Gert Kams (born 25 May 1985) is a retired Estonian professional

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who played as a

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Club career

Early career

Kams started out playing for hometown team Koeru before moving to

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side Valga in 2005.

Flora

In 2006, Kams joined Meistriliiga club

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. He helped Flora win two successive Meistriliiga titles in 2010 and 2011.

SJK

On 18 January 2013, Kams signed a two-year contract with Finnish club SJK. SJK won the

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and were promoted to the

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Return to Flora

On 27 October 2014, Kams rejoined his former club Flora. He was named as the club's captain ahead of the 2015 season. Kams went on to help Flora win Meistriliiga titles in the 2015 and

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seasons.

International career

Kams has represented Estonia at under-20 and under-21 levels. He made his senior international debut for

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on 3 February 2007, in a 0–4 loss to

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in a friendly. Kams scored his first international goal on 29 February 2012, in a 2–0 friendly victory over El Salvador. It was an unconventional goal as the ball deflected off his back.

Career statistics

Club

International

International goals

:''As of 19 July 2019. Estonia score listed first, score column indicates score after each Kams goal.''

Honours

Club

;Flora *

: 2010, 2011, 2015,

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: 2007–08, 2008–09,

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, 2015–16 *

Estonian Supercup The Estonian Supercup ( et, Eesti Superkarikas) is Estonian football's annual super cup, contested between the champions of the previous Meistriliiga season and the holders of the Estonian Cup. If the Meistriliiga champions also won the Estoni ...

: 2009, 2011, 2012, 2016 ;SJK *

Ykkönen ''Ykkönen'' ( Finnish for 'Number One'; sv, Ettan) is the second highest level of the Finnish football league system (after the Veikkausliiga), although it is the highest league managed by the Football Association of Finland. The teams also pla ...

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References

External links

* * * * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Kams, Gert 1985 births Living people People from Järva Parish Estonian footballers Association football fullbacks Association football midfielders Esiliiga players Meistriliiga players FC Valga players FC Flora players Ykkönen players Veikkausliiga players Kakkonen players Seinäjoen Jalkapallokerho players Estonia youth international footballers Estonia under-21 international footballers Estonia international footballers Expatriate footballers in Finland Estonian expatriate sportspeople in Finland