Patrik Kristal

Patrik Kristal (born 12 November 2007) is an Estonian footballer who plays for Meistriliiga club Levadia. In July 2022 he became the youngest-ever player to appear in Estonia's top league.[1]

Patrik Kristal
Personal information
Date of birth (2007-11-12) 12 November 2007
Place of birth Viimsi Vald, Estonia
Position(s) Attacking Midfielder,
Forward
Team information
Current team
 Levadia
Number 50
Youth career
2013–2016 Harju JK
2017–2021 Tallinna Kalev
2022– Levadia
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2022– Levadia 4 (0)
2022– → Levadia U21 46 (9)
International career‡
2022– Estonia U16 2 (2)
2022– Estonia U17 8 (3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16:22, 29 June 2023 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 15:57, 2 July 2023 (UTC)

Club career

As a youth Kristal began his career with Harju JK before moving to Tallinna Kalev in 2017.[2] In the 2014 Summer Cup held in Pärnu he scored for Harju against Nõmme Kalju FC with the goal being compared to James Rodriguez's 2014 FIFA World Cup goal against Uruguay by local media.[3][4] For the 2021 season he also played for the Estonian under-15 national team in the under-17 league. He scored 17 goals during the season while serving as captain.[5]

In January 2022, Kristal moved to FCI Levadia Tallinn.[6][7] On 15 July of that year he made his senior debut as an 81st-minute substitute for Zakaria Beglarišvili in a 3–0 victory over Tartu JK Tammeka.[8] In the process, he became the youngest-ever player to appear in a Meistriliiga match at 14 years 11 months and 2 days old. The record had previously been held by Andrei Tjunin since 1994.[9][10]

International career

In October 2022, Kristal scored in a friendly against Northern Ireland U16 played in Finland. He captained the team in the match.[11] The next day he scored again in a 2–6 friendly defeat to the hosts.[12] Later that month, he was named to Estonia's squad for 2023 UEFA European Under-17 Championship qualification.[13]

In April 2023 he captained the national under-16 team again, this time for an UEFA under-16 development tournament held in Malta.[14] In June 2023 Kristal scored and assisted on three goals in a 4–2 victory over Lithuania in the Under-17 Baltic Cup, again serving as captain.[15] In Estonia's next match of the tournament, Kristal scored two goals in a 3–3 draw with Latvia.[16]

Personal

Kristal is the son of former Estonia international Marko Kristal.[4][17]

References
  1. Remmelkoor, Kristjan. "14-aastaselt kõrgliigas põhisse pääsenud Kristal: füüsiliselt on tase poole parem kui Esiliigas, aga arvan, et sain hakkama" (in Estonian). soccernet.ee. Retrieved 29 June 2023.
  2. "FCI Levadiaga liitus Eesti jalgpallilegendi 14-aastane poeg" (in Estonian). Post Timees. Retrieved 29 June 2023.
  3. "Liepaja Spring Cup-JK Tallinna Kalev" (in Estonian). turniir.ee. Retrieved 29 June 2023.
  4. "Kristali poeg lõi Nõmme Kaljule James Rodriguezi iluväravaga analoogse kolli!". ohtuleht.ee. Retrieved 29 June 2023.
  5. Nõmm, Anders. "Levadiaga liitus Eesti koondise legendi 14-aastane poeg" (in Estonian). sport.err.ee. Retrieved 29 June 2023.
  6. "FCI Levadiaga liitus 14-aastane ründaja Patrik Kristal" (in Estonian). sport.tv3.ee. Retrieved 29 June 2023.
  7. "FCI Levadiaga liitus 14-aastane ründaja Patrik Kristal" (in Estonian). FCI Levadia Tallinn. Retrieved 29 June 2023.
  8. Teemal, Samal. "Eesti jalgpallilegendi 14-aastane poeg tegi meistriliiga ajalugu" (in Estonian). sport.delfi.ee. Retrieved 29 June 2023.
  9. "Eesti jalgpallilegendi 14-aastane poeg tegi Premium liiga ajalugu" (in Estonian). sport.tv3.ee. Retrieved 29 June 2023.
  10. Voolaid, Rasmus. "Eesti jalgpalli ajalugu teinud 14-aastane Patrik Kristal: hoidsin naeru tagasi, väga hea tunne oli" (in Estonian). soccernet.ee. Retrieved 29 June 2023.
  11. "Northern Ireland U16s defeat Estonia". Irish FA. Retrieved 29 June 2023.
  12. "EFA profile" (in Estonian). Estonia FA. Retrieved 29 June 2023.
  13. Ilves, Kris. "14-aastane Patrik Kristal kutsuti EM-valikmängudeks Eesti U17 koondisesse" (in Estonian). soccernet.ee. Retrieved 29 June 2023.
  14. "Estonia Too Strong for Malta on Opening Day". Malta FA. Retrieved 29 June 2023.
  15. "Noormeeste U17 koondis alistas Balti turniiri avamängus leedulased" (in Estonian). Estonia FA. Retrieved 29 June 2023.
  16. Remmelkoor, Kristjan. "U17 koondis tegi kolme penaltiga mängus Lätiga viigi" (in Estonian). soccernet.ee. Retrieved 1 July 2023.
  17. Koort, Kaspar. "Marko Kristal Eesti jalgpalliajalugu teinud pojast: ta saab väga hästi aru, et talle ei tehta mingeid kingitusi, vaid kõik tuleb endal välja teenida". ohtuleht.ee. Retrieved 29 June 2023.
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