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Biography
Sergei Pareiko (born 31 January 1977) is an Estonian footballer who plays as a goalkeeper FC Levadia in the Estonian top-tier Premium Liiga and for the Estonia national football team.
Club career
In Estonia, Pareiko played for Tallinna Sadam and Levadia Maardu, before moving to Russia in 2001, when he signed with Rotor Volgograd. After Rotor were relegated, Pareiko moved to Tom Tomsk.
At the end of 2009 season Pareiko was named the Tom Tomsk Player of Year, sharing this title with Đorđe Jokić. In late 2010, speculation began to mount that Celtic were interested in Pareiko's services. Pareiko was left on the bench for Tomsk's last match of the season. He left the club on 25 December.
On 8 February 2011 Pareiko joined Polish Ekstraklasa side Wisła Kraków on a one and a half year deal. He became the first choice goalkeeper and won the Ekstraklasa championship in his debut season. Pareiko finished third in voting for the Estonian Footballer of the Year in 2011.
International career
Sergei Pareiko is a member of the Estonia national football team. He became the first choice keeper after the retirement of Mart Poom. On 17 November 2015, Pareiko made his last appearance as the goalkeeper of Estonia against Saint Kitts and Nevis. The game ended 3-0 for Estonia.
Honours
Tallinna Sadam
- Estonian Cup: 1995–96, 1996–97
- Estonian SuperCup: 1997
Casale Calcio
- Coppa Italia Dilettanti: 1998–99
Levadia Maardu
- Meistriliiga: 1999, 2000
- Estonian Cup: 1999–00
- Estonian SuperCup: 1999, 2000
Wisła Kraków
- Ekstraklasa: 2010–11
Individual
- Tom Tomsk Player of the Year: 2009
Statistics
Club career
This statistic includes domestic league only
| Season | Club | Country | Level | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014-15 | FC Volga Nizhny Novgorod |  | II | 0 | 0 |
| 2013–14 | FC Volga Nizhny Novgorod | | I | 19 | 0 |
| 2012–13 | Wisła Kraków |  | I | 22 | 0 |
| 2011–12 | Wisła Kraków | | I | 28 | 0 |
| 2010–11 | Wisła Kraków | | I | 14 | 0 |
| 2010 | FC Tom Tomsk | | I | 26 | 0 |
| 2009 | FC Tom Tomsk | | I | 26 | 0 |
| 2008 | FC Tom Tomsk | | I | 9 | 0 |
| 2007 | FC Tom Tomsk | | I | 14 | 0 |
| 2006 | FC Tom Tomsk | | I | 23 | 0 |
| 2005 | FC Tom Tomsk | | I | 16 | 0 |
| 2004 | FC Rotor Volgograd | | I | 6 | 0 |
| 2003 | FC Rotor Volgograd | | I | 30 | 0 |
| 2002 | FC Rotor Volgograd | | I | 3 | 0 |
| 2001 | FC Rotor Volgograd | | I | 12 | 0 |
| 2000 | Levadia Maardu |  | I | 24 | 0 |
| 1999 | Levadia Maardu | | I | 15 | 0 |
| 1998–99 | A.S. Casale Calcio |  | V | 23 | 0 |
| 1997–98 | Tallinna Sadam JK | | I | 11 | 0 |
| 1996–97 | Tallinna Sadam JK | | I | 21 | 0 |
| 1995–96 | Tallinna Sadam JK | | I | 17 | 0 |
| 1994–95 | Tallinna Sadam JK | | I | 10 | 0 |
| 1993–94 | Tallinna Sadam JK | | I | 2 | 0 |
| 1992–93 | KSK Vigri Tallinn | | I | 5 | 0 |
Last update: 19 November 2013
International statistics
| International appearances | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | Date | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition | Footnotes |
| 1 | 31 August 1996 |  Belarus | 0–1 | Lost | 1998 World Cup Qualification | Sub. |
| 2 | 2 July 2002 |  Kazakhstan | 1–1 | Drawn | Friendly | |
| 3 | 13 Februar 2003 |  Ecuador | 1–2 | Lost | Friendly | |
| 4 | 3 July 2003 |  Lithuania | 1–5 | Lost | 2003 Baltic Cup | |
| 5 | 17 October 2007 |  Montenegro | 0–1 | Lost | Friendly | Sub |
| 6 | 12 November 2008 |  Latvia | 1–1 | Drawn | Friendly | |
| 7 | 11 February 2009 | Kazakhstan | 2–0 | Lost | Friendly | |
| 8 | 28 March 2009 |  Armenia | 2–2 | Drawn | 2010 World Cup Qualification | |
| 9 | 1 April 2009 | Armenia | 1–0 | Won | 2010 World Cup Qualification | |
| 10 | 10 June 2009 |  Portugal | 0–0 | Drawn | Friendly | Sub |
| 11 | 12 August 2009 |  Brazil | 0–1 | Lost | Friendly | |
| 12 | 5 September 2009 |  Turkey | 4–2 | Lost | 2010 World Cup Qualification | |
| 13 | 9 September 2009 |  Spain | 3–0 | Lost | 2010 World Cup Qualification | |
| 14 | 10 October 2009 |  Bosnia and Herzegovina | 2–0 | Lost | 2010 World Cup Qualification | |
| 15 | 15 October 2009 |  Belgium | 2–0 | Won | 2010 World Cup Qualification | |
| 16 | 14 November 2009 |  Albania | 0–0 | Drawn | Friendly | |
| 17 | 21 May 2010 |  Finland | 2–0 | Won | Friendly | |
| 18 | 26 May 2010 |  Croatia | 0–0 | Drawn | Friendly | |
| 19 | 11 August 2010 |  Faroe Islands | 2–1 | Won | Euro 2012 Qualification | |
| 20 | 3 September 2010 | Italy | 2–1 | Lost | Euro 2012 Qualification | |
| 21 | 8 October 2010 |  Serbia | 3–1 | Won | Euro 2012 Qualification | |
| 22 | 12 October 2010 |  Slovenia | 1–0 | Lost | Euro 2012 Qualification | |
| 23 | 25 March 2011 |  Uruguay | 2–0 | Won | Friendly | |
| 24 | 29 March 2011 | Serbia | 1–1 | Drawn | Euro 2012 Qualification | |
| 25 | 3 June 2011 | Italy | 3–0 | Lost | Euro 2012 Qualification | |
| 26 | 7 June 2011 | Faroe Islands | 2–0 | Lost | Euro 2012 Qualification | |
| 27 | 10 August 2011 | Turkey | 3–0 | Lost | Friendly | |
| 28 | 2 September 2011 | Slovenia | 1–2 | Won | Euro 2012 Qualification | |
| 29 | 6 September 2011 |  Northern Ireland | 4–1 | Won | Euro 2012 Qualification | |
| 30 | 8 October 2011 | Northern Ireland | 1–2 | Won | Euro 2012 Qualification | |
Personal life
Pareiko was born in Tallinn, to a Russian mother and Belarusian father. In the interview for Gazeta Krakowska he said "I am a citizen of Estonia, I have a passport of that country, but I am of Russian nationality".
In 2009 Pareiko had a meeting with the Prime Minister and President of Russia, Vladimir Putin.
