Pavel_Marin
Pavel Marin
Estonian footballer
Pavel Marin (born 14 June 1995) is an Estonian professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Estonian club Nõmme Kalju and the Estonia national team.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Pavel Marin | ||
| Date of birth | (1995-06-14) 14 June 1995 (age 28) | ||
| Place of birth | Keila, Estonia | ||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Attacking midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Nõmme Kalju | ||
| Number | 79 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2004–2006 | Keila | ||
| 2007–2011 | SC Real | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2011–2013 | Puuma | 72 | (12) |
| 2013–2019 | FCI Levadia U21 | 50 | (27) |
| 2014–2019 | FCI Levadia | 126 | (18) |
| 2018 | → KPV (loan) | 14 | (3) |
| 2020-2021 | Viljandi Tulevik | 26 | (11) |
| 2021- | Nõmme Kalju | 84 | (12) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2011 | Estonia U17 | 8 | (1) |
| 2012 | Estonia U18 | 1 | (0) |
| 2012–2013 | Estonia U19 | 4 | (0) |
| 2014–2016 | Estonia U21 | 26 | (0) |
| 2016– | Estonia | 14 | (2) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22 November 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 31 December 2021 | |||
Puuma
Marin first played for a local club Keila, before moving to SC Real in 2007. He made his senior league debut in 2011, playing for Esiliiga team Puuma.
Levadia
In July 2013, Marin moved to Levadia's reserve team Levadia II. He signed his first professional contract with the club in December 2013.[1] Marin made his debut for Levadia's first team on 25 February 2014, in an Estonian Supercup match against Flora, as the team lost 0–1. He made his debut in the Meistriliiga on 15 March 2014, and scored in an 8–0 away win over Tallinna Kalev. Marin won his first Meistriliiga title in the 2014 season.[2]
KPV (loan)
On 3 August 2018, Marin joined Ykkönen club KPV on loan until the end of the season.[3]
Viljandi Tulevik
On 10 December 2020, as somewhat of a surprise for the fans, Marin joined Premium Liiga side Viljandi Tulevik, stating he had numerous other offers from Estonia and abroad but took the offer because he was seen as a key player in the team by the manager Sander Post.[4]
He scored his first goal for the club in the second round of Premium Liiga already in a 2:1 away win against Paide Linnameeskond[5] and quickly became an irreplaceable player and top scorer for the team. In October 2020 he received a call-up to the Estonian national team as a first active player from the again-independent Tulevik.[6] He then went on to make the club's history in other aspects as well: he was in a starting eleven in the match against Lithuania in a friendly game and scored Estonia's only goal in a 1:3 loss.[7] In the end Marin played in all three matches in that particular national team break.[8][9]
Marin made his senior international debut for Estonia on 29 May 2016, in a 0–2 loss to Lithuania at the 2016 Baltic Cup. He scored his first international goal on 22 November 2016, in a 1–0 away win over Antigua and Barbuda in a friendly.[10]
International goals
- As of 12 October 2020. Estonia score listed first, score column indicates score after each Marin goal.[11]
| No. | Date | Venue | Cap | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 22 November 2016 | Antigua Recreation Ground, St. John's, Antigua and Barbuda | 8 |  Antigua and Barbuda | 1–0 | 1–0 | Friendly |
| 2 | 7 October 2020 | A. Le Coq Arena, Tallinn, Estonia | 10 |  Lithuania | 1–3 | 1–3 | Friendly |
Club
- Levadia II
- Levadia
- Meistriliiga: 2014
- Estonian Cup: 2013–14, 2017–18
- Estonian Supercup: 2015, 2018
Individual
- Meistriliiga Player of the Month: June 2020[12]
- Meistriliiga Team of the season: 2020[13]
- "18-aastane Keila jalgpallur sõlmis Levadiaga profilepingu" [18-year-old Keila footballer signed a professional contract with Levadia] (in Estonian). ERR Sport. 17 December 2013.
- "Eesti meister on Tallinna FC Levadia" [Estonian champion is FC Levadia Tallinn] (in Estonian). Estonian Football Association. 8 November 2014.
- "Marin moved to Finnish first division on loan" [18-year-old Keila footballer signed a professional contract with Levadia] (in Estonian). ERR Sport. 4 August 2018.
- "Pavel Marin liitus Viljandi Tulevikuga – Viljandi jalgpalliklubi Tulevik". jktulevik.ee. Retrieved 2020-10-15.
- "Mängu protokoll". jalgpall.ee (in Estonian). Retrieved 2020-10-15.
- "Oktoobrikuu kolmeks mänguks kutsuti koondisse 27 meest". jalgpall.ee (in Estonian). Retrieved 2020-10-15.
- "Eesti jäi maavõistluses alla Leedule". jalgpall.ee (in Estonian). Retrieved 2020-10-15.
- "A-koondis tegi Põhja-Makedooniaga 3:3 viigi". jalgpall.ee (in Estonian). Retrieved 2020-10-15.
- "Koondis viigistas Rahvuste liiga mängus Armeeniaga". jalgpall.ee (in Estonian). Retrieved 2020-10-15.
- "VIDEO: Eesti alistas Antigua ja Barbuda 1:0" [Estonia defeated Antigua and Barbuda 1–0] (in Estonian). Estonian Football Association. 23 November 2016.
- "Pavel Marin" (in Estonian). Estonian Football Association.
- "Premium liiga juunikuu parimateks osutusid Henn ja Marin" (in Estonian). Estonian Football Association. 7 July 2020.
- "Fännide lemmik 2020 - Rauno Sappinen (milline sai sümboolne koosseis?)". Soccernet.ee. 22 December 2020. Retrieved 22 December 2020.
- Pavel Marin at the Estonian Football Association (in Estonian)
- Pavel Marin national team profile at the Estonian Football Association (in Estonian)
- Pavel Marin – UEFA competition record (archive)