Taijo Teniste
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Taijo Teniste | ||
| Date of birth | 31 January 1988 | ||
| Place of birth | Tartu, Estonia | ||
| Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 7 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Defender | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Sogndal | ||
| Number | 2 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2004 | SK10 Premium | ||
| 2005 | Levadia | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2004 | SK10 Premium | 17 | (16) |
| 2005–2007 | Levadia II | 49 | (15) |
| 2005–2011 | Levadia | 148 | (13) |
| 2011 | Sogndal (loan) | 7 | (0) |
| 2011– | Sogndal | 131 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2009–2010 | Estonia U21 | 11 | (0) |
| 2010 | Estonia U23 | 1 | (0) |
| 2007– | Estonia | 52 | (0) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 14 November 2016. | |||
Taijo Teniste (born 31 January 1988) is an Estonian professional footballer who plays as a defender for Norwegian Eliteserien club Sogndal and the Estonia national football team.
Club career
Levadia
Teniste started playing football with hometown club SK10 Premium before moving to Tallinn-based Meistriliiga club Levadia in 2005, alongside teammates Eino Puri and Sander Puri.[1] In January 2011, he was on trial at Gambrinus liga club Dynamo České Budějovice.[2] On 4 July 2011, Teniste joined English League Two side Swindon Town at their pre-season training camp in Italy.[3] Although the clubs had agreed on transfer fee, the player was not offered a contract as manager Paolo Di Canio felt that Teniste was not a natural left-back.[4][5]
Sogndal
On 1 September 2011, Teniste joined Norwegian Eliteserien club Sogndal on a loan until the end of the 2011 season with an option to buy.[1] The move was made permanent in December, when he signed a two-year contract with the club.[6][7]
International career
Teniste made his debut for Estonia in a friendly match against Saudi Arabia on 9 November 2007, when he came on as a substitute in the second half.[8][9]
Career statistics
Club
- As of 14 November 2016.[10]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| SK10 Premium | 2004 | IV liiga | 17 | 16 | — | 17 | 16 | |||||
| Levadia II | 2005 | Esiliiga | 16 | 5 | — | 16 | 5 | |||||
| 2006 | 27 | 5 | — | 27 | 5 | |||||||
| 2007 | 6 | 5 | — | 6 | 5 | |||||||
| Total | 49 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 49 | 15 | ||||||
| Levadia | 2005 | Meistriliiga | 12 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 2 | ||||
| 2006 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||||||
| 2007 | 19 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 1 | ||||||
| 2008 | 31 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 33 | 2 | ||||||
| 2009 | 24 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 32 | 3 | ||
| 2010 | 33 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 39 | 1 | ||
| 2011 | 23 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 29 | 4 | ||
| Total | 148 | 13 | 6 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 172 | 13 | ||
| Sogndal (loan) | 2011 | Eliteserien | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | |
| Sogndal | 2012 | 24 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 25 | 0 | ||
| 2013 | 30 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 32 | 0 | |||
| 2014 | 25 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 27 | 0 | |||
| 2015 | 1. divisjon | 25 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 27 | 0 | ||
| 2016 | Eliteserien | 27 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 30 | 0 | ||
| Total | 138 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 148 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 352 | 44 | 16 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 386 | 44 | ||
International
- As of 14 November 2016.[10]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Estonia | 2007 | 3 | 0 |
| 2009 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2010 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2011 | 5 | 0 | |
| 2012 | 6 | 0 | |
| 2013 | 10 | 0 | |
| 2014 | 8 | 0 | |
| 2015 | 7 | 0 | |
| 2016 | 10 | 0 | |
| Total | 52 | 0 | |
Honours
Club
- Levadia
- Meistriliiga: 2006, 2008, 2009
- Estonian Cup: 2006–07, 2009–10
- Estonian Supercup: 2010
- Sogndal
References
- 1 2 "Taijo Teniste siirdub Norra kõrgliigasse" [Taijo Teniste moves to Norwegian Premier League] (in Estonian). FC Levadia Tallinn. 1 September 2011. Retrieved 28 November 2011.
- ↑ "Taijo Teniste viibib Tšehhi klubis testimisel" [Taijo Teniste on trial at Czech club] (in Estonian). Postimees. 13 January 2011. Retrieved 28 November 2011.
- ↑ "Taijo Teniste set for Town trial". Swindon Town F.C. 4 July 2011. Retrieved 28 November 2011.
- ↑ "Taijo Teniste saatus selgub peagi" [Taijo Teniste's fate to be clear soon] (in Estonian). Postimees. 6 July 2011. Retrieved 28 November 2011.
- ↑ "Teniste trial comes to an end" (in Estonian). Swindon Town F.C. 12 July 2011. Retrieved 28 November 2011.
- ↑ "Taijo Teniste sõlmis Sogndaliga kaheaastase lepingu" [Taijo Teniste signed a two-year contract with Sogndal] (in Estonian). ERR Sport. 23 December 2011. Retrieved 23 December 2011.
- ↑ "Taijo Teniste sõlmis Sogndal Fotballiga lepingu" [Taijo Teniste signed a contract with Sogndal Fotball] (in Estonian). FC Levadia Tallinn. 23 December 2011. Retrieved 23 December 2011.
- ↑ "Saudi Araabia – Eesti 2:0 (2:0)" [Saudi Arabia – Estonia 2:0 (2:0)] (in Estonian). Jalgpallihaigla. Retrieved 28 November 2011.
- ↑ "Kõik Eesti internatsionaalid" [All Estonian internationals] (in Estonian). Estonian Football Association. Retrieved 2 June 2012.
- 1 2 "Teniste, Taijo". national-football-teams.com.
External links
- Taijo Teniste at Estonian Football Association (Estonian)
- Taijo Teniste at National-Football-Teams.com
- Taijo Teniste at NIFS.no