Markus Soomets
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| Date of birth | 2 March 2000[1] | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Tartu, Estonia | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||||||||||||||||
| Position | Midfielder | ||||||||||||||||
| Team information | |||||||||||||||||
Current team | Start | ||||||||||||||||
| Number | 14 | ||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
| 2011–2016 | Santos | ||||||||||||||||
| 2018–2019 | Sampdoria | ||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 2015–2017 | Santos II | 3 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2015–2018 | Santos | 56 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| 2019 | Tammeka | 3 | (2) | ||||||||||||||
| 2019 | Rende | 4 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2020–2024 | Flora | 108 | (6) | ||||||||||||||
| 2025 | Den Bosch | 16 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2025– | Start | 17 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||
| 2015–2016 | Estonia U17 | 18 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| 2017–2018 | Estonia U19 | 20 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2019–2020 | Estonia U21 | 10 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| 2019 | Estonia U23 | 1 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2020– | Estonia | 23 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 1 December 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 27 March 2026 | |||||||||||||||||
Markus Soomets (born 2 March 2000) is an Estonian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Norwegian club Start and the Estonia national team.
Club career
On 17 January 2020, he returned from Italy to Estonia and signed a 3-year contract with Flora.[2]
On 18 December 2024, Soomets signed a contract with Den Bosch in the Netherlands, from 1 January 2025 to 30 June 2026, with club option to extend for one more season.[3]
On 9 July 2025, Soomets signed a contract with IK Start in the Norwegian First Division.[4]
International career
He made his debut for Estonia national football team on 11 November 2020 in a friendly game against Italy. He played the full game.[5]
Honours
Estonia
- FIFA Series runner-up: 2026
Individual
- Meistriliiga Goal of the Month: March 2022[6]
- Norwegian First Division Player of the Month: August 2025[7]
References
- ^ "Markus Soomets" (in Estonian). Estonian Football Association.
- ^ "Tere tulemast, Markus Soomets!" (Press release) (in Estonian). Flora. 17 January 2020.
- ^ "FC Den Bosch versterkt zich met Markus Soomets (24)" [FC Den Bosch strengthens itself with Markus Soomets (24)] (in Dutch). FC Den Bosch. 18 December 2024. Retrieved 9 January 2025.
- ^ "Landslagsspiller signerer med IK Start" [National team player signs with IK Start] (in Norwegian). IK Start. 9 July 2025. Retrieved 23 July 2025.
- ^ "Italy v Estonia game report". ESPN. 11 November 2020.
- ^ "Premium liiga kuu parimad tulevad Florast" (in Estonian). Estonian Football Association. Retrieved 12 April 2022.
- ^ "Disse tre stakk av med prisene for august måned i OBOS-ligaen". Facebook (in Norwegian). OBOS-ligaen. 3 October 2025. Retrieved 6 October 2025.
External links
- Markus Soomets at the Estonian Football Association (in Estonian)
- Markus Soomets national team profile at the Estonian Football Association (archive) (in Estonian)
- Markus Soomets – UEFA competition record (archive)