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Marek Kaljumäe (born 18 February 1991) is an Estonian footballer who plays for Tallinna Kalev. Kaljumäe plays mainly as a defensive midfielder but can also play as a defender.
 Kaljumäe with Levadia in 2012 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Marek Kaljumäe | ||
| Date of birth | 18 February 1991 | ||
| Place of birth | Tallinn, Estonia | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defensive midfielder / Defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Tallinna Kalev | ||
| Number | 26 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2002–2009 | SC Real | ||
| 2008 | Nõmme Kalju | ||
| 2009–2010 | AZ | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2007 | Kaitseliit Kalev II | 6 | (1) |
| 2009–2011 | AZ | 0 | (0) |
| 2010–2011 | → Telstar (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| 2011–2014 | Levadia II | 14 | (2) |
| 2011–2014 | Levadia | 81 | (8) |
| 2015 | Narva Trans | 35 | (0) |
| 2016 | Levadia | 36 | (4) |
| 2017–2018 | PS Kemi | 58 | (2) |
| 2019 | Levadia | 27 | (1) |
| 2020 | Tallinna Kalev | 29 | (5) |
| 2021 | Vaprus | 26 | (0) |
| 2022- | Tallinna Kalev | 82 | (4) |
| International career | |||
| 2007 | Estonia U17 | 3 | (0) |
| 2008 | Estonia U18 | 3 | (1) |
| 2008–2009 | Estonia U19 | 17 | (0) |
| 2010–2013 | Estonia U21 | 17 | (1) |
| 2012–2014 | Estonia U23 | 3 | (0) |
| 2017–2018 | Estonia | 5 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21 August 2024 | |||
Kaljumäe came through the SC Real youth system, where he was coached by Aivar Tiidus. In August 2009, he moved to the Netherlands, where he joined the AZ youth academy.[1]
Kaljumäe joined Eerste Divisie club Telstar on loan for the 2010–11 season. He made a single appearance in the Eerste Divisie on 6 May 2011, in a 1–5 loss to Helmond Sport.
On 1 July 2011, Kaljumäe signed a one-and-a-half-year contract with Levadia.[2] He made his debut in the Meistriliiga on 9 July 2011, against Kuressaare. Kaljumäe won the Estonian Cup in 2012. He won his first Meistriliiga title in the 2013 season. On 8 January 2014, Kaljumäe signed a one-year contract extension with Levadia.[3] He won his second Estonian Cup in 2014, and his second Meistriliiga title in the 2014 season.
On 5 March 2015, Kaljumäe joined Meistriliiga club Narva Trans on a one-year deal.[4]
On 29 February 2016, returned to Levadia on a one-year contract.[5]
On 18 January 2017, Kaljumäe signed one-year contract with Finnish Veikkausliiga club PS Kemi.[6]
Kaljumäe returned to Levadia for the third time. He signed a one-year contract on 27 December 2018, with an option to extend the contract for further one year.[7]
Kaljumäe has represented Estonia at youth levels, playing for the under-17, under-18, under-19, under-21, and under-23 national sides.
Kaljumäe made his senior international debut for Estonia on 19 November 2017, in a 2–0 away victory over Fiji in a friendly.[8]
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