Joel Lindpere

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Joel Lindpere
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Lindpere with the New York Red Bulls in 2011
Personal information
Date of birth (1981-10-05) 5 October 1981 (age 43)
Place of birth Tallinn, Estonia
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Position(s) Attacking Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Nõmme Kalju
Number 20
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1997 Nõmme Kalju 7 (13)
1997–1999 Lelle 23 (5)
2000–2007 Flora 130 (37)
2001–2002 → Valga (loan) 20 (17)
2005 → CSKA Sofia (loan) 11 (0)
2007–2009 Tromsø 75 (5)
2010–2012 New York Red Bulls 97 (15)
2013 Chicago Fire 25 (2)
2014–2015 Baník Ostrava 18 (0)
2015– Nõmme Kalju 28 (4)
International career‡
1999– Estonia 106 (7)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21 November 2015
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 21 November 2015

Joel Lindpere (born 5 October 1981) is an Estonian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Estonian Meistriliiga club Nõmme Kalju and the Estonia national football team.

Club career

Early years

Born in Tallinn, Lindpere made his first-team debut for Nõmme Kalju at the age of 15 in 1997. He then moved to Lelle, and scored 5 goals in 23 appearances with the club.

Flora

In 2000, Lindpere was signed by Flora. Next year, he was loaned to Valga, playing 20 games and scoring 17 goals. After his impressive goal scoring display with Valga, he moved back to Flora during the 2002 season. Upon his return to Flora, Lindpere quickly established himself as one of the best midfielders in the Meistriliiga and helped his club to win the Meistriliiga in 2002 and 2003. In February 2005, Lindpere was loaned to Bulgarian A Group club CSKA Sofia for the remainder of the season.[1] In September 2006, Lindpere was released from the club after an incident with a 4th referee in a Cup match against Levadia.[2]

Tromsø

Lindpere with Tromsø

In February 2007, he signed a 3-year contract with Norwegian Tippeligaen club Tromsø.[3] His first goal for Tromsø came against Molde in a training match only a few days after he had signed his contract. In 20 August 2009 Lindpere scored against top Spanish side Athletic Bilbao in a 3–2 loss in a UEFA Europa League match played at San Mamés Stadium.[4]

New York Red Bulls

After the 2009 season, Lindpere turned down a contract extension from Tromsø and underwent trials at German Hansa Rostock and Russian clubs Anzhi Makhachkala and Sibir Novosibirsk before eventually signing with Major League Soccer club New York Red Bulls on 25 January 2010. His contract was for two years with options for two additional years.[5][6] He scored his first goal for the club in a friendly against Santos FC on 20 March 2010, becoming the first player to score a goal at the new Red Bull Arena.[7] He followed this up with the Red Bulls first goal of the 2010 Major League Soccer season, scoring the winning goal of the season opener against the Chicago Fire.[8]

On 22 July Lindpere played in the Red Bulls friendly against Tottenham Hotspur and, after beating his defender, sent a low cross in to the 6 yard box (5 Meters) which New York Red Bulls new signing, Thierry Henry cleverly clipped past the goalkeeper to score his first goal for the club.[9] On 21 October 2010 Lindpere scored the Red Bulls second goal in a 2–0 victory over New England Revolution which helped New York clinch its second regular season Eastern Conference title.[10] On 30 October 2010 Lindpere scored the only goal in the Red Bull's 1–0 victory in the first leg of their First Round Playoff against the San Jose Earthquakes in the 55th minute at Buck Shaw Stadium in Santa Clara. During the 2010 MLS season Lindpere scored 3 goals and led the club in assists with 6.[11] Lindpere earned two awards for his play in MLS. At mid-season, he was added to the 2010 MLS All-Star roster as an inactive member for the match against Manchester United F.C.,[12] and the end of the season Lindpere was named 2010 Most Valuable Player for New York Red Bulls.[13] Joel Lindpere was voted Major League Soccer Player of the Week by the North American Soccer Reporters for Week 16 of the 2011 Major League Soccer season.[14] Lindpere set team season records in games played (34), games started (34), and minutes played (3,048). He missed only 12 minutes of game action. His seven goals and seven assists were ranked third and first on the team.[15] On 26 October 2011 Lindpere helped New York to a 2–0 victory over FC Dallas at Pizza Hut Park in a 2011 MLS Cup Playoffs match by scoring the club's first goal of the night.

