Gert Kams
 Kams playing for Estonia in 2019 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Gert Kams | ||
| Date of birth | 25 May 1985 | ||
| Place of birth | Koeru, Estonia | ||
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in) | ||
| Position(s) |
Winger | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Kehtna | |||
| –2004 | FCF Järvamaa | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2001–2004 | Koeru | 54 | (17) |
| 2004 | Ervita United | 2 | (7) |
| 2005 | Valga | 25 | (3) |
| 2006–2012 | Flora | 207 | (32) |
| 2006–2007 |
Flora II | 12 | (10) |
| 2013–2014 | SJK | 52 | (7) |
| 2014 |
Kerho 07 | 1 | (0) |
| 2014–2019 | Flora | 157 | (13) |
| 2017 | Flora U21 | 2 | (1) |
| International career | |||
| 2005 | Estonia U20 | 2 | (0) |
| 2006 | Estonia U21 | 2 | (0) |
| 2007–2019 | Estonia | 60 | (3) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2019– | Paide Linnameeskond (sporting director) | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Gert Kams (born 25 May 1985) is a retired Estonian professional footballer who played as a right back. From 2019 he works as a sporting director for Paide Linnameeskond.[1]
Club career
Early career
Kams started out playing for hometown team Koeru before moving to Meistriliiga side Valga in 2005.
Flora
In 2006, Kams joined Meistriliiga club Flora. He helped Flora win two successive Meistriliiga titles in 2010 and 2011.[2]
SJK
On 18 January 2013, Kams signed a two-year contract with Finnish club SJK.[3] SJK won the 2013 Ykkönen and were promoted to the Veikkausliiga.
Return to Flora
On 27 October 2014, Kams rejoined his former club Flora.[4] He was named as the club's captain ahead of the 2015 season. Kams went on to help Flora win Meistriliiga titles in the 2015 and 2017 seasons.[5]
International career
Kams has represented Estonia at under-20 and under-21 levels.
He made his senior international debut for
friendly. Kams scored his first international goal on 29 February 2012, in a 2–0 friendly victory over El Salvador. It was an unconventional goal as the ball deflected off his back.[6]
Career statistics
Club
| Club | Season | League | Cup[a] | League Cup[b] | Europe | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Koeru | 2001 | III liiga | 12 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 12 | 3 | ||||
| 2002 | III liiga | 14 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 14 | 3 | |||||
| 2003 | III liiga | 13 | 6 | — | — | — | — | 13 | 6 | |||||
| 2004 | III liiga | 15 | 5 | — | — | — | — | 15 | 5 | |||||
| Total | 54 | 17 | — | — | — | — | 54 | 17 | ||||||
| Ervita United | 2004 | V liiga | 2 | 7 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 7 | ||||
| Valga | 2005 | Meistriliiga | 25 | 3 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | 28 | 3 | |||
| Flora | 2006 | Meistriliiga | 21 | 5 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 1[c] | 0 | 24 | 5 | |
| 2007 | Meistriliiga | 28 | 3 | 2 | 3 | — | 2[d] | 0 | 2[e] | 0 | 34 | 6 | ||
| 2008 | Meistriliiga | 36 | 5 | 4 | 1 | — | 2[d] | 0 | 3[e] | 0 | 45 | 6 | ||
| 2009 | Meistriliiga | 25 | 4 | 4 | 0 | — | 1[d] | 0 | 2[e] | 0 | 32 | 4 | ||
| 2010 | Meistriliiga | 35 | 6 | 4 | 0 | — | 2[d] | 0 | 6[f] | 0 | 47 | 6 | ||
| 2011 | Meistriliiga | 35 | 4 | 3 | 3 | — | 2[g] | 0 | 4[h] | 0 | 44 | 7 | ||
| 2012 | Meistriliiga | 27 | 5 | 4 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | 1[c] | 0 | 32 | 6 | ||
| Total | 207 | 32 | 23 | 8 | — | 9 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 258 | 40 | |||
Flora II |
2006 | Esiliiga | 10 | 8 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 10 | 8 | |||
| 2007 | Esiliiga | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | ||||
| Total | 12 | 10 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 12 | 10 | |||||
| SJK | 2013 | Ykkönen | 22 | 4 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 23 | 4 | |||
| 2014 | Veikkausliiga | 30 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 36 | 3 | |||
| Total | 52 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 59 | 7 | ||||
Kerho 07 |
2014 | Kakkonen | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||||
