Taijo Teniste

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Taijo Teniste
Taijo Teniste, Sogndal-Rosenborg 07-15-2017.jpg
Teniste with Sogndal in 2017
Personal information
Full name Taijo Teniste
Date of birth (1988-01-31) 31 January 1988 (age 33)[1]
Place of birth Tartu, Estonia
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s) Right back
Club information
Current team
 Tartu Tammeka
Number 33
Youth career
0000–2004 SK 10 Premium
2005 Levadia
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2004 SK 10 Premium 17 (16)
2005–2007 Levadia II 49 (15)
2005–2011 Levadia 148 (13)
2011 → Sogndal (loan) 7 (0)
2011–2017 Sogndal 157 (1)
2017–2020 Brann 59 (2)
2021– Tartu Tammeka 17 (0)
National team‡
2004 Estonia U17 7 (0)
2005 Estonia U18 1 (0)
2005–2006 Estonia U19 8 (0)
2005–2010 Estonia U21 19 (0)
2010 Estonia U23 1 (0)
2007– Estonia 88 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 15 January 2021
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 20 August 2019

Taijo Teniste (born 31 January 1988) is an Estonian professional footballer who plays as a right back for Estonian Meistriliiga club Tartu Tammeka and the Estonia national team.

Club career[]

SK 10[]

Teniste came through the Spordiklubi 10 youth academy and played for the club's first team in the IV liiga.

Levadia[]

In January 2015, Teniste signed for Levadia.[2] He made his debut in the Meistriliiga on 3 April 2005, in a 4–0 home victory over Merkuur Tartu. Teniste helped Levadia win four successive Meistriliiga titles in 2006, 2007, 2008 and 2009.[3]

On 4 July 2011, Teniste joined League Two side Swindon Town for a trial, but was not offered a contract as manager Paolo Di Canio felt Teniste was not a natural left back.[4][5]

Sogndal[]

On 1 September 2011, Teniste joined Norwegian club Sogndal on loan until the end of the season, with the option to make the deal permanent.[6] He made his debut in the Tippeligaen on 11 September, in a 0–0 home draw against Aalesund, coming on as a substitute for Ole Jørgen Halvorsen in injury time.[7] On 23 December 2011, Teniste signed a two-year contract with Sogndal.[8] His contract was subsequently extended to 2015 and then to 2017.[9] Teniste scored his first goal for Sogndal on 26 November 2017, in a 5–2 home win over Vålerenga in the last match of the 2017 season.[10]

Brann[]

On 14 August 2017, it was announced that Teniste would join Brann after the 2017 season on a three-year deal.[11]

International career[]

Teniste playing for Estonia against Germany in 2019

Teniste has represented Estonia at under-17, under-18, under-19, under-21 and under-23 levels.

Teniste made his senior international debut for Estonia on 9 November 2007, replacing Urmas Rooba in the 70th minute of a 0–2 away loss to Saudi Arabia in a friendly.[12]

Career statistics[]

Club[]

