Henrik Ojamaa

Henrik Ojamaa

Ojamaa warming up at a Derby County pre-season friendly match against Matlock Town in July 2009
Personal information
Full name Henrik Ojamaa
Date of birth (1991-05-20) 20 May 1991
Place of birth Tallinn, Estonia
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 1⁄2 in)
Playing position Striker
Club information
Current team
 Wacker Innsbruck
Number 24
Youth career
0000–2007 Flora
2007–2009 Derby County
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
2009–2010 Derby County 0 (0)
2009 → Stafford Rangers (loan) 5 (1)
2010–2011 Alemannia Aachen II 10 (1)
2010–2011 Alemannia Aachen 1 (0)
2011 → Fortuna Sittard (loan) 12 (1)
2011 RoPS 17 (2)
2012–2013 Motherwell 55 (11)
2013–2015 Legia Warsaw 34 (2)
2014–2015 → Motherwell (loan) 18 (3)
2015 → Sarpsborg 08 (loan) 10 (0)
2015–2016 Swindon Town 9 (0)
2016– Wacker Innsbruck 5 (0)
National team‡
2008–2009 Estonia U19 12 (1)
2008–2011 Estonia U21 3 (3)
2012– Estonia 23 (0)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 7 January 2016.
† Appearances (goals)

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 7 January 2016

Henrik Ojamaa (born 20 May 1991) is an Estonian professional footballer who plays as a striker for Austrian Erste Liga club Wacker Innsbruck and the Estonia national football team.

Club career

Derby County

Born in Tallinn, Ojamaa played two years for Derby County's Academy side, before signing a one-year professional contract with the club in June 2009.[1] He was Derby County's Scholar of the Year in 2008–09. At the end of November 2009, he joined Stafford Rangers on a loan for one month. He won numerous Man of the Match awards during his short spell.[2] At the end of the 2009–10 season Derby announced that, along with several first team players such as Gary Teale and Jay McEveley, Ojamaa would be released at the end of their contracts in June 2010.[3]

Alemannia Aachen

On 18 May 2010, he signed a two-year contract with German club Alemannia Aachen, starting in July 2010.[4] He made his official debut for Alemannia Aachen on 27 November 2010 when in the 88-th minute he was substituted in. On 12 January 2011, Dutch club Fortuna Sittard announced that they would loan the player for the rest of the 2010–2011 season. This meant that he played at the club for half a year, after which he went back to Alemannia Aachen.

RoPS

Ojamaa signed a three-month contract with Finnish club RoPS after his release from Alemannia Aachen. He scored two goals in 17 appearances, but the club was relegated from the Veikkausliiga and he was released.

Motherwell

After his contract with RoPS expired Ojamaa had two separate trial spells at Motherwell.[5] He signed for Motherwell until the end of the season on 4 January 2012.[6] Ojamaa scored four goals in his first five appearances for Motherwell, scoring against Queen's Park,[7] Dunfermline[8] and St Johnstone.[9] He signed a two-and-a-half year contract on 2 February 2012, after making an instant impact at Fir Park.[10] Ojamaa celebrated his contract extension with another goal and two more assists in the match against Greenock Morton in the Scottish Cup.[11][12] His form during January led to him being awarded January SPL young player of the month,[13] as well as being named the player of the fifth round of the Scottish Cup.[14]

Ojamaa provided 16 assists during the 2012–13 season which was four more than the second best Aaron Doran of Inverness CT.[15] Ojamaa was fondly referred to as "The Sheriff" during his spell at Fir Park due to his pistols goal celebration.

Legia Warsaw

On 6 June 2013, he signed three-year deal with the Polish Champion Legia Warsaw.[16] He picked up a mild injury during the pre-season and debuted in the Polish Ekstraklasa on 27 July 2013 against Pogoń Szczecin giving an assist in a 3–0 victory.[17] He scored his first Ekstraklasa goal on 3 August 2013 in a 4–0 victory over Podbeskidzie. The Legia fans also chose him as the best player of that game.[18]

Motherwell

In August 2014 Ojamaa returned to Motherwell on a loan deal.[19][20] At the conclusion of the loan in January 2015, Ojamaa opted not to extend his stay at Motherwell and returned to Legia Warsaw, with a move to another club expected.[21]

Swindon Town

On 4 September 2015, Ojamaa joined English club Swindon Town on a one-year deal.[22]

International career

Ojamaa was a key member of the Estonia U19 team when they qualified for the UEFA U19 Championship Elite Round to face Spain, Germany and the Czech Republic. Ojamaa was also a member of the Estonia U21 team.[23]

In February 2012, Ojamaa received his first senior call-up by Tarmo Rüütli for a friendly match against El Salvador.[24][25] The call-up was later dismissed by his club, Motherwell.[26] On 22 May 2012, he was selected as part of the team to face Croatia in a friendly match on 25 May.[27] He started the match alongside Estonia's record goalscorer Andres Oper, getting his first senior cap for Estonia.[28][29]

Personal life

Ojamaa has two brothers. Younger brother Hindrek is also a professional footballer, while older brother Harri ended his football career at the age of 19 due to an injury. Harri now works as an agent for Golden Star Management who also represent Henrik.[30]

