Markus Jürgenson
Jürgenson with Estonia in 2015
Personal information
Full name Markus Jürgenson
Date of birth (1987-09-09) 9 September 1987
Place of birth Tõravere, Estonia
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Right back
Youth career
2002–2005 Tammeka
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2004 Tammeka II 14 (10)
2003–2006 Tammeka 66 (6)
2007 TVMK II 11 (1)
2006–2008 TVMK 53 (8)
2009–2011 Flora II 6 (1)
2008–2016 Flora 252 (37)
2017 VPS 23 (2)
2018–2022 FCI Levadia 105 (13)
International career‡
2006–2008 Estonia U21 6 (0)
2010 Estonia U23 1 (0)
2010–2018 Estonia 11 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 7 December 2022
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 7 December 2019

Markus Jürgenson (born 9 September 1987) is an Estonian professional footballer who last played as a right back for Estonian club FCI Levadia.

Club career

Tammeka

Jürgenson came through the youth system at Tammeka. He made his debut in the Meistriliiga on 16 March 2005, in a 2–2 home draw against Merkuur.

TVMK

In December 2006, Jürgenson signed a three-year contract with TVMK.[1]

Flora

On 16 November 2008, Jürgenson signed with Flora.[2] He won his first Meistriliiga title in the 2010 season. Jürgenson won two more league titles in 2011 and 2015. On 8 November 2016, Flora announced Jürgenson's contract would not be extended for the next season. During his eight seasons with the club, Jürgenson had become a fans' favourite, having won three Meistriliiga titles, four Estonian Cups and five Estonian Supercups, amassing a total of 328 appearances and scoring 56 goals, including 252 appearances and 37 goals in the Meistriliiga.[3]

VPS

On 10 February 2017, Jürgenson signed with Finnish club VPS on a one-year contract, with option of another.[4]

FCI Levadia

On 19 January 2018, Jürgenson returned to Estonia and joined FCI Levadia on a one-year deal with an option to extend the contract for another year.[5] In November 2022 Jürgenson announced his departure from Levadia after five seasons and five titles with the club: 1 League title, 2 cups and 2 supercups. [6]

International career

Jürgenson began his international career for Estonia with the under-21 national team in 2006. In December 2010, he was called up by manager Tarmo Rüütli for Estonia friendlies against China PR and Qatar.[7] Jürgenson made his senior international debut for Estonia on 18 December, playing full 90 minutes in a 0–3 away loss to China PR.[8]

Career statistics

Club

As of 7 December 2018.[9]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup[lower-alpha 1] Europe Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Tammeka II2004V liiga1410———1410
Tammeka2003Esiliiga4000——40
2005Meistriliiga321———321
2006Meistriliiga30522——327
Total66622——688
TVMK II2007Esiliiga111———111
TVMK2007Meistriliiga203301[lower-alpha 2]04[lower-alpha 3]0283
2008Meistriliiga335102[lower-alpha 4]04[lower-alpha 3]0405
Total538403080688
Flora II2009Esiliiga5000——50
2011Esiliiga1100——11
Total6100——61
Flora2009Meistriliiga262512[lower-alpha 4]03[lower-alpha 5]0363
2010Meistriliiga332612[lower-alpha 4]07[lower-alpha 6]0483
2011Meistriliiga344652[lower-alpha 7]05[lower-alpha 8]0479
2012Meistriliiga334511[lower-alpha 7]01[lower-alpha 9]1406
2013Meistriliiga323722[lower-alpha 4]0—415
2014Meistriliiga30942—1[lower-alpha 9]03511
2015Meistriliiga328422[lower-alpha 4]0—3810
2016Meistriliiga325542[lower-alpha 7]000399
Total25237421813017132456
VPS2017Veikkausliiga232301[lower-alpha 4]0—272
FCI Levadia2018Meistriliiga341402[lower-alpha 4]01[lower-alpha 9]0411
Career total45966552019026155987
  1. ↑ Includes the Estonian Cup and Finnish Cup
  2. ↑ Appearance in UEFA Intertoto Cup
  3. 1 2 Appearances in Baltic League
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Appearance(s) in UEFA Cup/UEFA Europa League
  5. ↑ One appearance in Estonian Supercup, two appearances in Baltic League
  6. ↑ One appearance in Estonian Supercup, six appearances in Baltic League
  7. 1 2 3 Appearance(s) in UEFA Champions League
  8. ↑ Two appearances in Baltic Champions Cup, one appearance in Estonian Supercup, two appearances in Baltic League
  9. 1 2 3 Appearance in Estonian Supercup

International

As of 7 December 2018.[10]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Estonia
201020
201420
201520
201630
201820
Total110

Honours

Club

Flora
FCI Levadia

References

  1. ↑ "Tomson ja Jürgenson samuti kolmeks aastaks TVMK-sse" [Tomson and Jürgenson to TVMK for three years]. Eesti Päevaleht (in Estonian). 8 December 2006.
  2. ↑ "Markus Jürgenson siirdus FC Florasse" [Markus Jürgenson moved to FC Flora] (in Estonian). Soccernet.ee. 16 November 2008.
  3. ↑ "Flora lõpetas koostöö kahe tänavu koondist esindanud mehega" [Flora ended contracts with two internationals] (in Estonian). Soccernet.ee. 8 November 2016.
  4. ↑ "Ametlik: Markus Jürgenson liitus Vaasaga" [Official: Markus Jürgenson has joined Vaasa] (in Estonian). ERR Sport. 10 February 2017.
  5. ↑ "Endine Flora mängija Markus Jürgenson liitus Levadiaga" [Former Flora player Markus Jürgenson joined Levadia] (in Estonian). ERR Sport. 19 January 2018.
  6. ↑ "Kuus mängijat ja üks treener lahkusid FCI Levadiast" [Six players and one coach departed from FCI Levadia] (in Estonian). Soccernet. 29 November 2022.
  7. ↑ "Eesti koondise koosseis mängudeks Hiina ja Katariga" [Estonia squad for matches against China and Qatar] (in Estonian). Estonian Football Association. 14 December 2010.
  8. ↑ "Eesti koondis jäi võõrsil alla Hiinale" [Estonia team defeated away by China] (in Estonian). Estonian Football Association. 18 December 2010.
  9. ↑ "Markus Jürgenson" (in Estonian). Estonian Football Association.
  10. ↑ "Markus Jürgenson" (in Estonian). Estonian Football Association.
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