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Taijo Teniste (born 31 January 1988) is an Estonian professional footballer who plays as a right back for Estonian Meistriliiga club Tallinna Kalev and the Estonia national team.
 Teniste with Sogndal in 2017 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Taijo Teniste | ||
| Date of birth | 31 January 1988[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Tartu, Estonia | ||
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Right back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Tallinna Kalev | ||
| Number | 23 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2004 | SK 10 Premium | ||
| 2005 | Levadia | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2004 | SK 10 Premium | 17 | (16) |
| 2005–2007 | Levadia II | 49 | (15) |
| 2005–2011 | Levadia | 148 | (13) |
| 2011–2017 | Sogndal | 164 | (1) |
| 2018–2020 | Brann | 59 | (2) |
| 2021–2023 | Tartu Tammeka | 64 | (2) |
| 2024 | Tartu Welco | 1 | (0) |
| 2024– | Tallinna Kalev | 3 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2004 | Estonia U17 | 7 | (0) |
| 2005 | Estonia U18 | 1 | (0) |
| 2005–2006 | Estonia U19 | 8 | (0) |
| 2005–2010 | Estonia U21 | 19 | (0) |
| 2010 | Estonia U23 | 1 | (0) |
| 2007– | Estonia | 99 | (1) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21 August 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 26 June 2023 | |||
Teniste came through the Spordiklubi 10 youth academy and played for the club's first team in the IV liiga.
In January 2005, Teniste signed for Levadia.[2] He made his debut in the Meistriliiga on 3 April 2005, in a 4–0 home victory over Merkuur Tartu. Teniste helped Levadia win four successive Meistriliiga titles in 2006, 2007, 2008 and 2009.[3]
On 4 July 2011, Teniste joined League Two side Swindon Town for a trial, but was not offered a contract as manager Paolo Di Canio felt Teniste was not a natural left back.[4][5]
On 1 September 2011, Teniste joined Norwegian club Sogndal on loan until the end of the season, with the option to make the deal permanent.[6] He made his debut in the Tippeligaen on 11 September, in a 0–0 home draw against Aalesund, coming on as a substitute for Ole Jørgen Halvorsen in injury time.[7] On 23 December 2011, Teniste signed a two-year contract with Sogndal.[8] His contract was subsequently extended to 2015 and then to 2017.[9] Teniste scored his first goal for Sogndal on 26 November 2017, in a 5–2 home win over Vålerenga in the last match of the 2017 season.[10]
On 14 August 2017, it was announced that Teniste would join Brann after the 2017 season on a three-year deal.[11]
Teniste has represented Estonia at under-17, under-18, under-19, under-21 and under-23 levels.
Teniste made his senior international debut for Estonia on 9 November 2007, replacing Urmas Rooba in the 70th minute of a 0–2 away loss to Saudi Arabia in a friendly.[12] Teniste finally scored his first goal for the national team on his 93rd cap on 26 September 2022 scoring in a 4–0 UEFA Nations League away win against San Marino. This goal also helped Estonia seal their return to the C League.
| Club | Season | League | Cup[lower-alpha 1] | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| SK 10 Premium | 2004 | IV liiga | 17 | 16 | — | — | — | 17 | 16 | |||
| Levadia II | 2005 | Esiliiga | 16 | 5 | — | — | — | 16 | 5 | |||
| 2006 | Esiliiga | 27 | 5 | — | — | — | 27 | 5 | ||||
| 2007 | Esiliiga | 6 | 5 | — | — | — | 6 | 5 | ||||
| Total | 49 | 15 | — | — | — | 49 | 15 | |||||
| Levadia | 2005 | Meistriliiga | 12 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 2 |
| 2006 | Meistriliiga | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 6 | 0 | ||
| 2007 | Meistriliiga | 19 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 2[lower-alpha 3] | 0 | 27 | 1 | |
| 2008 | Meistriliiga | 31 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 2[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 4[lower-alpha 4] | 0 | 42 | 2 | |
| 2009 | Meistriliiga | 24 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6[lower-alpha 5] | 0 | 2[lower-alpha 6] | 0 | 33 | 3 | |
| 2010 | Meistriliiga | 33 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 7] | 0 | 39 | 1 | |
| 2011 | Meistriliiga | 23 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2[lower-alpha 8] | 0 | 2[lower-alpha 6] | 0 | 29 | 4 | |
| Total | 148 | 13 | 16 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 190 | 13 | ||
| Sogndal (loan) | 2011 | Tippeligaen | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 7 | 0 | ||
| Sogndal | 2012 | Tippeligaen | 24 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 25 | 0 | ||
| 2013 | Tippeligaen | 30 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 32 | 0 | |||
| 2014 | Tippeligaen | 25 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 27 | 0 | |||
| 2015 | OBOS-ligaen | 25 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 27 | 0 | |||
| 2016 | Tippeligaen | 27 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 30 | 0 | |||
| 2017 | Eliteserien | 26 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 2[lower-alpha 9] | 0 | 30 | 1 | ||
| Total | 164 | 1 | 12 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | 178 | 1 | |||
| Brann | 2018 | Eliteserien | 23 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 24 | 1 | ||
| 2019 | Eliteserien | 26 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2[lower-alpha 8] | 1 | — | 30 | 2 | ||
| 2020 | Eliteserien | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 10 | 0 | |||
| Total | 59 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | 64 | 3 | |||
| Career total | 437 | 47 | 31 | 0 | 17 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 498 | 48 | ||
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Estonia | 2007 | 3 | 0 |
| 2009 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2010 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2011 | 5 | 0 | |
| 2012 | 6 | 0 | |
| 2013 | 10 | 0 | |
| 2014 | 8 | 0 | |
| 2015 | 7 | 0 | |
| 2016 | 10 | 0 | |
| 2017 | 10 | 0 | |
| 2018 | 6 | 0 | |
| 2019 | 9 | 0 | |
| 2020 | 7 | 0 | |
| 2021 | 4 | 0 | |
| 2022 | 7 | 1 | |
| 2023 | 4 | 0 | |
| Total | 99 | 1 | |
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 26 September 2022 | San Marino Stadium, Serravalle, San Marino |  San Marino | 2–0 | 4–0 | 2022–23 UEFA Nations League |
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