Markus Jürgenson

Markus Jürgenson (born 9 September 1987) is an Estonian professional footballer who plays as a right back for Estonian club FCI Levadia and the Estonia national team.

Markus Jürgenson
Jürgenson with Estonia in 2015
Personal information
Full name Markus Jürgenson
Date of birth (1987-09-09) 9 September 1987
Place of birth Tõravere, Estonia
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Playing position(s) Right back
Club information
Current team
 FCI Levadia
Number 16
Youth career
2002–2005 Tammeka
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2004 Tammeka II 14 (10)
2003–2006 Tammeka 66 (6)
2007 TVMK II 11 (1)
2006–2008 TVMK 53 (8)
2009–2011 Flora II 6 (1)
2008–2016 Flora 252 (37)
2017 VPS 23 (2)
2018– FCI Levadia 66 (10)
National team‡
2006–2008 Estonia U21 6 (0)
2010 Estonia U23 1 (0)
2010–2018 Estonia 11 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 18:47, 23 January 2020 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 7 December 2019

Club career

Tammeka

Jürgenson came through the youth system at Tammeka. He made his debut in the Meistriliiga on 16 March 2005, in a 2–2 home draw against Merkuur.

TVMK

In December 2006, Jürgenson signed a three-year contract with TVMK.[1]

Flora

On 16 November 2008, Jürgenson signed with Flora.[2] He won his first Meistriliiga title in the 2010 season. Jürgenson won two more league titles in 2011 and 2015. On 8 November 2016, Flora announced Jürgenson's contract would not be extended for the next season. During his eight seasons with the club, Jürgenson had become a fans' favourite, having won three Meistriliiga titles, four Estonian Cups and five Estonian Supercups, amassing a total of 328 appearances and scoring 56 goals, including 252 appearances and 37 goals in the Meistriliiga.[3]

VPS

On 10 February 2017, Jürgenson signed with Finnish club VPS on a one-year contract, with option of another.[4]

FCI Levadia

On 19 January 2018, Jürgenson returned to Estonia and joined FCI Levadia on a one-year deal with an option to extend the contract for another year.[5]

International career

Jürgenson began his international career for Estonia with the under-21 national team in 2006. In December 2010, he was called up by manager Tarmo Rüütli for Estonia friendlies against China PR and Qatar.[6] Jürgenson made his senior international debut for Estonia on 18 December, playing full 90 minutes in a 0–3 away loss to China PR.[7]

Career statistics

Club
As of 7 December 2018.[8]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup[lower-alpha 1] Europe Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Tammeka II2004V liiga1410———1410
Tammeka2003Esiliiga4000——40
2005Meistriliiga321———321
2006Meistriliiga30522——327
Total66622——688
TVMK II2007Esiliiga111———111
TVMK2007Meistriliiga203301[lower-alpha 2]04[lower-alpha 3]0283
2008Meistriliiga335102[lower-alpha 4]04[lower-alpha 3]0405
Total538403080688
Flora II2009Esiliiga5000——50
2011Esiliiga1100——11
Total6100——61
Flora2009Meistriliiga262512[lower-alpha 4]03[lower-alpha 5]0363
2010Meistriliiga332612[lower-alpha 4]07[lower-alpha 6]0483
2011Meistriliiga344652[lower-alpha 7]05[lower-alpha 8]0479
2012Meistriliiga334511[lower-alpha 7]01[lower-alpha 9]1406
2013Meistriliiga323722[lower-alpha 4]0—415
2014Meistriliiga30942—1[lower-alpha 9]03511
2015Meistriliiga328422[lower-alpha 4]0—3810
2016Meistriliiga325542[lower-alpha 7]000399
Total25237421813017132456
VPS2017Veikkausliiga232301[lower-alpha 4]0—272
FCI Levadia2018Meistriliiga341402[lower-alpha 4]01[lower-alpha 9]0411
Career total45966552019026155987
  1. Includes the Estonian Cup and Finnish Cup
  2. Appearance in UEFA Intertoto Cup
  3. Appearances in Baltic League
  4. Appearance(s) in UEFA Cup/UEFA Europa League
  5. One appearance in Estonian Supercup, two appearances in Baltic League
  6. One appearance in Estonian Supercup, six appearances in Baltic League
  7. Appearance(s) in UEFA Champions League
  8. Two appearances in Baltic Champions Cup, one appearance in Estonian Supercup, two appearances in Baltic League
  9. Appearance in Estonian Supercup

International
As of 7 December 2018.[9]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Estonia
201020
201420
201520
201630
201820
Total110

Honours

Club
Flora
FCI Levadia
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References
  1. "Tomson ja Jürgenson samuti kolmeks aastaks TVMK-sse" [Tomson and Jürgenson to TVMK for three years]. Eesti Päevaleht (in Estonian). 8 December 2006.
  2. "Markus Jürgenson siirdus FC Florasse" [Markus Jürgenson moved to FC Flora] (in Estonian). Soccernet.ee. 16 November 2008.
  3. "Flora lõpetas koostöö kahe tänavu koondist esindanud mehega" [Flora ended contracts with two internationals] (in Estonian). Soccernet.ee. 8 November 2016.
  4. "Ametlik: Markus Jürgenson liitus Vaasaga" [Official: Markus Jürgenson has joined Vaasa] (in Estonian). ERR Sport. 10 February 2017.
  5. "Endine Flora mängija Markus Jürgenson liitus Levadiaga" [Former Flora player Markus Jürgenson joined Levadia] (in Estonian). ERR Sport. 19 January 2018.
  6. "Eesti koondise koosseis mängudeks Hiina ja Katariga" [Estonia squad for matches against China and Qatar] (in Estonian). Estonian Football Association. 14 December 2010.
  7. "Eesti koondis jäi võõrsil alla Hiinale" [Estonia team defeated away by China] (in Estonian). Estonian Football Association. 18 December 2010.
  8. "Markus Jürgenson" (in Estonian). Estonian Football Association.
  9. "Markus Jürgenson" (in Estonian). Estonian Football Association.
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