Kristen Viikmäe


Kristen Viikmäe is an Estonian former professional footballer who played as a striker. He now plays beach soccer.

Club career

Born in Tallinn, Viikmäe started his career with FC Flora Tallinn, and has since played for Tallinna Jalgpallikool, Tallinna Sadam, Vålerenga, Enköpings SK, Fredrikstad, Gefle IF and Jönköpings Södra IF. January 2010 he moved to Panegialios F.C., a third division team in Greece. He left the club in September because of salary problems. In January 2011 he joined JK Nõmme Kalju. On 9 October 2012, he scored the winning goal in a 1–0 victory against FC Kuressaare, which secured JK Nõmme Kalju's first ever title. After the match, Viikmäe announced his intention to retire at the end of the season. He scored in his last match on 5 November 2012.

International career

During his Estonia national team career Viikmäe was capped 115 times and scored 15 goals. He made his debut on 26 January 1997 in a friendly against Lebanon, replacing Andres Oper in the second half. On 30 May 2006, at the age of 27 years and 109 days, Viikmäe became the youngest European footballer to reach 100 caps, which was beaten by German striker Lukas Podolski during Euro 2012. His testimonial match for the national team, as with all Estonians who are capped more than 100 times during their career, was held on 3 June 2013 against Belarus.

Post-retirement career

Viikmäe became the head of youth department at JK Nõmme Kalju after his retirement.

Career statistics

No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
14 June 1998Kadriorg Stadium, Tallinn, Estonia5–0UEFA Euro 2000 qualifying
26 March 1999Antonis Papadopoulos Stadium, Larnaca, Cyprus2–2Friendly
33 November 1999Mohammed Bin Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates1–1Friendly
419 March 2001Cairo International Stadium, Cairo, Egypt3–3Friendly
59 May 2001Kuressaare linnastaadion, Kuressaare, Estonia1–1Friendly
610 November 2001Nikos Goumas Stadium, Nea Filadelfeia, Greece2–4Friendly
712 October 2002A. Le Coq Arena, Tallinn, Estonia3–2Friendly
820 November 2002A. Le Coq Arena, Tallinn, Estonia2–0Friendly
97 June 2003A. Le Coq Arena, Tallinn, Estonia2–0UEFA Euro 2004 qualifying
1028 April 2004A. Le Coq Arena, Tallinn, Estonia1–1Friendly
1130 May 2004A. Le Coq Arena, Tallinn, Estonia2–2Friendly
1218 August 2004Rheinpark Stadion, Vaduz, Liechtenstein2–1FIFA 2006 World Cup qualification
134 September 2004A. Le Coq Arena, Tallinn, Estonia4–0FIFA 2006 World Cup qualification
1417 August 2005A. Le Coq Arena, Tallinn, Estonia1–0Friendly
156 June 2009A. Le Coq Arena, Tallinn, Estonia3–0Friendly

Honours

Individual