Ken Kallaste
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ken Kallaste | ||
| Date of birth | 31 August 1988 | ||
| Place of birth | Tallinn, Estonia | ||
| Height | 1.82 m (5 ft 11 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Left-back | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Korona Kielce | ||
| Number | 19 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2005 | Flora | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2004 | Lelle | 22 | (4) |
| 2005 | Tervis Pärnu | 29 | (3) |
| 2006 | Warrior | 16 | (4) |
| 2006–2009 | Flora II | 62 | (21) |
| 2006–2009 | Flora | 36 | (2) |
| 2008 | → Tulevik (loan) | 14 | (0) |
| 2010 | Nõmme Kalju II | 1 | (1) |
| 2010–2015 | Nõmme Kalju | 213 | (16) |
| 2015–2016 | Górnik Zabrze | 15 | (0) |
| 2016– | Korona Kielce | 2 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| Estonia U19 | 3 | (1) | |
| 2008–2010 | Estonia U21 | 14 | (2) |
| 2010–2012 | Estonia U23 | 5 | (0) |
| 2012– | Estonia | 32 | (0) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 13 July 2016. | |||
Ken Kallaste (born 31 August 1988) is an Estonian professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Polish Ekstraklasa club Korona Kielce and the Estonia national football team.
Club career
Nõmme Kalju
On 6 January 2010, Kallaste signed a three-year contract with an option for another one with Nõmme Kalju.[1] From 2010 and 2012, Kallaste started in all but one league match, racking up 98 full league games and a total of 107 appearances in all matches, earning the nickname Iron Man (Estonian: Raudmees).[2] He missed his only league match due to a red card he picked up in a match against Lootus on 24 April 2010. This was also the only match where he didn't play all 90 minutes.[3] Kallaste won the Meistriliiga title in 2012 and an Estonian Cup in 2015.
Górnik Zabrze
On 22 December 2015, Kallaste signed for Polish Ekstraklasa club Górnik Zabrze.[4]
Korona Kielce
On 27 June 2016, Kallaste signed a two-year contract with Korona Kielce.[5]
International career
On 1 November 2012, Kallaste was called up by Tarmo Rüütli for a friendly against Oman on 8 November 2012 and made his debut for the senior national team, starting in the match Estonia won 2–1.[6][7][8][9]
Personal life
Born Ken Akerta, he is the son of former professional footballer and Estonian international Risto Kallaste. He changed his legal name to Kallaste later.[10] In 2012, Ken Kallaste became a father to a daughter.[11]
Career statistics
Club
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Lelle | 2004 | II liiga | 22 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 22 | 4 | |
| Tervis Pärnu | 2005 | Esiliiga | 29 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 29 | 3 | |
| Warrior | 2006 | Meistriliiga | 16 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 16 | 4 | |
| Flora II | 2006 | Esiliiga | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 6 | 5 | |
| 2007 | 31 | 9 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 31 | 9 | |||
| 2008 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 16 | 3 | |||
| 2009 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 9 | 4 | |||
| Total | 62 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 62 | 21 | ||
| Flora | 2006 | Meistriliiga | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 |
| 2008 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | ||
| 2009 | 23 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 27 | 1 | ||
| Total | 36 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 43 | 2 | ||
| Tulevik (loan) | 2008 | Meistriliiga | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | |
| Nõmme Kalju II | 2010 | II liiga | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Nõmme Kalju | 2010 | Meistriliiga | 35 | 4 | 3 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 38 | 4 | |
| 2011 | 36 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 2 | ||
| 2012 | 36 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 1 | ||
| 2013 | 36 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 49 | 3 | ||
| 2014 | 35 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 4 | ||
| 2015 | 35 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 4 | ||
| Total | 213 | 16 | 19 | 2 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 251 | 18 | ||
| Górnik Zabrze | 2015–16 | Ekstraklasa | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | |
| Career total | 408 | 50 | 20 | 2 | 23 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 453 | 52 | ||
International
- As of 14 November 2016.[12]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Estonia | 2012 | 1 | 0 |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2014 | 10 | 0 | |
| 2015 | 10 | 0 | |
| 2016 | 10 | 0 | |
| Total | 32 | 0 | |
Honours
Club
- Flora
- Estonian Supercup: 2009
- Nõmme Kalju
References
- ↑ "Ken Kallaste liitus Nõmme Kaljuga" (in Estonian). Nõmme Kalju. 6 January 2010. Retrieved 10 November 2012.
- ↑ "Soccerneti video: Ken Kallaste: "Lõpuks ometi midagi võidetud!"" (in Estonian). Soccernet.ee. 3 November 2012. Retrieved 10 November 2012.
- ↑ "Soccerway — Lootus vs. Kalju 0 – 5". Soccerway.com. Retrieved 10 November 2012.
- ↑ "Kallaste lükkas HJK pakkumise tagasi ja liitub Poola klubiga". Postimees. 22 December 2015.
- ↑ "Ametlik: Kallaste siirdub Kielce Koronasse". Soccernet.ee. 28 June 2016.
- ↑ "Eesti koondise koosseis järgmisteks maavõistlusteks" (in Estonian). Estonian Football Association. 1 November 2012. Retrieved 10 November 2012.
- ↑ "Eesti koondis alistas tänu lõpuspurdile Omaani" (in Estonian). Estonian Football Association. 8 November 2012. Retrieved 9 November 2012.
- ↑ "Oman flatter to deceive in Estonia friendly". Oman Ministry of Information. 8 November 2012. Retrieved 10 November 2012.
- ↑ "Kõik Eesti internatsionaalid" [All Estonian internationals] (in Estonian). Estonian Football Association.
- ↑ "Tere, Risto! Oeh, vabandust!" (in Estonian). Neljas. 1 June 2006. Retrieved 10 November 2012.
- ↑ "Beebibuum Nõmme Kaljus: ka Ken Kallaste sai isaks!" (in Estonian). Nõmme Kalju FC. 3 September 2012. Retrieved 10 November 2012.
- 1 2 "Kallaste, Ken". Estonian Football Association.
- ↑ "Ken Kallaste". Soccerway.com.
External links
- Ken Kallaste at Estonian Football Association (Estonian)
- Ken Kallaste profile at 90minut