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Kevor Palumets

Kevor Palumets
Personal information
Full name Kevor Palumets
Date of birth (2002-11-21) 21 November 2002 (age 22)[1]
Place of birth Keila, Estonia
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Zulte Waregem
Number 80
Youth career
2009–2015 Keila
2016–2019 Tabasalu
2019–2020 Bologna
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018–2019 Tabasalu 17 (5)
2020–2022 Paide Linnameeskond 49 (2)
2020–2022Paide Linnameeskond II 44 (30)
2022– Zulte Waregem 12 (0)
2022–Jong Essevee 13 (2)
2024HJK (loan) 11 (1)
International career
2019 Estonia U18 2 (0)
2021–2023 Estonia U21 14 (0)
2024– Estonia 5 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 8 November 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 3 July 2024

Kevor Palumets (born 21 November 2002) is an Estonian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Zulte Waregem, and the Estonia national team.

Club career

As a youth Palumets was part of hometown club Keila JK. He spent seven years at the club before being invited to join JK Tabasalu at age 14.[2][3] At age 16, he moved to Bologna of the Italian Serie A for one season. He made his debut for the under-17 side on 18 March 2019 in a league match against Udinese.[4] In 2020 he returned to Estonia to join Paide Linnameeskond. Over the next few seasons he would go on to make forty-nine appearances for the club in the Meistriliiga and an additional five in the UEFA Europa Conference League.[5] Paluments was also part of the club's reserve team in the Esiliiga B. In 2020 he was named the league's best player after scoring twenty-one goals in twenty-three league appearances.[6]

After two and a half years at Paide Linnameeskond, Palumets joined Zulte Waregem of the Belgian Pro League in September 2022.[7] The initial three-year deal included a club option for another.[8][5] Zulte Waregem originally spotted the player in Paide Linnameeskond's 2022–23 UEFA Europa Conference League match against Anderlecht. Palumets made an immediate impact for Waregem's under-21 side, scoring against K.S.C. Lokeren-Temse on his debut.[9] He made his league debut for the senior squad on 11 September 2022 in a match against Gent.[10] He entered the match as a 56th-minute substitute in the eventual 0–2 defeat.[11]

On 3 July 2024, Palumets joined Veikkausliiga club HJK Helsinki on loan for the rest of the 2024 season with the purchase option.[12] He debuted in the league on 6 July, as a substitute in a 3–0 away defeat against Ilves.[13][14] On 14 September, Palumets scored his first goal in the league, in a 2–2 home draw against SJK Seinäjoki.[15]

National career

Debut and Breakthrough

Palumets made his debut for the Estonian men's national football team on 12 January 2024 in a friendly match against Sweden during the squad's training camp in Cyprus. The match, which took place as part of the team's preparations for the Euro 2024 qualifiers, saw Estonia narrowly lose 1–2 to Sweden.

Palumets broke the scoreboard after 19 minutes by winning the ball in the Swedish penalty area and scoring the first goal.[16]

Career statistics

As of 8 November 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup League cup Europe Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Tabasalu 2019 Esiliiga B 17 4 2 0 19 4
Paide Linnameeskond 2020 Meistriliiga 6 0 2 0 8 0
2021 Meistriliiga 20 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 1
2022 Meistriliiga 23 1 0 0 5[a] 0 28 1
Total 49 2 2 0 5 0 0 0 56 2
Paide Linnameeskond II (loan) 2020 Esiliiga B 23 21 23 21
2021 Esiliiga 16 9 16 9
2022 Esiliiga 5 0 5 0
Total 44 30 44 30
Zulte Waregem 2022–23 Belgian Pro League 3 0 0 0 3 0
2023–24 Challenger Pro League 7 0 2 0 1[b] 0 10 0
Total 11 0 2 0 13 0
Jong Essevee 2022–23 Belgian Division 2 3 2 3 2
2023–24 Belgian Division 2 10 0 10 0
Total 13 2 13 2
HJK (loan) 2024 Veikkausliiga 11 1 0 0 0 0 7[c] 0 18 1
Career total 145 39 6 0 0 0 12 0 0 0 163 39
  1. ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
  2. ^ Appearances in Promotion play-offs
  3. ^ Appearances in UEFA Champions League and UEFA Conference League

Honours

Paide Linnameeskond

References

  1. ^ "Kevor Palumets" (in Estonian). Estonian Football Association.
  2. ^ Tiits, Marek. "Kevor Palumets: et vibunool lendaks, tuleb seda tagasi tõmmata!" (in Estonian). soccernet.ee. Retrieved 3 July 2023.
  3. ^ "Tere tulemast Kevor Palumets" (in Estonian). Paide Linnameeskond. Retrieved 3 July 2023.
  4. ^ Jogi, Markus. "Palumets aitas oma debüütmängus Bologna võidule" (in Estonian). soccernet.ee. Retrieved 3 July 2023.
  5. ^ a b "Estse middenvelder Kevor Palumets (19) versterkt Essevee" (in Dutch). hetnieuwsvanwestvlaanderen.be. Retrieved 3 July 2023.
  6. ^ "Esiliiga B parim mängija on Kevor Palumets" (in Estonian). Estonia FA. Retrieved 3 July 2023.
  7. ^ "Belgia kõrgliigaklubi ostis Paide Linnameeskonnalt 19-aastase Kevor Palumetsa" (in Estonian). Delfi Sport. Retrieved 3 July 2023.
  8. ^ Cole, Michael. "Belgian side SV Zulte Waregem sign midfielder Palumets from Paide". news.err.ee. Retrieved 3 July 2023.
  9. ^ Verdruye, Koen. "VOETBAL 2DE AFDELING VV A JONG ESSEVEE Jonge Est Kevor Palumets wil doorbreken bij Zulte Waregem: "Maar ik voel mij niet te groot voor Jong Essevee"" (in Dutch). nieuwsblad.be. Retrieved 3 July 2023.
  10. ^ Joala, Janno. "Waregemi eest platsile saanud Palumets aitas meeskonna võidule" (in Estonian). sport.err.ee. Retrieved 3 July 2023.
  11. ^ Elissaar, Kasper. "Kiirelt käes: Palumets debüteeris Belgia kõrgliigas" (in Estonian). soccernet.ee. Retrieved 3 July 2023.
  12. ^ Kevor Palumets Belgiasta lainalle Klubiin, hjk.fi, 3 July 2024
  13. ^ Ilves nöyryytti HJK:ta rumin lukemin, mtvuutiset.fi, MTV Oy, 6 July 2024
  14. ^ Ilves järjesti upean näytöksen – HJK tyrmättiin Tammelassa, Aamulehti, 6 July 2024
  15. ^ HJK:n Kevor Palumets pamautti tasaluvun täyteen – 400 maalin raja rikki, veikkausliiga.com, 14 September 2024
  16. ^ https://news.err.ee/1609221501/seven-players-handed-debuts-as-estonia-lose-narrowly-to-sweden-in-friendly
  17. ^ "K. Palumets". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 12 September 2022.