Oliver Jürgens
Personal information
Date of birth (2003-05-10) 10 May 2003
Place of birth Tallinn, Estonia
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Újpest
Number 30
Youth career
2008–2011 Ajax Lasnamäe
2011–2012 Levadia Tallinn
2012–2013 Kalev Tallinn
2013–2014 Harju JK
2014 Volga
2014–2019 Nõmme Kalju
2019–2020 Hellas Verona
2020 →Roma (loan)
2020–2022 Inter Milan
2022–2023 Torino
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018–2019 Nõmme Kalju 25 (35)
2023– Újpest 4 (0)
International career‡
2018 Estonia U16 1 (0)
2023– Estonia 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 07:42, 20 November 2023 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 07:42, 20 November 2023 (UTC)

Oliver Jürgens (born 10 May 2003) is an Estonian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Nemzeti Bajnokság I club Újpest and the Estonia national team.

Career

Jürgens began playing football at the age of 5 with his local club Ajax Lasnamäe, and went through the youth academies of Estonian clubs Levadia Tallinn, Kalev Tallinn, Harju JK, before moving to Russia briefly with Volga in 2014.[1] He returned to Estonia with Nõmme Kalju in 2014, and in 2015 started gaining worldwide attention from scouts after scoring 29 goals in 7 games in a youth tournament. In 2018, he was promoted to Nõmme Kalju's first team in the Estonian third division scoring 35 goals in 25 games.[2] On 20 August 2019, he signed a professional contract with the Italian club Hellas Verona where he joined their youth teams.[3] On 20 January 2020, he signed on a brief loan with Roma's youth side for the second half of the 2019–20 season.[4] On 21 September 2021, he moved to the youth academy of Inter Milan.[5] On 19 August 2022, he moved to the youth team of Torino.[6]

On 5 September 2023, Jürgens moved to the Hungarian club Újpest.[7] He made his professional debut with Újpest as a substitute in a 2–0 Nemzeti Bajnokság I loss to MTK on 23 September 2023.[8]

International career

Jürgens is a youth international for Estonia, having played once for the Estonia U16s in May 2018.[9] He was first called up to the senior international Estonia in October 2023.[10] He made his senior international debut for the senior Estonia in a 2–0 UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying loss to Austria on 16 November 2023.[11]

Honours

Nõmme Kalju FC

References

  1. ↑ "Mängija". jalgpall.ee.
  2. ↑ "OLIVER JÜRGENS ON NOOR EESTI JALKATALENT". ttrk.tln.edu.ee.
  3. ↑ "TUULT TIIBADESSE! Eesti ründetalent siirdub Itaalia kõrgliigaklubi ridadesse". www.ohtuleht.ee. 21 August 2019.
  4. ↑ "AMETLIK! Jürgens siirdus Itaalia suurklubisse!". www.ohtuleht.ee.
  5. ↑ "KAS UUE SUPERSTAARI SÜND? Noor Eesti ründeäss sõlmis Milano Interiga profilepingu". www.ohtuleht.ee. 21 September 2020.
  6. ↑ "Inter Agree To Sell Youngster Oliver Jurgens To Torino, Gianluca Di Marzio Reports". SempreInter.com. 19 August 2022.
  7. ↑ "PÕNEV! Eesti jalgpallitalent Jürgens liitus Märten Kuuse koduklubiga". www.ohtuleht.ee.
  8. ↑ "Uude klubisse siirdunud Oliver Jürgens tegi kohe esimeses mängus meesteklassi debüüdi". Jalgpall. 17 September 2023.
  9. ↑ "Itaalias mängiva Eesti jalgpalluri isa: meie koondisse pääsevad vaid teatud agentuuri mängijad". Delfi Sport.
  10. ↑ "Häberli kutsus Oliver Jürgensi esimest korda koondisse. Ründetalent vastas eitavalt". Delfi Sport.
  11. ↑ Arena, Kasper Elissaar, A. Le Coq (16 November 2023). "Eesti särgis debüteerinud Jürgens: päris põnev, jalad läksid kohe kinni". Soccernet.ee - Jalgpall luubi all!.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
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