Sergei Lepmets

Sergei Lepmets (born 5 April 1987) is an Estonian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Meistriliiga club Nõmme Kalju and the Estonia national team.

Sergei Lepmets
Lepmets with Estonia in 2019
Personal information
Full name Sergei Lepmets
Date of birth (1987-04-05) 5 April 1987
Place of birth Tallinn, Estonia
Height 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Club information
Current team
 JK Nõmme Kalju
Youth career
0000–2004 TJK
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2003 TJK III 15 (0)
2003 TJK II 2 (1)
2004–2005 Merkuur Tartu 42 (0)
2005 Merkuur-Juunior 2 (0)
2006–2010 Levadia II 104 (1)
2006 Levadia-Juunior 1 (0)
2007–2010 Levadia 31 (0)
2011 Politehnica Timișoara II 1 (0)
2011–2012 Politehnica Timișoara 22 (0)
2012 Concordia Chiajna 7 (0)
2013 Ceahlăul Piatra Neamț 3 (0)
2013 CSMS Iași 0 (0)
2014 Narva Trans 17 (0)
2014 Narva Trans II 1 (0)
2014 FC Hämeenlinna 5 (0)
2014–2015 Türi Ganvix 24 (1)
2016–2020 FCI Levadia 139 (0)
2021- Nõmme Kalju
National team‡
2003 Estonia U17 3 (0)
2004–2005 Estonia U19 8 (0)
2010 Estonia U23 1 (0)
2018–2020 Estonia 12 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 18:43, 23 January 2020 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 18:43, 23 January 2020 (UTC)

Club career

TJK

Lepmets came through the TJK youth academy.

Merkuur

In 2004, Lepmets joined Merkuur Tartu. He made his debut in the Meistriliiga on 14 March 2004, in a 1–1 home draw against Lootus.

Levadia

On 17 January 2006, Lepmets signed a three-year contract with Levadia in a deal which saw fellow goalkeeper Aleksandr Djatšenko heading in the opposite direction.[1] As a second choice goalkeeper behind Martin Kaalma, he won three consecutive Meistriliiga titles between 2007 to 2009. Lepmets became a regular starter for Levadia in the 2010 season.

Politehnica Timișoara

On 1 February 2011, Lepmets joined Romanian club Politehnica Timișoara.[2] The club finished the 2010–11 Liga I as runners-up, but were relegated to the Liga II due to unpaid debts.[3] Following Costel Pantilimon's departure to Manchester City, Lepmets became the club's first-choice goalkeeper for the 2011–12 season.

Concordia Chiajna

In June 2012, Lepmets joined Liga I club Concordia Chiajna.[4] He made his debut in the Liga I in a 0–1 away loss to Steaua București on 23 July 2012.

Ceahlăul Piatra Neamț

In January 2013, Lepmets joined Liga I club Ceahlăul Piatra Neamț on a four-year contract.[5]

CSMS Iași

On 25 June 2013, Lepmets signed a three-year contract with Liga II club CSMS Iași.[6]

Narva Trans

In August 2013, Lepmets returned to Estonia and trained with Infonet, before signing for Narva Trans.[7]

FC Hämeenlinna

In July 2014, Lepmets left Narva Trans and signed for Finnish club FC Hämeenlinna.

Türi Ganvix

In September 2014, Lepmets returned to Estonia and joined II liiga club Türi Ganvix.

Return to Levadia

On 3 March 2016, Lepmets joined his former club Levadia.[8]

International career

On 23 August 2012, Lepmets was called up to the Estonia national team for the first time, for 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification matches against Romania and Turkey.[9]

He made his senior international debut for Estonia on 30 May 2018, in 2–0 win over Lithuania at the Baltic Cup.[10]

Honours

Club
FCI Levadia
Politehnica Timișoara

References
  1. "Sergei Lepmets FC Levadiasse" [Sergei Lepmets to FC Levadia] (in Estonian). FC Levadia. 17 January 2006. Archived from the original on 14 June 2007.
  2. "Lepmets sõlmis Rumeenia tippklubiga lepingu" [Lepmets signed a contract with Romanian top club]. Postimees (in Estonian). 1 February 2011.
  3. "Lepmetsa klubi visati võlgade tõttu Rumeenia kõrgliigast välja" [Lepmets' club thrown out of the Romanian top flight due to debts] (in Estonian). ERR Sport. 31 May 2011.
  4. "Väravavaht Sergei Lepmets vahetas Rumeenias klubi" [Goalkeeper Sergei Lepmets switched clubs in Romania] (in Estonian). ERR Sport. 8 June 2012.
  5. "Sergei Lepmets sõlmis Rumeenia kõrgliigaklubiga 4-aastase lepingu" [Sergei Lepmets signed a four-year contract with a Romanian top flight club] (in Estonian). ERR Sport. 22 January 2013.
  6. "Ametlik: Eesti väravavaht vahetas Rumeenias klubi" [Official: Estonian goalkeeper switched clubs in Romania] (in Estonian). ERR Sport. 26 June 2013.
  7. "Sergei Lepmets jätkab karjääri Narva Transis" [Sergei Lepmets to continue his career at Narva Trans] (in Estonian). ERR Sport. 27 December 2013.
  8. "FC Levadiaga liitus väravavaht Sergei Lepmets" [Goalkeeper Sergei Lepmets joined FC Levadia] (in Estonian). Estonian Football Association. 5 March 2016.
  9. "Rüütli avaldas koosseisu esimesteks MM-valikmängudeks" [Rüütli unveiled the squad for first World Cup qualifiers] (in Estonian). Estonian Football Association. 23 August 2012.
  10. "Koondis alustas Balti turniiri võiduga Leedu üle!" [The team began the Baltic tournament with a win over Lithuania!] (in Estonian). Estonian Football Association. 30 May 2018.
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