Artur Pikk

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Artur Pikk
Pikk playing for Estonia in 2019
Personal information
Full name Artur Pikk
Date of birth (1993-03-05) 5 March 1993 (age 31)
Place of birth Tartu, Estonia
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[1]
Position(s) Left-back
Team information
Current team
 Odra Opole
Number 28
Youth career
2005–2008 Velldoris
2008 Warrior
2009 Flora Rakvere
2009–2010 Levadia
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009–2015 Levadia 109 (7)
2013 Levadia II 1 (1)
2009–2010 → HaServ (loan) 35 (3)
2011–2012 → Tammeka (loan) 39 (1)
2016–2017 BATE Borisov 20 (0)
2017–2018 Ružomberok 17 (0)
2018–2020 Miedź Legnica 51 (3)
2020 KuPS 8 (0)
2021 Diósgyőr 7 (0)
2021 RFS 6 (0)
2022 FCI Levadia 33 (1)
2023– Odra Opole 27 (1)
International career‡
2009 Estonia U17 11 (0)
2010 Estonia U18 3 (0)
2010–2012 Estonia U19 13 (0)
2013–2014 Estonia U21 14 (0)
2014– Estonia 58 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 27 March 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 01:08, 27 March 2024 (UTC)

Artur Pikk (born 5 March 1993) is an Estonian professional footballer who plays as a left-back for I liga club Odra Opole and the Estonia national team.

Club career[edit]

Levadia[edit]

Levadia acquired Pikk's player rights in 2009.[2] In 2011, he joined Tammeka on a one-and-a-half year loan. Pikk made his debut in the Meistriliiga on 2 April 2011, in a 1–1 home draw against Narva Trans. He made 39 appearances and scored one goal for Tammeka before returning to Levadia. Pikk made his debut for Levadia on 23 July 2012, in a 6–0 away win over Tallinna Kalev. He helped the team win the league title in the 2013 season. On 15 December 2013, Pikk signed a contract extension with Levadia until 2015.[2] He helped the club to their second successive Meistriliiga title in the 2014 season.[3]

BATE Borisov[edit]

On 23 February 2016, Pikk signed a three-year contract with Belarusian champions BATE Borisov.[4] He won the 2016 Belarusian Super Cup on his debut for the club. Pikk helped BATE Borisov win their 11th successive Belarusian Premier League title in the 2016 season. On 30 August 2017, his contract was terminated.[5]

Ružomberok[edit]

On 17 October 2017, Pikk signed with Fortuna Liga club Ružomberok until May 2018.[6]

Miedź Legnica[edit]

On 11 July 2018, Pikk signed for Ekstraklasa club Miedź Legnica on a two-year deal.[7]

International career[edit]

Pikk tackles Portugal's João Cancelo at the 2012 UEFA European Under-19 Championship

Pikk has represented Estonia at under-17, under-18, under-19 and under-21 levels. He was named in the Estonia under-19 squad for the 2012 UEFA European Under-19 Championship in Estonia. Pikk played in every group stage match, but failed to help the team progress to the semi-finals as Estonia lost all three games against Portugal, Greece and Spain.

Pikk made his senior international debut for Estonia on 7 June 2014, in a 2–1 home win over Tajikistan in a friendly.[8] He made his first start for Estonia on 12 October 2014, in a UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying match against England while performing his compulsory military service in the Estonian Defence Forces.[9] The match ended in a 0–1 loss.[10] Pikk scored his first international goal on 11 November 2015, in a 3–0 home win over Georgia in a friendly.[11]

Career statistics[edit]

Club[edit]

