Tarmo Neemelo

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Tarmo Neemelo
Personal information
Full name Tarmo Neemelo
Date of birth (1982-02-10) 10 February 1982 (age 42)
Place of birth Paide, Estonia
Height 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s) Forward
Youth career
Lelle
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1998–1999 Flora Kehtna 20 (8)
1998–2000 Lelle 11 (3)
2000–2003 Kuressaare 77 (24)
2000 Muhumaa 3 (0)
2001 → Tervis Pärnu (loan) 2 (2)
2004–2006 TVMK 58 (54)
2004 TVMK II 4 (3)
2006–2007 Helsingborgs IF 5 (0)
2006 → TVMK (loan) 17 (7)
2007 → GIF Sundsvall (loan) 24 (8)
2008 MYPA 24 (8)
2009 Zulte Waregem 11 (0)
2009–2010 Levadia 49 (29)
2011–2017 Nõmme Kalju 220 (96)
2015 → Nõmme Kalju II 2 (2)
2018–2019 Paide Linnameeskond 51 (8)
International career
Estonia U17 1 (0)
1999 Estonia U18 2 (0)
2000 Estonia U19 3 (0)
2001–2003 Estonia U21 9 (0)
2005–2012 Estonia 22 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 3 June 2018

Tarmo Neemelo (born 10 February 1982) is an Estonian retired professional footballer who last played as a forward for Meistriliiga club Paide Linnameeskond.

Neemelo was the top goalscorer in the 2005 Meistriliiga with 41 goals, and won the Estonian Silverball award in 2006.

Club career[edit]

Early career[edit]

Neemelo started playing football with Lelle. He then spent several years playing for various reserve and feeder teams affiliated with Flora.

TVMK[edit]

In 2004, he signed for Meistriliiga club TVMK. In the 2005 season, he won his first Meistriliiga title, scoring a league record 41 goals, which put him in 12th place in the European Golden Shoe.

Helsingborg[edit]

In 2006, he signed for Swedish Allsvenskan club Helsingborgs IF, to potentially partner fellow striker Henrik Larsson. However, Neemelo was unable to secure a first-team position and was loaned back to TVMK. In 2007, he was once again loaned out, this time to Superettan club GIF Sundsvall.

MYPA[edit]

In February 2008, he signed a two-year contract with Finnish Veikkausliiga club MYPA.

Zulte Waregem[edit]

In January 2009, he signed for Belgian side Zulte Waregem. He was mostly used as a substitute, being a part of the starting line-up just twice. He was released by Zulte Waregem in July 2009 by mutual consent.

Levadia[edit]

In 2009, Neemelo returned to Estonia and signed with Levadia. He won his second Meistriliiga title in the 2009 season.

Nõmme Kalju[edit]

Neemelo's contract with Levadia ran out after the 2010 season. On 7 February 2011, Neemelo signed a two-year contract with Nõmme Kalju.[1] He was the team's top goalscorer in the league in 2011 and 2012 with 22 goals in both seasons.[2] Neemelo won his third Meistriliiga title in the 2012 season.

International career[edit]

Neemelo made his international debut for Estonia on 20 April 2005, against Norway in a friendly. He scored his first goal for the national team on 28 May 2006, in a friendly match against Turkey. The goal won him the Estonian Silverball award.

International goals[edit]

Estonia score listed first, score column indicates score after each Neemelo goal.[3]
International goals by date, venue, cap, opponent, score, result and competition
No. Date Venue Cap Opponent Score Result Competition
1 28 May 2006 Millerntor-Stadion, Hamburg, Germany 9  Turkey 1–1 1–1 Friendly

Honours[edit]

Club[edit]

TVMK
Levadia
Nõmme Kalju

Individual[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Kaua tehtud kaunikene – Tarmo Neemelo liitus Nõmme Kaljuga!" (in Estonian). Õhtuleht. 7 February 2011. Retrieved 10 March 2012.
  2. ^ "Meistriliiga 2011 statistika – Väravalööjad" (in Estonian). Soccernet.ee. 5 November 2011. Retrieved 10 March 2012.
  3. ^ "Tarmo Neemelo" (in Estonian). Estonian Football Association.

External links[edit]

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