Gert Kams (born 25 May 1985) is a retired Estonian professional footballer who played as a right back.
![]() Kams playing for Estonia in 2019 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Gert Kams | ||
Date of birth | (1985-05-25) 25 May 1985 (age 37) | ||
Place of birth | Koeru, Estonia | ||
Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in) | ||
Position(s) | Right back / Winger | ||
Youth career | |||
Kehtna | |||
0000–2004 | FCF Järvamaa | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2001–2004 | Koeru | 54 | (17) |
2004 | Ervita United | 2 | (7) |
2005 | Valga | 25 | (3) |
2006–2012 | Flora | 207 | (32) |
2006–2007 | Flora II | 12 | (10) |
2013–2014 | SJK | 52 | (7) |
2014 | Kerho 07 | 1 | (0) |
2014–2019 | Flora | 157 | (13) |
2017 | Flora U21 | 2 | (1) |
National team‡ | |||
2005 | Estonia U20 | 2 | (0) |
2006 | Estonia U21 | 2 | (0) |
2007–2019 | Estonia | 60 | (3) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 January 2020 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19 July 2019 |
Kams started out playing for hometown team Koeru before moving to Meistriliiga side Valga in 2005.
In 2006, Kams joined Meistriliiga club Flora. He helped Flora win two successive Meistriliiga titles in 2010 and 2011.[1]
On 18 January 2013, Kams signed a two-year contract with Finnish club SJK.[2] SJK won the 2013 Ykkönen and were promoted to the Veikkausliiga.
On 27 October 2014, Kams rejoined his former club Flora.[3] He was named as the club's captain ahead of the 2015 season. Kams went on to help Flora win Meistriliiga titles in the 2015 and 2017 seasons.[4]
Kams has represented Estonia at under-20 and under-21 levels.
He made his senior international debut for Estonia on 3 February 2007, in a 0–4 loss to Poland in a friendly. Kams scored his first international goal on 29 February 2012, in a 2–0 friendly victory over El Salvador. It was an unconventional goal as the ball deflected off his back.[5]
Club | Season | League | Cup[lower-alpha 1] | League Cup[lower-alpha 2] | Europe | Other | Total | |||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Koeru | 2001 | III liiga | 12 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 12 | 3 | ||||
2002 | III liiga | 14 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 14 | 3 | |||||
2003 | III liiga | 13 | 6 | — | — | — | — | 13 | 6 | |||||
2004 | III liiga | 15 | 5 | — | — | — | — | 15 | 5 | |||||
Total | 54 | 17 | — | — | — | — | 54 | 17 | ||||||
Ervita United | 2004 | V liiga | 2 | 7 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 7 | ||||
Valga | 2005 | Meistriliiga | 25 | 3 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | 28 | 3 | |||
Flora | 2006 | Meistriliiga | 21 | 5 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 3] | 0 | 24 | 5 | |
2007 | Meistriliiga | 28 | 3 | 2 | 3 | — | 2[lower-alpha 4] | 0 | 2[lower-alpha 5] | 0 | 34 | 6 | ||
2008 | Meistriliiga | 36 | 5 | 4 | 1 | — | 2[lower-alpha 4] | 0 | 3[lower-alpha 5] | 0 | 45 | 6 | ||
2009 | Meistriliiga | 25 | 4 | 4 | 0 | — | 1[lower-alpha 4] | 0 | 2[lower-alpha 5] | 0 | 32 | 4 | ||
2010 | Meistriliiga | 35 | 6 | 4 | 0 | — | 2[lower-alpha 4] | 0 | 6[lower-alpha 6] | 0 | 47 | 6 | ||
2011 | Meistriliiga | 35 | 4 | 3 | 3 | — | 2[lower-alpha 7] | 0 | 4[lower-alpha 8] | 0 | 44 | 7 | ||
2012 | Meistriliiga | 27 | 5 | 4 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 3] | 0 | 32 | 6 | ||
Total | 207 | 32 | 23 | 8 | — | 9 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 258 | 40 | |||
Flora II | 2006 | Esiliiga | 10 | 8 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 10 | 8 | |||
2007 | Esiliiga | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | ||||
Total | 12 | 10 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 12 | 10 | |||||
SJK | 2013 | Ykkönen | 22 | 4 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 23 | 4 | |||
2014 | Veikkausliiga | 30 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 36 | 3 | |||
Total | 52 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 59 | 7 | ||||
Kerho 07 | 2014 | Kakkonen | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||||
Flora | 2015 | Meistriliiga | 35 | 4 | 3 | 0 | — | 2[lower-alpha 4] | 0 | — | 40 | 4 | ||
2016 | Meistriliiga | 31 | 3 | 5 | 1 | — | 2[lower-alpha 7] | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 3] | 0 | 39 | 4 | ||
2017 | Meistriliiga | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 0 | ||
2018 | Meistriliiga | 34 | 3 | 2 | 0 | — | 4[lower-alpha 9] | 1 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 4 | ||
Total | 126 | 10 | 10 | 1 | — | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 145 | 12 | |||
Flora U21 | 2017 | Esiliiga | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | |||
Career total | 481 | 87 | 39 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 17 | 1 | 20 | 0 | 561 | 97 |
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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Estonia | |||
2007 | 5 | 0 | |
2008 | 2 | 0 | |
2009 | 3 | 0 | |
2010 | 5 | 0 | |
2011 | 4 | 0 | |
2012 | 6 | 2 | |
2013 | 6 | 0 | |
2014 | 6 | 0 | |
2015 | 4 | 0 | |
2016 | 7 | 0 | |
2018 | 5 | 0 | |
2019 | 5 | 1 | |
Total | 58 | 3 |
No. | Date | Venue | Cap | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1 | 29 February 2012 | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, United States | 20 | ![]() | 2–0 | 2–0 | Friendly |
2 | 8 November 2012 | Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex, Muscat, Oman | 24 | ![]() | 2–1 | 2–1 | Friendly |
3 | 11 January 2019 | Khalifa International Stadium, Doha, Qatar | 54 | ![]() | 1–0 | 2–1 | Friendly |