Artur Pikk
Estonian footballer (born 1993)
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Artur Pikk (born 5 March 1993) is an Estonian professional footballer who plays as a left-back for the Estonia national team.
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Pikk playing for Estonia in 2019 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Artur Pikk | ||
| Date of birth | 5 March 1993 | ||
| Place of birth | Tartu, Estonia | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[1] | ||
| Position | Left-back | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2005–2008 | Velldoris | ||
| 2008 | Warrior | ||
| 2009 | Flora Rakvere | ||
| 2009–2010 | Levadia | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2009–2015 | Levadia | 109 | (7) |
| 2013 | Levadia II | 1 | (1) |
| 2009–2010 | → HaServ (loan) | 35 | (3) |
| 2011–2012 | → Tammeka (loan) | 39 | (1) |
| 2016–2017 | BATE Borisov | 20 | (0) |
| 2017–2018 | Ružomberok | 17 | (0) |
| 2018–2020 | Miedź Legnica | 50 | (3) |
| 2020 | KuPS | 8 | (0) |
| 2021 | Diósgyőr | 7 | (0) |
| 2021 | RFS | 6 | (0) |
| 2022 | FCI Levadia | 33 | (1) |
| 2023–2025 | Odra Opole | 40 | (1) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2009 | Estonia U17 | 11 | (0) |
| 2010 | Estonia U18 | 3 | (0) |
| 2010–2012 | Estonia U19 | 13 | (0) |
| 2013–2014 | Estonia U21 | 14 | (0) |
| 2014– | Estonia | 62 | (1) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 16 December 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 9 September 2024 | |||
Club career
Levadia
Levadia acquired Pikk's player rights in 2009.[2] In 2011, he joined Tammeka on a one-and-a-half year loan. Pikk made his debut in the Meistriliiga on 2 April 2011, in a 1–1 home draw against Narva Trans. He made 39 appearances and scored one goal for Tammeka before returning to Levadia. Pikk made his debut for Levadia on 23 July 2012, in a 6–0 away win over Tallinna Kalev. He helped the team win the league title in the 2013 season. On 15 December 2013, Pikk signed a contract extension with Levadia until 2015.[2] He helped the club to their second successive Meistriliiga title in the 2014 season.[3]
BATE Borisov
On 23 February 2016, Pikk signed a three-year contract with Belarusian champions BATE Borisov.[4] He won the 2016 Belarusian Super Cup on his debut for the club. Pikk helped BATE Borisov win their 11th successive Belarusian Premier League title in the 2016 season. On 30 August 2017, his contract was terminated.[5]
Ružomberok
On 17 October 2017, Pikk signed with Fortuna Liga club Ružomberok until May 2018.[6]
Miedź Legnica
On 11 July 2018, Pikk signed for Ekstraklasa club Miedź Legnica on a two-year deal.[7]
KuPS
In late August 2020, Pikk joined Finnish Veikkausliiga club Kuopion Palloseura (KuPS) on a deal for the rest of the 2020 season.[8]
International career
Pikk has represented Estonia at under-17, under-18, under-19 and under-21 levels. He was named in the Estonia under-19 squad for the 2012 UEFA European Under-19 Championship in Estonia. Pikk played in every group stage match, but failed to help the team progress to the semi-finals as Estonia lost all three games against Portugal, Greece and Spain.
