Hindrek Ojamaa (born 12 June 1995) is an

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professional

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who plays as a

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for Estonian club

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and the Estonia national team.

Club career

Levadia

Ojamaa first played for Kotkas Junior, and joined the Levadia youth academy in 2006 when Kotkas Junior merged with Levadia. He made his debut in the

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on 10 September 2011, in a 6–0 home victory over

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and scored his first Meistriliiga goal three days later, in a 7–0 away win over the same team.

Nõmme Kalju

On 1 March 2013, Ojamaa signed a three-year contract with Nõmme Kalju. He mainly played for the club's reserve side, Nõmme Kalju II, making only a single Meistriliiga appearance for the first team.

Tammeka

On 18 July 2014, Ojamaa joined Tammeka for the remainder of the 2014 season.

Return to Levadia

On 5 March 2015, Ojamaa returned to Levadia on a two-year contract.

JJK

On 20 July 2017, Ojamaa joined Finnish

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club JJK for the remainder of the 2017 season. He made his debut in the Veikkausliiga on 23 July 2017, in a 1–1 away draw against VPS.

VPS

On 16 December 2017, Ojamaa signed a two-year contract with VPS.

Paide Linnameeskond

On 3 January 2021, Ojamaa returned to Estonia signing for

International career

Ojamaa began his youth career in 2010 with the under-16 team. He also represented the under-17, under-18, under-19, under-21, and under-23 national sides. Ojamaa made his senior international debut for

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on 6 January 2016, in a 1–1 draw against

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in a friendly.

Personal life

Ojamaa has two older brothers.

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is also a professional footballer, while Harri ended his football career at the age of 19 due to an injury and is now a sports agent.

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