As of 8 November 2020.[1][13][14][15]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup[a] Europe Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
SK 10 Premium IV liiga 17 16 — — — 17 16
Levadia II 2005 Esiliiga 16 5 — — — 16 5
2006 Esiliiga 27 5 — — — 27 5
2007 Esiliiga 6 5 — — — 6 5
Total 49 15 — — — 49 15
Levadia 2005 Meistriliiga 12 2 1 0 1[b] 0 0 0 14 2
2006 Meistriliiga 6 0 0 0 0 0 — 6 0
2007 Meistriliiga 19 1 4 0 2[b] 0 2[c] 0 27 1
2008 Meistriliiga 31 2 5 0 2[b] 0 4[d] 0 42 2
2009 Meistriliiga 24 3 1 0 6[e] 0 2[f] 0 33 3
2010 Meistriliiga 33 1 3 0 2[b] 0 1[g] 0 39 1
2011 Meistriliiga 23 4 2 0 2[h] 0 2[f] 0 29 4
Total 148 13 16 0 15 0 11 0 190 13
Sogndal (loan) 2011 Tippeligaen 7 0 0 0 — — 7 0
Sogndal 2012 Tippeligaen 24 0 1 0 — — 25 0
2013 Tippeligaen 30 0 2 0 — — 32 0
2014 Tippeligaen 25 0 2 0 — — 27 0
2015 OBOS-ligaen 25 0 2 0 — — 27 0
2016 Tippeligaen 27 0 3 0 — — 30 0
2017 Eliteserien 26 1 2 0 — 2[i] 0 30 1
Total 164 1 12 0 — 2 0 178 1
Brann 2018 Eliteserien 23 1 1 0 — — 24 1
2019 Eliteserien 26 1 2 0 2[h] 1 — 30 2
2020 Eliteserien 10 0 0 0 — — 10 0
Total 59 2 3 0 2 1 — 64 3
Career total 437 47 31 0 17 1 13 0 498 48
  1. ^ Includes the Estonian Cup and Norwegian Cup
  2. ^ a b c d Appearance(s) in UEFA Champions League
  3. ^ Appearances in Baltic League
  4. ^ One appearance in Estonian Supercup, three appearances in Baltic League
  5. ^ Four appearances in UEFA Champions League, two appearances in UEFA Europa League
  6. ^ a b One appearance in Estonian Supercup, one appearance in Baltic League
  7. ^ Appearance in Estonian Supercup
  8. ^ a b Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  9. ^ Appearances in Eliteserien relegation play-offs

International[]

As of 18 November 2020.[12]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
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
2017 10 0
2018 6 0
2019 9 0
2020 7 0
Total 84 0

Honours[]

Club[]

Levadia II
Levadia
Sogndal

References[]

  1. ^ a b "Taijo Teniste" (in Estonian). Estonian Football Association.
  2. ^ "FC Elva küpsetab noortest mängumehi" [FC Elva developing youth players]. Postimees (in Estonian). 14 January 2014.
  3. ^ "Tallinna FC Levadia kindlustas endale meistritiitli" [FC Levadia Tallinn secures championship title] (in Estonian). Estonian Football Association. 24 October 2009.
  4. ^ "Taijo Teniste joins Town on trial". Vital Football. 4 July 2011.
  5. ^ "Teniste jäi Inglismaal lepinguta" [Teniste failed to secure a contract in England]. Postimees (in Estonian). 12 July 2011.
  6. ^ "Taijo Teniste siirdub Norra kõrgliigasse" [Taijo Teniste moving to Norwegian top-flight] (in Estonian). ERR Sport. 1 September 2011.
  7. ^ "Teniste tegi debüüdi Norra kõrgliigas" [Teniste debuted in the Norwegian top-flight]. Postimees (in Estonian). 11 September 2011.
  8. ^ "Taijo Teniste sõlmis Sogndaliga kaheaastase lepingu" [Teniste signed a two-year contract with Sogndal] (in Estonian). ERR Sport. 23 December 2011.
  9. ^ "Teniste jääb Sogndali veel kaheks aastaks" [Teniste will stay at Sogndal for another two years] (in Estonian). ERR Sport. 31 October 2015.
  10. ^ "Video: Teniste värav hoidis koduklubi väljakukkumisest" [Video: Teniste's goal saved his club from relegation]. Postimees (in Estonian). 27 November 2017.
  11. ^ "Teniste liitub järgmisel hooajal Norra suurklubiga" [Teniste to join a Norwegian top club next season] (in Estonian). ERR Sport. 14 August 2017.
  12. ^ a b "Taijo Teniste" (in Estonian). Estonian Football Association.
  13. ^ "Taijo Teniste" (in Norwegian). Football Association of Norway.
  14. ^ "Taijo Teniste". altomfotball.no (in Norwegian).
  15. ^ "Taijo Teniste". Soccerway.com.

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