Pikk made his senior international debut for Estonia on 7 June 2014, in a 2–1 home win over Tajikistan in a friendly.[9] He made his first start for Estonia on 12 October 2014, in a UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying match against England while performing his compulsory military service in the Estonian Defence Forces.[10] The match ended in a 0–1 loss.[11] Pikk scored his first international goal on 11 November 2015, in a 3–0 home win over Georgia in a friendly.[12]
Career statistics
Club
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Levadia | 2012 | Meistriliiga | 16 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1[b] | 0 | — | 19 | 3 | |
| 2013 | Meistriliiga | 31 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4[b] | 0 | 1[c] | 0 | 38 | 1 | |
| 2014 | Meistriliiga | 33 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 4[d] | 0 | 1[c] | 0 | 41 | 2 | |
| 2015 | Meistriliiga | 29 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2[d] | 0 | 1[c] | 0 | 35 | 1 | |
| Total | 109 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 133 | 7 | ||
| Levadia II | 2013 | Esiliiga | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | |||
| HaServ (loan) | 2009 | III liiga | 16 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 4[e] | 0 | 21 | 1 | |
| 2010 | II liiga | 19 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | 4[e] | 3 | 26 | 5 | ||
| Total | 35 | 3 | 4 | 0 | — | 8 | 3 | 47 | 6 | |||
| Tammeka (loan) | 2011 | Meistriliiga | 27 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 29 | 1 | ||
| 2012 | Meistriliiga | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 12 | 0 | |||
| Total | 39 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 41 | 1 | ||||
| Tammeka II (loan) | 2011 | II liiga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1[f] | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| BATE Borisov | 2016 | Belarusian Premier League | 17 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 5[g] | 0 | 1[h] | 0 | 27 | 0 |
| 2017 | Belarusian Premier League | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
| Total | 20 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 31 | 0 | ||
| Ružomberok | 2017–18 | Slovak Super Liga | 17 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 21 | 1 | |
| Miedź Legnica | 2018–19 | Ekstraklasa | 21 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 24 | 1 | ||
| 2019–20 | I liga | 28 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | 1[i] | 0 | 31 | 2 | ||
| Total | 49 | 3 | 5 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | 55 | 3 | |||
| KuPS | 2020 | Veikkausliiga | 8 | 0 | — | 3[b] | 0 | — | 11 | 0 | ||
| Diósgyőri | 2020–21 | Nemzeti Bajnokság I | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 8 | 0 | ||
| RFS | 2021 | Virsliga | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3[j] | 0 | — | 10 | 0 | |
| Levadia | 2022 | Meistriliiga | 33 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3[k] | 0 | 1[c] | 0 | 38 | 1 |
| Odra Opole | 2022–23 | I liga | 11 | 1 | — | — | — | 11 | 1 | |||
| 2023–24 | I liga | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 1[i] | 0 | 19 | 0 | ||
| 2024–25 | I liga | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 11 | 0 | |||
| Total | 39 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | 41 | 1 | |||
| Career total | 363 | 17 | 34 | 1 | 25 | 0 | 15 | 4 | 438 | 22 | ||
- Includes the Estonian Cup, Belarusian Cup, Slovak Cup, Polish Cup, Magyar Kupa and Latvian Football Cup
- Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League
- Appearance in Estonian Supercup
- Appearances in UEFA Champions League
- Appearances in Estonian Small Cup
- Four appearances in UEFA Champions League, one appearance in UEFA Europa League
- Appearance in Belarusian Super Cup
- Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
- One appearance in UEFA Champions League, Two appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
International
- As of match played 8 September 2024[16]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Estonia | |||
| 2014 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2015 | 7 | 1 | |
| 2016 | 7 | 0 | |
| 2017 | 6 | 0 | |
| 2018 | 7 | 0 | |
| 2019 | 6 | 0 | |
| 2020 | 5 | 0 | |
| 2021 | 6 | 0 | |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2023 | 8 | 0 | |
| 2024 | 6 | 0 | |
| Total | 62 | 1 | |
- As of match played 20 July 2019. Estonia score listed first, score column indicates score after each Pikk goal.[16]
| No. | Date | Venue | Cap | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 November 2015 | A. Le Coq Arena, Tallinn, Estonia | 9 |  Georgia | 2–0 | 3–0 | Friendly |
Honours
HaServ
- Estonian Small Cup: 2009
Levadia
- Meistriliiga: 2013, 2014
- Estonian Cup: 2013–14
- Estonian Supercup: 2013, 2022
BATE Borisov
RFS
Estonia
