Andre Frolov (born 18 April 1988) is an

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who plays as a

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for Estonian

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club

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Club career

Flora

Frolov started playing football with

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's youth academy. He spent several years playing for various reserve and feeder teams affiliated with Flora, before becoming a regular with the main team. He won his first

title with Flora in the 2010 season, and his second one in the 2011 season, having scored 3 goals. He went on to score another 10 goals in the following

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season and becoming an integral part of the first team as Flora finished in third place. On 19 October 2012, Frolov was appointed as Flora

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for the remainder of season. In the 2015 season, Frolov won his third Meistriliiga title.

Paide Linnameeskond

On 29 December 2016, Frolov signed a two-year contract with

International career

Frolov made his international debut for

on 8 November 2012 against

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, coming off the bench during the 74th minute as a substitute for Ats Purje. On the 88th minute he delivered a corner kick which took a deflection off

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before being headed into the net by Flora teammate

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Honours

Club

;Flora *

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* Estonian Supercup: 2011, 2012, 2014

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Frolov, Andre 1988 births Living people Estonian footballers Estonia international footballers People from Hiiumaa Parish Estonian people of Russian descent FC Flora players Viljandi JK Tulevik players FC Warrior Valga players Paide Linnameeskond players Association football midfielders JK Tervis Pärnu players Estonia youth international footballers Estonia under-21 international footballers