Andreas Vaikla
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Andreas Raido Karuks Vaikla | ||
| Date of birth | 19 February 1997 | ||
| Place of birth | Toronto, Canada | ||
| Height | 1.94 m (6 ft 4 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | IFK Norrköping | ||
| Number | 1 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Spartacus Soccer | |||
| Wexford Wolves | |||
| 2013 | North Scarborou SC | ||
| 2013–2015 | West Bromwich | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2015– | IFK Norrköping | 2 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2012–2013 | Estonia U17 | 2 | (0) |
| 2015– | Estonia U19 | 10 | (0) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 26 April 2016. | |||
Andreas Raido Karuks Vaikla (born 19 February 1997 in Toronto) is a Canadian-born Estonian professional footballer who plays for IFK Norrköping as a goalkeeper.[1]
Club career
Vaikla started his football career in local clubs in Canada. He received a call-up to the Estonian U16 national team in 2013, in which he was eligible to represent due to his Estonian parents. He was scouted by West Bromwich in a game against Ireland, which lead to him later joining the English club's academy the same year. In 2015 he left West Bromwich for Swedish IFK Norrköping, writing a senior contract until the end of the 2016 season.[2] Vaikla was a part of the Norrköping squad that won both Allsvenskan in October and Svenska Supercupen in November 2015, however only appearing as an unused substitute.
He made his senior debut for the club on 20 February 2016, the day after his 19th birthday, keeping a clean sheet in Norrköping's 4–0 win against Östersunds FK in Svenska Cupen.[3]He stood all four cup games during early spring, but was replaced by David Mitov Nilsson once Mitov Nilsson came back from injury in time for Allsvenskan in April. On 22 April 2016, Vaikla made his Allsvenskan debut, coming on as a substitute in the 19th minute against Falkenbergs FF.[4] On 26 April he made his first start in a 3-1 home success against Hammarby IF, due to injury to Mitov Nilsson.
International career
On 14 March 2016, Vaikla received his first call-up to Estonia national football team by manager Magnus Pehrsson, for the exhibition games against Norway and Serbia.[5]
Career statistics
Club
- As of 22 April 2016[6]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| IFK Norrköping | 2015 | Allsvenskan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |
| 2016 | Allsvenskan | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
| Total | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||
References
- ↑ "IFK Norrköping värvar Andreas Vaikla" (in Swedish). IFK Norrköping. 24 July 2015. Retrieved 21 February 2016.
- ↑ "Nyförvärvet presenteras" (in Swedish). SvenskaFans. 29 July 2015. Retrieved 21 February 2016.
- ↑ "IFK Norrköping 4–0 Östersunds FK". Svensk Fotboll. 20 February 2016. Retrieved 21 February 2016.
- ↑ "Falkenbergs FF 2–1 Falkenbergs FF". Svensk Fotboll. 22 April 2016. Retrieved 23 April 2016.
- ↑ "IFK-spelare i landslaget". Norrköpings Tidningar. 14 March 2016. Retrieved 15 March 2016.
- ↑ "A. Vaikla". Soccerway. Retrieved 21 February 2016.
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