas Poola klubi pakkumise tagasi" [Jääger rejected Polish club's offer]. Postimees (in Estonian). 9 January 2012.
  15. ^ "Rangers keen on Enar Jaager and Mervan Celik". BBC Sport. 13 January 2012.
  16. ^ "McCoist welcomes trialists". Rangers F.C. 16 January 2012. Archived from the original on 19 January 2012.
  17. ^ "Rangers to offer deal to Estonia defender Enar Jaager". BBC Sport. 20 January 2012.
  18. ^ "Enar Jaager and Zlatan Muslimovic exit Rangers without contracts". BBC Sport. 24 January 2012.
  19. ^ "Leeds could hi-jack Rangers move for Estonian defender". Daily Express. 23 January 2012.
  20. ^ "Jääger ootab Charltoni ja Crystal Palace'i otsust" [Jääger waiting on Charlton and Crystal Palace]. Postimees (in Estonian). 2 March 2012.
  21. ^ "Rangersisse soovitud Enar Jääger naases Aalesundi" [Rangers target Enar Jääger returned to Aalesund] (in Estonian). ERR Sport. 13 March 2012.
  22. ^ "Enar Jääger: Aalesund tegi uue ja parema pakkumise" [Enar Jääger: Aalesund made a new and better offer] (in Estonian). ERR Sport. 14 March 2012.
  23. ^ "Jääger sõlmis Belgia kõrgliigaklubiga lepingu" [Jääger signed a contract with a Belgian top flight club] (in Estonian). ERR Sport. 15 July 2013.
  24. ^ "Jääger tegi Lierse'i eest liigadebüüdi" [Jääger made a league debut for Lierse] (in Estonian). ERR Sport. 28 July 2013.
  25. ^ "Flora alustas ettevalmistust 27 mängijaga" [Flora began preparations with 27 players] (in Estonian). ERR Sport. 16 December 2014.
  26. ^ "Enar Jääger 11-aastase vaheaja järel tagasi FC Floras" [Enar Jääger back in Flora after 11 years] (in Estonian). ERR Sport. 5 March 2015.
  27. ^ "FC Flora kapten Enar Jääger siirdub Norra kõrgliigasse" [FC Flora captain Enar Jääger moves to Norwegian top flight] (in Estonian). ERR Sport. 18 August 2015.
  28. ^ "Enar Jääger tegi mõõnas oleva Oslo Valerenga eest debüüdi" [Enar Jääger debuted for slumping Vålerenga Oslo] (in Estonian). ERR Sport. 29 August 2015.
  29. ^ "Enar Jääger jätkab Valerenga ridades" [Enar Jääger to continue at Vålerenga] (in Estonian). ERR Sport. 4 January 2016.
  30. ^ "Enar Jääger jätkab uuel hooajal Valerenga ridades" [Enar Jääger to continue at Vålerenga in the cmoning season]. Postimees (in Estonian). 4 January 2016.
  31. ^ "Enar Jääger jätkab karjääri Norra kõrgliigas" [Enar Jääger to continue his career in the Norwegian top flight] (in Estonian). ERR Sport. 30 March 2017.
  32. ^ "Enar Jääger naaseb Flora ridades Premium liigasse" [Enar Jääger returns to the Premium liiga in Flora's ranks] (in Estonian). ERR Sport. 14 June 2019.
  33. ^ "Enar Jääger lõpetab karjääri" [Enar Jääger finishes career]. FC Flora (in Estonian). 5 December 2020. Archived from the original on 16 December 2020. Retrieved 15 December 2020.
  34. ^ "Eesti võitis Liechtensteini 3:0" [Estonia defeated Liechtenstein 3–0] (in Estonian). Estonian Football Association. 19 November 2013.
  35. ^ "Enar Jääger" (in Estonian). Estonian Football Association.
  36. ^ "Enar Jääger". altomfotball.no (in Norwegian).
  37. ^ a b "Jääger, Enar". National-Football-Teams.com.
  38. ^ "Enar Jääger" (in Estonian). Estonian Football Association.
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