Madis Vihmann (born 5 October 1995) is a retired Estonian professional footballer who played as a centre back. He played in the Estonia national team in 19 matches.
 Vihmann (no 5) in Germany-Estonia | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Madis Vihmann | ||
| Date of birth | 5 October 1995 | ||
| Place of birth | Sangaste, Estonia | ||
| Height | 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Centre back | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2005–2012 | Elva | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2011–2014 | Elva | 7 | (0) |
| 2013–2014 | → Levadia II (loan) | 57 | (4) |
| 2014 | → Levadia III (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| 2014 | → Levadia (loan) | 2 | (0) |
| 2014–2020 | Flora | 95 | (16) |
| 2015–2016 | Flora U21 | 8 | (0) |
| 2019 | → Stabæk (loan) | 14 | (1) |
| 2019 | → Stabæk 2 (loan) | 3 | (0) |
| 2019–2020 | → St Johnstone (loan) | 4 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2014–2016 | Estonia U21 | 24 | (1) |
| 2014–2016 | Estonia U23 | 2 | (0) |
| 2017–2019 | Estonia | 19 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Club career edit
Elva edit
Vihmann came through the Elva youth system. He made his debut for the first team on 23 April 2011.
Levadia (loan) edit
In 2013, Vihmann moved to Levadia on loan where he primarily played for the club's reserve side Levadia II. He made his debut in the Meistriliiga on 18 August 2014, in a 7–0 away win over Tallinna Kalev.[1]
Flora edit
On 19 December 2014, Vihmann signed for Flora.[2] He helped Flora win two Meistriliiga titles in 2015 and 2017.[3][4]
Stabæk (loan) edit
On 16 March 2019, Vihmann joined Eliteserien club Stabæk on two-year loan deal.[5]
St Johnstone (loan) edit
On 26 July 2019, Vihmann cut short his loan deal with Stabæk to join Scottish Premiership club St Johnstone on a season-long loan, with the option to either extend the loan by another year or to make the deal permanent.[6][7] He made his debut the next day in a 1–2 away loss to Forfar Athletic in a group stage match of the Scottish League Cup.[8]
The loan deal with St Johnstone was ended on 31 January 2020 and Vihmann returned to Flora. A few days later he chose to retire from football, citing only private personal reasons for his retirement.[9]
International career edit
Vihmann has represented Estonia at under-21 and under-23 levels. He made his senior international debut for Estonia on 12 June 2017, in a 2–1 away victory over Latvia in a friendly.
Career statistics edit
Club edit
| Club | Season | League | Cup[a] | League Cup | Europe | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Elva | 2011 | III liiga | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 3 | 0 | |||
| 2012 | II liiga | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 4 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | ||
| Levadia II (loan) | 2013 | Esiliiga | 25 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 25 | 0 | ||||
| 2014 | Esiliiga | 32 | 4 | — | — | — | — | 32 | 4 | |||||
| Total | 57 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 57 | 4 | ||
| Levadia III (loan) | 2014 | II liiga | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||||
| Levadia (loan) | 2014 | Meistriliiga | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| Flora U21 | 2015 | Esiliiga | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 3 | 0 | |||
| 2016 | Esiliiga | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 5 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | ||
| Flora | 2015 | Meistriliiga | 20 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 23 | 1 | ||
| 2016 | Meistriliiga | 14 | 1 | 5 | 0 | — | 2[b] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 1 | ||
| 2017 | Meistriliiga | 26 | 6 | 1 | 0 | — | 2[c] | 0 | 1[d] | 0 | 30 | 6 | ||
| 2018 | Meistriliiga | 35 | 8 | 3 | 0 | — | 4[e] | 0 | 1[d] | 0 | 43 | 8 | ||
| Total | 95 | 16 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 117 | 16 | ||
| Stabæk (loan) | 2019 | Eliteserien | 14 | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | 17 | 2 | |||
| Stabæk 2 (loan) | 2019 | 3. divisjon | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 0 | ||||
| St Johnstone (loan) | 2019–20 | Scottish Premiership | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 5 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 190 | 21 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 216 | 22 | ||
- ^ Includes the Estonian Cup and Norwegian Cup
- ^ Appearances in UEFA Champions League
- ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa League
- ^ a b Appearance in Estonian Supercup
- ^ Two appearances in UEFA Champions League, two appearances in UEFA Europa League
International edit
- As of 23 July 2019.[12]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Estonia | |||
| 2017 | 5 | 0 | |
| 2018 | 8 | 0 | |
| 2019 | 6 | 0 | |
| Total | 19 | 0 | |
Honours edit
Club edit
- Levadia II
- Flora
- Meistriliiga: 2015, 2017
- Estonian Cup: 2015–16
- Estonian Supercup: 2016
Estonia U21
- Under-21 Baltic Cup: 2014
Individual edit
- Meistriliiga Player of the Month: June/July 2018[13]
References edit
- ^ "JK Tallinna Kalev 0 - 7 Tallinna FC Levadia" (in Estonian). Estonian Football Association.
- ^ "FC Floraga liitus keskkaitsja Madis Vihmann" [FC Flora signed centre back Madis Vihmann] (in Estonian). FC Flora. 19 December 2014.
- ^ "Tallinna FC Flora – Eesti meister 2015" [FC Flora Tallinn – Estonian champions 2015] (in Estonian). Estonian Football Association. 24 October 2015.
- ^ "FC Flora kindlustas meistritiitli" [FC Flora secured championship title] (in Estonian). Estonian Football Association. 28 October 2017.
- ^ "Madis Vihmanni karjäär jätkub Norra kõrgliigas" [Madis Vihmann's career to continue in the Norwegian top-flight] (in Estonian). ERR Sport. 16 March 2019.
- ^ "Saints secure Vihmann signing". St Johnstone FC. 26 July 2019.
- ^ "St Johnstone sign Estonia centre-half Madis Vihmann on loan from Flora". BBC Sport. 26 July 2019.
- ^ "Forfar Athletic 1–2 St Johnstone". BBC Sport. 27 July 2019.
- ^ "Former Ladbrokes Premiership player announces his retirement from football at just 24 for 'personal reasons'". www.scotsman.com. Retrieved 14 February 2020.
- ^ "Madis Vihmann" (in Estonian). Estonian Football Association.
- ^ "Madis Vihmann" (in Norwegian). Football Association of Norway.
- ^ "Madis Vihmann" (in Estonian). Estonian Football Association.
- ^ "Premium liiga kuu parimad tulevad Kaljust ja Florast" (in Estonian). Estonian Football Association. 9 August 2018.
External links edit
- Madis Vihmann at the Estonian Football Association (in Estonian)
- Madis Vihmann national team profile at the Estonian Football Association (in Estonian)
- Madis Vihmann – UEFA competition record (archive)