Ats Purje

Footballer
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IntroFootballer
PlacesEstonia
isAthlete Football player Association football player
Work fieldSports
Gender
Male
Birth3 August 1985, Tallinn
Age39 years
Star signLeo
The details

Biography

Ats Purje (born 3 August 1985) is an Estonian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Finnish Veikkausliiga club KuPS and the Estonia national football team.

Club career

Levadia

Purje made his Meistriliiga debut for Levadia in 2003. He won his first Meistriliiga title in the 2004 season, and two more in 2006 and 2007.

Inter Turku

On 27 December 2007, Purje signed a two-year contract with Finnish Veikkausliiga club Inter Turku. He made his debut in the Veikkausliiga on 27 April 2008, against RoPS, and scored a goal in their 3–1 win. Purje won his first 2008 Veikkausliiga season with the club.

AEP Paphos

On 1 June 2010, Purje signed a one-year deal with Cypriot club AEP Paphos, with an option to extend it for another year. He made Cypriot First Division debut on 29 August 2010, and scored in a 1–2 defeat against Ethnikos Achna.

Ethnikos Achna

On 8 June 2011, Purje signed for Ethnikos Achna.

KuPS

On 3 April 2012, Purje signed for Finnish side KuPS. He was the team's top goalscorer in 2012 and 2014 seasons.

Nõmme Kalju

On 9 February 2015, Purje signed a three-year contract with Nõmme Kalju in Estonia. He led the team in scoring in 2015 and 2016 seasons.

KuPS

In December 2016, Purje returned to KuPS with one-year contract.

International career

Purje made his debut for the Estonia national football team on 11 October 2006, in a UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying match against Russia. He scored his first goal for Estonia on 20 August 2008, in a 2–1 friendly home win against Malta.

Career statistics

Club

As of 28 November 2016.
ClubSeasonLeagueCupLeague CupEuropeOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
S.C. Real2001IV liiga174174
2002III liiga17171717
Total342100003421
Maardu2002Esiliiga8787
M.C. Tallinn2003Esiliiga128128
Levadia-Juunior2003II liiga5353
20041212
Total65000065
Levadia II2003Meistriliiga6161
2004Esiliiga122122
20054242
20077373
Total2980000298
Levadia2003Meistriliiga11410124
200417810188
20051242010154
20063010523512
200716700167
Total86330092109635
Inter Turku2008Veikkausliiga197197
2009214206020313
Total40102060205010
AEP Paphos2010–11Cypriot First Division265265
Ethnikos Achna2011–12Cypriot First Division6161
PK-372013Kakkonen10000010
KuPS2012Veikkausliiga27641005100368
2013204208500309
20142993452003715
20150000200020
Total761995157510010532
Nõmme Kalju2015Meistriliiga33163141004018
201628141050003414
Total6130410091007432
Career total38514715621725410447164

International

Estonia score listed first, score column indicates score after each Purje goal.
No.DateVenueCapOpponentScoreResultCompetition
120 August 2008A. Le Coq Arena, Tallinn, Estonia9 Malta1–12–1Friendly
23 March 2010Mikheil Meskhi Stadium, Tbilisi, Georgia17 Georgia1–11–2Friendly
37 September 2010A. Le Coq Arena, Tallinn, Estonia22 Uzbekistan1–03–3Friendly
42 September 2011Stožice Stadium, Ljubljana, Slovenia29 Slovenia2–12–1UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying
58 September 2014A. Le Coq Arena, Tallinn, Estonia46 Slovenia1–01–0UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying
69 June 2015Veritas Stadion, Turku, Finland49 Finland1–02–0Friendly
72–0
811 November 2015A. Le Coq Arena, Tallinn, Estonia55 Georgia1–03–0Friendly

Honours

Club

Levadia
  • Meistriliiga: 2004, 2006, 2007
  • Estonian Cup: 2003–04, 2004–05, 2006–07
Inter Turku
  • Veikkausliiga: 2008
  • Finnish Cup: 2009
  • Finnish League Cup: 2008
Nõmme Kalju
  • Estonian Cup: 2014–15

Individual

  • Veikkausliiga Player of the Month: May 2008

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