Henrik Pürg (born 3 June 1996) is a former Estonian professional

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who played as a

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for

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club

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and the Estonia national team.

International career

Pürg made his senior international debut for

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on 11 January 2019, in a 2–1 friendly win over

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Honours

Club

;Nõmme Kalju II *

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;Nõmme Kalju *

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: 2014–15 ;Flora *

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: 2019–20 *

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 ...

: 2020,

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Individual *

Player of the Month: August 2022 *

Defendee of the Year:

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* * * 1996 births Living people Footballers from Tallinn Estonian men's footballers Men's association football defenders Esiliiga players Meistriliiga players Nõmme Kalju FC players FC Flora players Estonia men's youth international footballers Estonia men's under-21 international footballers Estonia men's international footballers {{Estonia-footy-bio-stub