Tarmo Neemelo

Tarmo Neemelo
Personal information
Full name	Tarmo Neemelo
Date of birth	10 February 1982 (age 42)
Place of birth	Paide, Estonia
Height	1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s)	Forward
Youth career
	Lelle
Senior career*
Years	Team
1998–1999	Flora Kehtna
1998–2000	Lelle
2000–2003	Kuressaare
2000	Muhumaa
2001	→ Tervis Pärnu (loan)
2004–2006	TVMK
2004	TVMK II
2006–2007	Helsingborgs IF
2006	→ TVMK (loan)
2007	→ GIF Sundsvall (loan)
2008	MYPA
2009	Zulte Waregem
2009–2010	Levadia
2011–2017	Nõmme Kalju
2015	→ Nõmme Kalju II
2018–2019	Paide Linnameeskond
International career
	Estonia U17
1999	Estonia U18
2000	Estonia U19
2001–2003	Estonia U21
2005–2012	Estonia
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 3 June 2018

Tarmo Neemelo (born 10 February 1982) is an Estonian retired professional footballer who last played as a forward for Meistriliiga club Paide Linnameeskond.

Neemelo was the top goalscorer in the 2005 Meistriliiga with 41 goals, and won the Estonian Silverball award in 2006.

Club career

Early career

Neemelo started playing football with Lelle. He then spent several years playing for various reserve and feeder teams affiliated with Flora.

TVMK

In 2004, he signed for Meistriliiga club TVMK. In the 2005 season, he won his first Meistriliiga title, scoring a league record 41 goals, which put him in 12th place in the European Golden Shoe.

Helsingborg

In 2006, he signed for Swedish Allsvenskan club Helsingborgs IF, to potentially partner fellow striker Henrik Larsson. However, Neemelo was unable to secure a first-team position and was loaned back to TVMK. In 2007, he was once again loaned out, this time to Superettan club GIF Sundsvall.

MYPA

In February 2008, he signed a two-year contract with Finnish Veikkausliiga club MYPA.

Zulte Waregem

In January 2009, he signed for Belgian side Zulte Waregem. He was mostly used as a substitute, being a part of the starting line-up just twice. He was released by Zulte Waregem in July 2009 by mutual consent.

Levadia

In 2009, Neemelo returned to Estonia and signed with Levadia. He won his second Meistriliiga title in the 2009 season.

Nõmme Kalju

Neemelo's contract with Levadia ran out after the 2010 season. On 7 February 2011, Neemelo signed a two-year contract with Nõmme Kalju.^[1] He was the team's top goalscorer in the league in 2011 and 2012 with 22 goals in both seasons.^[2] Neemelo won his third Meistriliiga title in the 2012 season.

International career

Neemelo made his international debut for Estonia on 20 April 2005, against Norway in a friendly. He scored his first goal for the national team on 28 May 2006, in a friendly match against Turkey. The goal won him the Estonian Silverball award.

International goals

Estonia score listed first, score column indicates score after each Neemelo goal.^[3]

International goals by date, venue, cap, opponent, score, result and competition
No.	Date	Venue	Cap	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	28 May 2006	Millerntor-Stadion, Hamburg, Germany	9	Turkey	1–1	1–1	Friendly

Honours

Club

TVMK

Meistriliiga: 2005
Estonian Supercup: 2005, 2006

Levadia

Meistriliiga: 2009
Estonian Supercup: 2010

Nõmme Kalju

Individual

Meistriliiga top scorer: 2005
Estonian Silverball: 2006

References

^ "Kaua tehtud kaunikene – Tarmo Neemelo liitus Nõmme Kaljuga!" (in Estonian). Õhtuleht. 7 February 2011. Retrieved 10 March 2012.
^ "Meistriliiga 2011 statistika – Väravalööjad" (in Estonian). Soccernet.ee. 5 November 2011. Retrieved 10 March 2012.
^ "Tarmo Neemelo" (in Estonian). Estonian Football Association.

External links

Tarmo Neemelo at the Estonian Football Association (in Estonian)
Tarmo Neemelo national team profile at the Estonian Football Association (archive) (in Estonian)

[1] "Kaua tehtud kaunikene – Tarmo Neemelo liitus Nõmme Kaljuga!" (in Estonian). Õhtuleht. 7 February 2011. Retrieved 10 March 2012.

[2] "Meistriliiga 2011 statistika – Väravalööjad" (in Estonian). Soccernet.ee. 5 November 2011. Retrieved 10 March 2012.

[Estonia_profile-3] "Tarmo Neemelo" (in Estonian). Estonian Football Association.

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