Taijo Teniste
Teniste with Sogndal in 2017
Personal information
Full name Taijo Teniste
Date of birth (1988-01-31) 31 January 1988 (age 36)[1]
Place of birth Tartu, Estonia
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s) Right back
Team 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)
2011–2017 Sogndal 164 (1)
2018–2020 Brann 59 (2)
2021– Tartu Tammeka 64 (2)
International career‡
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 99 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22 November 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 26 June 2023

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 2005, 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] Teniste finally scored his first goal for the national team on his 93rd cap on 26 September 2022 scoring in a 0-4 UEFA Nations League away win against San Marino. This goal also helped Estonia seal their return to the C League.

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 2004 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

International goals

No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 26 September 2022 San Marino Stadium, Serravalle, San Marino  San Marino 2–0 4–0 2022–23 UEFA Nations League

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.

External links

Tartu JK Tammeka – current squad
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