Markus Jürgenson

Markus Jürgenson
Jürgenson with Estonia in 2015
Personal information
Full name Markus Jürgenson
Date of birth (1987-09-09) 9 September 1987 (age 37)
Place of birth Tõravere, Estonia
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Right back
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)
2018–2022 FCI Levadia 105 (13)
International career‡
2006–2008 Estonia U21 6 (0)
2010 Estonia U23 1 (0)
2010–2018 Estonia 11 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 7 December 2022
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 7 December 2019

Markus Jürgenson (born 9 September 1987) is an Estonian professional footballer who last played as a right back for Estonian club FCI Levadia.

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] In November 2022 Jürgenson announced his departure from Levadia after five seasons and five titles with the club: 1 League title, 2 cups and 2 supercups.[6]

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.[7] Jürgenson made his senior international debut for Estonia on 18 December, playing full 90 minutes in a 0–3 away loss to China PR.[8]

Career statistics

Club

As of 7 December 2018.[9]
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
Tammeka II 2004 V liiga 14 10 — — — 14 10
Tammeka 2003 Esiliiga 4 0 0 0 — — 4 0
2005 Meistriliiga 32 1 — — — 32 1
2006 Meistriliiga 30 5 2 2 — — 32 7
Total 66 6 2 2 — — 68 8
TVMK II 2007 Esiliiga 11 1 — — — 11 1
TVMK 2007 Meistriliiga 20 3 3 0 1[b] 0 4[c] 0 28 3
2008 Meistriliiga 33 5 1 0 2[d] 0 4[c] 0 40 5
Total 53 8 4 0 3 0 8 0 68 8
Flora II 2009 Esiliiga 5 0 0 0 — — 5 0
2011 Esiliiga 1 1 0 0 — — 1 1
Total 6 1 0 0 — — 6 1
Flora 2009 Meistriliiga 26 2 5 1 2[d] 0 3[e] 0 36 3
2010 Meistriliiga 33 2 6 1 2[d] 0 7[f] 0 48 3
2011 Meistriliiga 34 4 6 5 2[g] 0 5[h] 0 47 9
2012 Meistriliiga 33 4 5 1 1[g] 0 1[i] 1 40 6
2013 Meistriliiga 32 3 7 2 2[d] 0 — 41 5
2014 Meistriliiga 30 9 4 2 — 1[i] 0 35 11
2015 Meistriliiga 32 8 4 2 2[d] 0 — 38 10
2016 Meistriliiga 32 5 5 4 2[g] 0 0 0 39 9
Total 252 37 42 18 13 0 17 1 324 56
VPS 2017 Veikkausliiga 23 2 3 0 1[d] 0 — 27 2
FCI Levadia 2018 Meistriliiga 34 1 4 0 2[d] 0 1[i] 0 41 1
Career total 459 66 55 20 19 0 26 1 559 87
  1. ^ Includes the Estonian Cup and Finnish Cup
  2. ^ Appearance in UEFA Intertoto Cup
  3. ^ a b Appearances in Baltic League
  4. ^ a b c d e f g 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. ^ a b c Appearance(s) in UEFA Champions League
  8. ^ Two appearances in Baltic Champions Cup, one appearance in Estonian Supercup, two appearances in Baltic League
  9. ^ a b c Appearance in Estonian Supercup

International

As of 7 December 2018.[10]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Estonia
2010 2 0
2014 2 0
2015 2 0
2016 3 0
2018 2 0
Total 11 0

Honours

Club

Flora
FCI Levadia

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. ^ "Kuus mängijat ja üks treener lahkusid FCI Levadiast" [Six players and one coach departed from FCI Levadia] (in Estonian). Soccernet. 29 November 2022.
  7. ^ "Eesti koondise koosseis mängudeks Hiina ja Katariga" [Estonia squad for matches against China and Qatar] (in Estonian). Estonian Football Association. 14 December 2010.
  8. ^ "Eesti koondis jäi võõrsil alla Hiinale" [Estonia team defeated away by China] (in Estonian). Estonian Football Association. 18 December 2010.
  9. ^ "Markus Jürgenson" (in Estonian). Estonian Football Association.
  10. ^ "Markus Jürgenson" (in Estonian). Estonian Football Association.