Career statistics

Club

As of 7 January 2016.
Club Season League Cup League Cup Europe Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Derby County 2009–10 Championship League 000000——00
Total 000000000000
Stafford Rangers (loan) 2009–10 Conference North 510000——51
Total 510000000051
Alemannia Aachen 2010–11 2. Bundesliga 1000———10
Total 100000000010
Fortuna Sittard (loan) 2010–11 Eerste Divisie 12100———121
Total 12100000000121
RoPS 2011 Veikkausliiga 1720000——172
Total 17200000000172
Motherwell 2011–12 Scottish Premier League 1873200——219
2012–13 374201040—444
Total 5511521040006513
Legia Warsaw 2013–14 Ekstraklasa 33220—90—442
2014–15 1000—000010
Total 34220009000452
Motherwell (loan) 2014–15 Scottish Premiership 183111000—204
Total 18311100000204
Sarpsborg 08 (loan) 2015 Tippeligaen 10020———120
Total 10020000000120
Swindon Town 2015–16 League One 901010——110
Total 9010100000110
Wacker Innsbruck 2015–16 First League 500000——50
Total 500000000050
Career total 16620113301300019323

International

As of 7 January 2016.
Team Year Apps Goals
Estonia
201280
201380
201460
201510
Total 23 0

Honours

Club

Legia Warsaw

Individual

References

  1. ↑ "Ojamaa jätkab karjääri Derbys" [Ojamaa continues his career in Derby]. Postimees (in Estonian). 29 June 2009. Retrieved 19 May 2010.
  2. ↑ "Ojamaa joins Stafford on loan". Derby County F.C. 28 November 2009. Retrieved 26 March 2010.
  3. ↑ "McEveley and Teale to move on". Derby County F.C. 5 May 2010. Retrieved 19 May 2010.
  4. ↑ "Alemannia verpflichtet Henrik Ojamaa". Alemannia Aachen (in German). 19 May 2010. Retrieved 19 May 2010.
  5. ↑ "Henrik wants Well deal". Evening Times. 23 November 2011. Retrieved 23 November 2011.
  6. ↑ "Motherwell sign Henrik Ojamaa until end of season". BBC Sport. BBC. 4 January 2012. Retrieved 4 January 2012.
  7. ↑ "Motherwell 4–0 Queen's Park". BBC Sport. BBC. 7 January 2012. Retrieved 7 January 2012.
  8. ↑ "Motherwell 3–1 Dunfermline". BBC Sport. BBC. 24 January 2012. Retrieved 24 January 2012.
  9. ↑ "Motherwell 3–2 St Johnstone". BBC Sport. BBC. 28 January 2012. Retrieved 28 January 2012.
  10. ↑ "Motherwell secure Henrik Ojamaa on a long-term contract". BBC Sport (BBC). 2 February 2012. Retrieved 2 February 2012.
  11. ↑ "Ojamaalt järjekordne värav ja kaks väravasöötu" (in Estonian). Soccernet.ee. 4 February 2012. Retrieved 4 February 2012.
  12. ↑ "Motherwell 6–0 Morton". BBC Sport. 4 February 2012. Retrieved 4 February 2012.
  13. ↑ "Motherwell striker Henrik Ojamaa wins January young player award". BBC Sport. 11 February 2012. Retrieved 11 February 2012.
  14. ↑ "Ojamaa picks up Player of the 5th Round". The Scottish Football Association. 25 February 2012. Retrieved 25 February 2012.
  15. ↑ "SPL Stats". Scottish Premier League. 7 June 2013. Retrieved 7 June 2013.
  16. ↑ "Ojamaa piłkarzem Legii" (in Polish). Legia Warsaw. 7 June 2013. Retrieved 7 June 2013.
  17. ↑ "Ojamaa andis debüüdil väravasöödu" (in Estonian). Soccernet.ee. 27 July 2013. Retrieved 3 August 2013.
  18. ↑ "Ojamaa debüütkoll aitas Legia suure võiduni (eestlane mängu parim!)" (in Estonian). Soccernet.ee. 3 August 2013. Retrieved 3 August 2013.
  19. ↑ "Ojamaa naaseb Motherwelli" [Ojamaa returns to Motherwell] (in Estonian). Soccernet.ee. 14 August 2014. Retrieved 14 August 2014.
  20. ↑ "Henrik Ojamaa makes Fir Park return". Motherwell F.C. 14 August 2014. Retrieved 14 August 2014.
  21. ↑ Lindsay, Clive (28 January 2015). "Motherwell: Ojamaa rejects loan extension". BBC Sport. Retrieved 29 January 2015.
  22. ↑ Otrebski, Tom (4 September 2015). "Ojamaa Pens Town Deal". Swindon Town FC. Retrieved 4 September 2015.
  23. ↑ Aachen: Jungstürmer von Derby County Ojamaa kommt mit "englischer Ausbildung"
  24. ↑ "Koondise koosseisus mänguks El Salvadoriga üks debütant" (in Estonian). Estonian Football Association. 3 February 2012. Retrieved 4 February 2012.
  25. ↑ "Selgus Eesti jalgpallikoondise koosseis mänguks El Salvadoriga" (in Estonian). Eesti Rahvusringhääling. 3 February 2012. Retrieved 4 February 2012.
  26. ↑ "Selgus Eesti koondis mänguks El Salvadoriga, Ojamaa ei mängi koduklubi vastuseisu tõttu" (in Estonian). Delfi.ee. 18 February 2012. Retrieved 22 May 2012.
  27. ↑ "Selgus koondise koosseis Ukraina ja Horvaatia vastu" (in Estonian). Soccernet.ee. 22 May 2012. Retrieved 22 May 2012.
  28. ↑ "Debütandid? Ei ole põhjust nuriseda" (in Estonian). Soccernet.ee. 26 May 2012. Retrieved 26 May 2012.
  29. ↑ "Kõik Eesti internatsionaalid" [All Estonian internationals] (in Estonian). Estonian Football Association.
  30. ↑ "Ojamaa: olen oma vendadest halvem mängija" (in Estonian). Soccernet.ee. 23 March 2012. Retrieved 23 March 2012.

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