Aljona Malets
 Playing for Pärnu JK in 2013 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Aljona Malets | ||
| Date of birth | 6 May 1987 | ||
| Place of birth | Tallinn, Estonia | ||
| Playing position | Defender | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Pärnu JK | ||
| Number | 14 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2003 | FC Levadia Tallinn (TKSK Visa)[1] | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2004–2005 | FC Levadia Tallinn (TKSK Visa) | 39 | (23) |
| 2006–2012 | FC Levadia Tallinn | 117 | (32) |
| 2011 | → JK Tallinna Kalev | 2 | (0) |
| 2012– | Pärnu JK | 18 | (2) |
| 2013 | → Pärnu JK II | 4 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2005 | Estonia U-19 | 5 | (1) |
| 2006- | Estonia | 15 | (1) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 18 May 2014. | |||
Aljona Malets (born 6 May 1987) is an Estonian football player, who plays as a defender for Naiste Meistriliiga club Pärnu JK and the Estonia women's national football team. She has also played for FC Levadia Tallinn, taking part in the UEFA Women's Champions League with both teams. Her first goal for national team has been scored on 26 of July 2008 against Lithuania in Woman Baltic Cup.[2] [3] [4]
Early life
Malets was born in Tallinn. She has been connected to sports since early childhood. Before starting her football career Aljona has been involved in horse riding, kayaking and figure skating, reaching success in local competitions in those disciplines.
Career
Club career
FC Levadia Tallinn
Aljona started to play football at the age of 16. Her first club was FC Levadia Tallinn (former TKSK Visa) where she started as forward. Most notable moment of her career as an attacking player occurred in her very first season. Malets scored incredible 10 goals in one game against EVL Silwi Kehtna on matchday 8 of Naiste Meistriliiga.[5] In season 2009 Aljona has been moved to defence, however this did not influence on her goal scoring abilities. Malets scored at least a goal in every season she has played for FC Levadia Tallinn.
Pärnu JK
In 2012 Aljona moved to Pärnu JK. It is symbolic that her first game for new team was against FC Levadia Tallinn. In 2013 Aljona helped Pärnu JK to qualify for the Knockout-stage of UEFA Women's Champions League for the first time in clubs history.[6]
Career statistics
| Season | Club | League | League | Cup | Europe | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| 2004 | FC Levadia Tallinn (TKSK Visa) | Naiste Meistriliiga | 20 | 14 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 20 | 14 |
| 2005 | 19 | 9 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 19 | 9 | ||
| 2006 | FC Levadia Tallinn | Naiste Meistriliiga | 19 | 15 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 19 | 15 |
| 2007 | 13 | 4 | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | 15 | 4 | ||
| 2008 | 20 | 7 | - | - | 3 | 0 | - | - | 23 | 7 | ||
| 2009 | 19 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | - | - | 26 | 3 | ||
| 2010 | 19 | 2 | - | - | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 23 | 3 | ||
| 2011 | JK Tallinna Kalev | Naiste Esiliiga | 2 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 0 |
| 2011 | FC Levadia Tallinn | Naiste Meistriliiga | 20 | 1 | 2 | 0 | - | - | - | - | 22 | 1 |
| 2012 | 7 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7 | 1 | ||
| 2012 | Pärnu JK | Naiste Meistriliiga | 10 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | - | - | 15 | 2 |
| 2013 | Pärnu JK II | Naiste Esiliiga | 4 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | 0 |
| 2013 | Pärnu JK | Naiste Meistriliiga | 8 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | - | - | 13 | 2 |
| 2014 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| FC Levadia Tallinn | 156 | 55 | 6 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 174 | 57 | ||
| Pärnu JK | 18 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 29 | 3 | ||
| Career total | 180 | 57 | 10 | 2 | 15 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 209 | 61 | ||
International
- As of 18 May 2014[9]
| Estonia | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 2006 | 1 | 0 |
| 2007 | 0 | 0 |
| 2008 | 2 | 1 |
| 2009 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 | 0 | 0 |
| 2011 | 0 | 0 |
| 2012 | 8 | 0 |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 |
| 2014 | 3 | 0 |
| Total | 15 | 1 |
International goals
| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2008-07-26 | Jānis Daliņš Stadium, Valmiera, Latvia |  Lithuania | 3 – 0 | 4 – 0 | Woman Baltic Cup |
Honours
Club
- FC Levadia Tallinn
- Naiste Meistriliiga: 2007, 2008, 2009
- Baltic League: 2007
- Estonian Women's Cup: 2009
- Pärnu JK
- Naiste Meistriliiga: 2012, 2013, 2014
- Estonian Women's Cup: 2012, 2014
- Estonian Women's Supercup : 2013, 2014
International
- Woman U-19 Baltic Cup: 2006
- Woman Baltic Cup: 2008, 2012, 2013
References
- ↑ Founded in 1993 as TKSK Tallinn (also known as TKSK Arsenal and later TKSK Visa), renamed as FC Levadia Tallinn in 2006
- ↑ "Aljona Malets - Profile". soccernet.ee. Retrieved 18 May 2014.
- ↑ "Estonia - Aljona Malets - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". int.women.soccerway.com. Retrieved 18 May 2014.
- ↑ "Aljona Malets - UEFA.com". uefa.com. Retrieved 18 May 2014.
- ↑ "Naiste Meistriliiga Archive". www.jktammeka.ee. Retrieved 19 May 2014.
- ↑ "Pärnu JK write history by reaching Knockout-stage of UEFA Women's Champions League". sport.delfi.ee/. Retrieved 19 May 2014.
- ↑ "Eesti Jalgpalli Liit". jalgpall.ee. Retrieved 18 May 2014.
- ↑ "Profile on soccerdonna.de". soccerdonna.de. Retrieved 18 May 2014.
- ↑ "Aljona Malets - Soccer - Scoresway - Results, fixtures, tables". www.scoresway.com. Retrieved 18 May 2014.