Andreas Vaher (born 15 April 2004) is an Estonian professional

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who plays as a defender for

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club

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and the Estonia national team.

Early life

Vaher played for the youth sector of Nõmme United in his native Estonia, and made his senior debut with the club's first team in 2019, when the team played in

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, Estonian third-tier. In the early 2021, he joined the youth academy of Italian club SPAL, and in June 2022, won the Italian under-18 championship with SPAL U18 team.Eesti jalgpallitalent aitas koduklubi Itaalia meistriks
Postimees, 19 June 2022

Club career

In January 2023, Vaher moved to Germany and signed with

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organisation. Without making a single appearance for the reserve team

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, he left the club one year later after having suffered an injury earlier in the summer. On 24 January 2024, Vaher signed with Finnish champions HJK Helsinki on a short contract, with a deal including an option for extension. On 1 July 2024, Vaher transferred to

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International career

Vaher captained the Estonia U19 national team. He received his first call-up to Estonia senior national team in November 2022, for a friendly match against

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, but remained an unused substitute. Vaher made his full international debut on 12 January 2024, in a friendly match against

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, during the training camp in Cyprus.

Style of play

Vaher mainly operates as a central defender.

Personal life

Vaher is a native of

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, Estonia.

Honours

SPAL U18 *Campionato under-18: 2021–22

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Vaher, Andreas 2004 births Living people Estonia men's international footballers Estonian expatriate men's footballers Estonian expatriate sportspeople in Germany Estonian expatriate sportspeople in Italy Estonian men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Germany Expatriate men's footballers in Italy Men's association football defenders SC Freiburg II players Helsingin Jalkapalloklubi players Footballers from Tallinn Expatriate men's footballers in Finland Estonian expatriate sportspeople in Finland SPAL players FC Flora players