Quick Facts
Biography
Tarmo Neemelo (born 10 February 1982) is an Estonian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Estonian Meistriliiga club Nõmme Kalju and the Estonia national team.
Neemelo was the top goalscorer in the 2005 Meistriliiga with 41 goals, and won the Estonian Silverball award in 2006.
Club career
Early years
Neemelo started playing football with Lelle. He then spent several years playing for various reserve and feeder teams affiliated with Flora.
TVMK
In 2004, he signed for Meistriliiga club TVMK. In the 2005 season, he won his first Meistriliiga title, scoring a league record 41 goals, which put him in 12th place in the European Golden Shoe.
Helsingborg
In 2006, he signed for Swedish Allsvenskan club Helsingborg, to potentially partner fellow striker Henrik Larsson. However, Neemelo was unable to secure a first-team position and was loaned back to TVMK. In 2007, he was once again loaned out, this time to Superettan club Sundsvall.
MYPA
In February 2008, he signed a two-year contract with Finnish Veikkausliiga club MYPA.
Zulte Waregem
In January 2009, he signed for Belgian club Zulte Waregem. He was mostly used as a substitute, being a part of the starting line-up just twice. He was released by Zulte Waregem officials in July 2009 by mutual consent.
Levadia
Neemelo returned to Estonia and signed for Levadia. He won the 2009 Meistriliiga season with the club.
Nõmme Kalju
After his contract with Levadia ran out after the 2010 season, Neemelo trained with Nõmme Kalju, and signed a two-year contract with the club on 7 February 2011. He was the team's top goalscorer in the league in 2011 and 2012, with 22 goals in both seasons. Neemelo won his third Meistriliiga title with the club in the 2012 season.
International career
Neemelo made his international debut for Estonia on 20 April 2005 against Norway in a friendly. He scored his first goal for the national team on 28 May 2006, in friendly match against Turkey also in a friendly. That goal won him the Estonian Silverball award.
International goals
- Estonia score listed first, score column indicates score after each Neemelo goal.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 28 May 2006 | Millerntor-Stadion, Hamburg, Germany |  Turkey | 1–1 | 1–1 | Friendly |
Honours
Club
- TVMK
- Meistriliiga: 2005
- Estonian Supercup: 2005, 2006
- Levadia
- Meistriliiga: 2009
- Estonian Supercup: 2010
- Nõmme Kalju
- Meistriliiga: 2012
- Estonian Cup: 2014–15
Individual
- Meistriliiga top scorer: 2005
- Estonian Silverball: 2006