| Flora | 2015 | Meistriliiga | 35 | 4 | 3 | 0 | — | 2[d] | 0 | — | 40 | 4 | ||
| 2016 | Meistriliiga | 31 | 3 | 5 | 1 | — | 2[g] | 0 | 1[c] | 0 | 39 | 4 | ||
| 2017 | Meistriliiga | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 0 | ||
| 2018 | Meistriliiga | 34 | 3 | 2 | 0 | — | 4[i] | 1 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 4 | ||
| Total | 126 | 10 | 10 | 1 | — | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 145 | 12 | |||
| Flora U21 | 2017 | Esiliiga | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | |||
| Career total | 481 | 87 | 39 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 17 | 1 | 20 | 0 | 561 | 97 | ||
- ^ Includes the Estonian Cup and Finnish Cup
- ^ Includes the Finnish League Cup
- ^ a b c Appearance in Estonian Supercup
- ^ a b c d e Appearance(s) in UEFA Cup/UEFA Europa League
- ^ a b c Appearances in Baltic League
- ^ One appearance in Estonian Supercup, five appearances in Baltic League
- ^ a b Appearances in UEFA Champions League
- ^ Two appearances in Baltic Champions Cup, two appearances in Baltic League
- ^ Two appearances in UEFA Champions League, two appearances and one goal in UEFA Europa League
International
- As of 19 July 2019.[10]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Estonia | |||
| 2007 | 5 | 0 | |
| 2008 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2009 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2010 | 5 | 0 | |
| 2011 | 4 | 0 | |
| 2012 | 6 | 2 | |
| 2013 | 6 | 0 | |
| 2014 | 6 | 0 | |
| 2015 | 4 | 0 | |
| 2016 | 7 | 0 | |
| 2018 | 5 | 0 | |
| 2019 | 5 | 1 | |
| Total | 58 | 3 | |
International goals
- As of 19 July 2019. Estonia score listed first, score column indicates score after each Kams goal.[10]
| No. | Date | Venue | Cap | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 29 February 2012 | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, United States | 20 |  El Salvador |
2–0 | 2–0 | Friendly |
| 2 | 8 November 2012 | Muscat , Oman |
24 |  Oman |
2–1 | 2–1 | Friendly |
| 3 | 11 January 2019 | Khalifa International Stadium, Doha, Qatar | 54 |  Finland |
1–0 | 2–1 | Friendly |
Honours
Club
- Flora
- Meistriliiga: 2010, 2011, 2015, 2017, 2019
- Estonian Cup: 2007–08, 2008–09, 2010–11, 2015–16
- Estonian Supercup: 2009, 2011, 2012, 2016
- SJK
Individual
- Meistriliiga Player of the Month: August 2016,[11] August 2018[12]
References
- ^ https://sport.postimees.ee/6845250/gert-kamsist-sai-paide-linnameeskonna-spordidirektor
- ^ "FC Flora kindlustas 2011. aasta meistritiitli" [FC Flora secured the 2011 championship title] (in Estonian). Estonian Football Association. 1 November 2011.
- ^ "Gert Kams ja Stanislav Goldberg siirdusid Soome esiliigasse" [Gert Kams and Stanislav Goldberg moved to Finnish second division] (in Estonian). ERR Sport. 19 January 2013.
- ^ "Gert Kams naaseb FC Florasse" [Gert Kams returns to FC Flora] (in Estonian). ERR Sport. 27 October 2014.
- ^ "FC Flora kindlustas meistritiitli" [FC Flora secured championship title] (in Estonian). Estonian Football Association. 28 October 2017.
- ^ "Eesti alustas aastat 2:0 võiduga El Salvadori üle" [Estonia began the year with a 2–0 victory over El Salvador] (in Estonian). Estonian Football Association. 1 March 2012.
- ^ "Gert Kams" (in Estonian). Estonian Football Association.
- ^ "Kams, Gert". National-Football-Teams.com.
- ^ "Gert Kams". Soccerway.com.
- ^ a b "Gert Kams" (in Estonian). Estonian Football Association.
- ^ "Premium liiga parimaks valiti suurepärase alguse teinud Arbeiter" (in Estonian). Estonian Football Association. 13 September 2016.
- ^ "Premium liiga kuu parimateks valiti Koppel ja Kams" (in Estonian). Estonian Football Association. 10 September 2018.
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Gert Kams.
- Gert Kams at the Estonian Football Association (in Estonian)
- Gert Kams national team profile at the Estonian Football Association (in Estonian)
- Gert Kams – UEFA competition record (archive)
- Gert Kams – FIFA competition record (archived)
- Gert Kams at Soccerway
- Gert Kams at National-Football-Teams.com