As of 4 March 2024.[12][13][14]
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
Levadia 2012 Meistriliiga 16 3 2 0 1[b] 0 — 19 3
2013 Meistriliiga 31 1 2 0 4[b] 0 1[c] 0 38 1
2014 Meistriliiga 33 2 3 0 4[d] 0 1[c] 0 41 2
2015 Meistriliiga 29 1 3 0 2[d] 0 1[c] 0 35 1
Total 109 7 10 0 11 0 3 0 133 7
Levadia II 2013 Esiliiga 1 1 — — — 1 1
HaServ (loan) 2009 III liiga 16 1 1 0 — 4[e] 0 21 1
2010 II liiga 19 2 3 0 — 4[e] 3 26 5
Total 35 3 4 0 — 8 3 47 6
Tammeka (loan) 2011 Meistriliiga 27 1 2 0 — — 29 1
2012 Meistriliiga 12 0 0 0 — — 12 0
Total 39 1 2 0 — — 41 1
Tammeka II (loan) 2011 II liiga 0 0 0 0 — 1[f] 1 1 1
BATE Borisov 2016 Belarusian Premier League 17 0 4 0 5[g] 0 1[h] 0 27 0
2017 Belarusian Premier League 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
Total 20 0 5 0 5 0 1 0 31 0
Ružomberok 2017–18 Slovak Super Liga 17 0 4 1 0 0 — 21 1
Miedź Legnica 2018–19 Ekstraklasa 21 1 3 0 — — 24 1
2019-20 I liga 29 2 2 0 — — 31 2
Total 50 3 5 0 — — 55 3
KuPS 2020 Veikkausliiga 8 0 — 3[b] 0 — 11 0
Diósgyőri 2020-21 Nemzeti Bajnokság I 7 0 1 0 — — 8 0
RFS 2021 Virsliga 6 0 1 0 3[i] 0 — 10 0
Levadia 2022 Meistriliiga 33 1 1 0 3[j] 0 1[c] 0 38 1
Odra Opole 2022-23 I Liga 11 1 — — — 11 1
2023-24 I Liga 15 0 1 0 — — 16 0
Total 26 1 1 0 — — 27 1
Career total 351 17 34 1 25 0 14 4 424 22
  1. ^ Includes the Estonian Cup, Belarusian Cup, Slovak Cup,Polish Cup, Magyar Kupa and Latvian Football Cup
  2. ^ a b c Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League
  3. ^ a b c d Appearance in Estonian Supercup
  4. ^ a b Appearances in UEFA Champions League
  5. ^ a b Appearances in Estonian Small Cup
  6. ^ Appearance in II liiga play-offs
  7. ^ Four appearances in UEFA Champions League, one appearance in UEFA Europa League
  8. ^ Appearance in Belarusian Super Cup
  9. ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
  10. ^ One Appearance in UEFA Champions League, Two Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League

International[edit]

As of 27 March 2024.[15]
Pikk playing for Estonia against Germany in 2019
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Estonia
2014 3 0
2015 7 1
2016 7 0
2017 6 0
2018 7 0
2019 6 0
2020 5 0
2021 6 0
2022 1 0
2023 8 0
2024 2 0
Total 58 1

International goals[edit]

As of match played 20 July 2019. Estonia score listed first, score column indicates score after each Pikk goal.[15]
International goals by date, venue, cap, opponent, score, result and competition
No. Date Venue Cap Opponent Score Result Competition
1 11 November 2015 A. Le Coq Arena, Tallinn, Estonia 9  Georgia 2–0 3–0 Friendly

Honours[edit]

Club[edit]

HaServ
Levadia
BATE Borisov
RFS

References[edit]

  1. ^ "ОСНОВНОЙ СОСТАВ - Пикк, Артур Павлович" (in Russian). FC BATE Borisov. Retrieved 13 July 2016.
  2. ^ a b "Artur Pikk pikendas Levadiaga lepingut" [Artur Pikk extended his contract with Levadia] (in Estonian). Estonian Football Association. 15 December 2013.
  3. ^ "Eesti meister on Tallinna FC Levadia" [FC Levadia Tallinn are Estonian champions] (in Estonian). Estonian Football Association. 8 November 2014.
  4. ^ "Artur Pikk sõlmis lepingu Valgevene tippklubiga" [Artur Pikk signed a contract with Belarusian top club]. Postimees (in Estonian). 23 February 2016.
  5. ^ "BATE-ga lepingu lõpetanud Artur Pikk: usun, et leian uue klubi enne järgmist üleminekuteperioodi" [Artur Pikk, released from BATE: I believe I can find a new club before the transfer window] (in Estonian). Delfi Sport. 8 September 2017.
  6. ^ "BATEst lahkuma pidanud Artur Pikk leidis uue koduklubi" [Artur Pikk, forced out of BATE, found new club]. Postimees (in Estonian). 18 October 2017.
  7. ^ "Artur Pikk sõlmis lepingu Poola kõrgliigaklubiga" [Artur Pikk signed a contract with Polish top-flight club] (in Estonian). ERR Sport. 11 July 2018.
  8. ^ "Eesti võttis tugeva lõpuga Tadžikistanilt 2:1 võidu!" [Estonia defeated Tajikistan 2–1 with a late surge] (in Estonian). Estonian Football Association. 7 June 2014.
  9. ^ Hermaküla, Hannes (October 14, 2014). ""Ringvaade" käis välismeedias palju tähelepanu saanud Artur Pikal kaitseväes külas". ERR.
  10. ^ "Estonia-England | UEFA EURO 2016". UEFA.com.
  11. ^ "Eesti alistas maavõistlusmängus Gruusia 3:0" [Estonia defeated Georgia 3–0 in a friendly] (in Estonian). Estonian Football Association. 11 November 2015.
  12. ^ "Artur Pikk" (in Estonian). Estonian Football Association.
  13. ^ "Artur Pikk". National-Football-Teams.com.
  14. ^ "A. Pikk". Soccerway.com.
  15. ^ a b "Artur Pikk" (in Estonian). Estonian Football Association.

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