Pavel Marin

Pavel Marin (born 14 June 1995) is an Estonian professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Estonian club Viljandi Tulevik and the Estonia national team.

Pavel Marin
Personal information
Full name Pavel Marin
Date of birth (1995-06-14) 14 June 1995
Place of birth Keila, Estonia
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 1⁄2 in)
Position(s) Attacking midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Viljandi Tulevik
Number 79
Youth career
2004–2006 Keila
2007–2011 SC Real
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011–2013 Puuma 72 (12)
2013–2019 FCI Levadia U21 50 (27)
2014–2019 FCI Levadia 126 (18)
2018 → KPV (loan) 14 (3)
2020- Viljandi Tulevik 22 (9)
National team‡
2011 Estonia U17 8 (1)
2012 Estonia U18 1 (0)
2012–2013 Estonia U19 4 (0)
2014–2016 Estonia U21 26 (0)
2016– Estonia 12 (2)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 28 December 2019
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 7 October 2020

Club career

Puuma

Marin first played for a local club Keila, before moving to SC Real in 2007. He made his senior league debut in 2011, playing for Esiliiga team Puuma.

Levadia

In July 2013, Marin moved to Levadia's reserve team Levadia II. He signed his first professional contract with the club in December 2013.[1] Marin made his debut for Levadia's first team on 25 February 2014, in an Estonian Supercup match against Flora, as the team lost 0–1. He made his debut in the Meistriliiga on 15 March 2014, and scored in an 8–0 away win over Tallinna Kalev. Marin won his first Meistriliiga title in the 2014 season.[2]

KPV (loan)

On 3 August 2018, Marin joined Ykkönen club KPV on loan until the end of the season.[3]

Viljandi Tulevik

On December 10th 2020, as somewhat of a surprise for the fans, Marin joined Premium Liiga side Viljandi Tulevik, stating he had numerous other offers from Estonia and abroad but took the offer because he was seen as a key player in the team by the manager Sander Post.[4]

He scored his first goal for the club in the second round of Premium Liiga already in a 2:1 away win against Paide Linnameeskond[5] and quickly became an irreplaceable player and top scorer for the team. In October 2020 he received a call-up to the Estonian national team as a first active player from the again-independent Tulevik.[6] He then went on to make the club's history in other aspects as well: he was in a starting eleven in the match against Lithuania in a friendly game and scored Estonia's only goal in a 1:3 loss.[7] In the end Marin played in all three matches in that particular national team break.[8][9]

International career

Marin made his senior international debut for Estonia on 29 May 2016, in a 0–2 loss to Lithuania at the 2016 Baltic Cup. He scored his first international goal on 22 November 2016, in a 1–0 away win over Antigua and Barbuda in a friendly.[10]

International goals
As of 12 October 2020. Estonia score listed first, score column indicates score after each Marin goal.[11]
International goals by date, venue, cap, opponent, score, result and competition
No. Date Venue Cap Opponent Score Result Competition
1 22 November 2016Antigua Recreation Ground, St. John's, Antigua and Barbuda8 Antigua and Barbuda1–01–0Friendly
2 7 October 2020A. Le Coq Arena, Tallinn, Estonia10 Lithuania1–31–3Friendly

Honours

Club
Levadia II
Levadia

References
  1. "18-aastane Keila jalgpallur sõlmis Levadiaga profilepingu" [18-year-old Keila footballer signed a professional contract with Levadia] (in Estonian). ERR Sport. 17 December 2013.
  2. "Eesti meister on Tallinna FC Levadia" [Estonian champion is FC Levadia Tallinn] (in Estonian). Estonian Football Association. 8 November 2014.
  3. "Marin moved to Finnish first division on loan" [18-year-old Keila footballer signed a professional contract with Levadia] (in Estonian). ERR Sport. 4 August 2018.
  4. "Pavel Marin liitus Viljandi Tulevikuga – Viljandi jalgpalliklubi Tulevik". jktulevik.ee. Retrieved 2020-10-15.
  5. "Mängu protokoll". jalgpall.ee (in Estonian). Retrieved 2020-10-15.
  6. "Oktoobrikuu kolmeks mänguks kutsuti koondisse 27 meest". jalgpall.ee (in Estonian). Retrieved 2020-10-15.
  7. "Eesti jäi maavõistluses alla Leedule". jalgpall.ee (in Estonian). Retrieved 2020-10-15.
  8. "A-koondis tegi Põhja-Makedooniaga 3:3 viigi". jalgpall.ee (in Estonian). Retrieved 2020-10-15.
  9. "Koondis viigistas Rahvuste liiga mängus Armeeniaga". jalgpall.ee (in Estonian). Retrieved 2020-10-15.
  10. "VIDEO: Eesti alistas Antigua ja Barbuda 1:0" [Estonia defeated Antigua and Barbuda 1–0] (in Estonian). Estonian Football Association. 23 November 2016.
  11. "Pavel Marin" (in Estonian). Estonian Football Association.
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