Lindpere signed a multi-year contract extension with New York on 31 January 2012.[16]

Chicago Fire

On 4 January 2013 Lindpere was traded to Chicago Fire in exchange for an international roster spot.[17]

Baník Ostrava

Lindpere joined Czech club Baník Ostrava in January 2014 on a deal until 30 June 2016.[18] He made his debut in a 4:0 win against Znojmo. Althrough being one of the most valuable players for Ostrava, Lindpere left there at the end of season

Nõmme Kalju

On Estonian transfer window deadline day, 5 March 2015, Lindpere returned to his first club, Nõmme Kalju.

International career

Lindpere made his international debut on 1 November 1999, when he was 18 years old, in a friendly match against United Arab Emirates in Abu Dhabi, when he substituted Andres Oper in the 46th minute.[19] Since his debut, Lindpere has been a prominent member of the Estonia national football team, having been capped 106 times, scoring 7 goals. He scored his first goal for the team in a 1–0 friendly win over Moldova in the 58th minute.[20]

In the beginning of 2010, he announced that he will not play for the national team because he wants to focus on his club career.[21] In 2011, he stated the same.[22] However, after Estonia finished in second place in Group C in UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying in October 2011, Lindpere left the door open to return to the national team for their play-off series against Ireland. He stated that his decision to play would heavily depend on whether his club team qualified for the MLS play-offs and that they were his main priority at the moment.[23] After New York's elimination from the play-offs, Lindpere was given permission to join the Estonia squad for its matches against Ireland.[24]

Lindpere gained his 100th cap on 14 June 2015 in a home UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying match against San Marino, setting up Sergei Zenjov's opener in a 2–0 victory.[25]

Career statistics

Club

As of 18 November 2015.[26]
Club Season League
Division Apps Goals
Nõmme Kalju 1997–98 III liiga 7 13
Total 7 13
Lelle 1998 Meistriliiga 1 0
1999 22 5
Total 23 5
Flora 2000 Meistriliiga 27 8
2001 7 0
Total 34 8
Valga (loan) 2001 Esiliiga 12 6
2002 8 11
Total 20 17
Flora 2002 Meistriliiga 20 10
2003 20 5
2004 25 6
Total 65 21
CSKA Sofia (loan) 2004–05 A Group 11 0
Total 11 0
Flora 2005 Meistriliiga 11 3
2006 20 5
Total 31 8
Tromsø 2007 Tippeligaen 24 3
2008 24 0
2009 27 2
Total 75 5
New York Red Bulls 2010 Major League Soccer 31 4
2011 37 8
2012 36 5
Total 104 17
Chicago Fire 2013 Major League Soccer 25 2
Total 25 2
Baník Ostrava 2013–14 Czech First League 3 0
2014–15 15 0
Total 18 0
Nõmme Kalju 2015 Meistriliiga 28 4
Total 28 4
Career total 441 100

International

As of 18 November 2015.[26]
Team Year Apps Goals
Estonia
1999 2 0
2002 6 0
2003 12 0
2004 14 3
2005 7 1
2006 4 0
2007 12 1
2008 8 0
2009 9 0
2011 1 0
2012 8 0
2013 8 2
2014 6 0
2015 8 0
Total 106 7

International goals

No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 18 February 2004 Ta' Qali National Stadium, La Valletta, Malta  Moldova 1–0 1–0 2004 Malta Tournament
2 30 May 2004 Lilleküla Stadium, Tallinn, Estonia  Denmark 2–2 2–2 Friendly
3 18 August 2004 Rheinpark Stadion, Vaduz, Liechtenstein  Liechtenstein 2–1 2–1 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification
4 12 November 2005 Finnair Stadium, Helsinki, Finland  Finland 2–2 2–2 Friendly
5 17 November 2007 Estadi Comunal d'Andorra la Vella, Andorra la Vella, Andorra  Andorra 2–0 2–0 UEFA Euro 2008 qualification
6 26 March 2013 Lilleküla Stadium, Tallinn, Estonia  Andorra 2–0 2–0 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification
7 15 November 2013 Lilleküla Stadium, Tallinn, Estonia  Azerbaijan 2–1 2–1 Friendly

Honours

Club

Flora
CSKA Sofia
New York Red Bulls
Chicago Fire

Individual

References

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External links

  • MLS player profile
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