Martin Vetkal

Martin Vetkal is an Estonian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Dutch club Dordrecht and the Estonia national team.

Club career

Vetkal made his debut with Tallinna Kalev in Estonian top tier on 21 June 2019 against FC Flora, allegedly needing a special authorisation from the federation to play being only aged 15.
He became the youngest scorer ever of the Estonian Premium Liiga, scoring his first goal at 15 years and 261 days against Viljandi JK Tulevik on 9 November 2019. He was considered as one of the top prospects of his generation in Europe at his very early age.
Following his debut season in Estonia, he visited several Italian clubs such as Genoa, SPAL and Sassuolo. In March 2020 he did a test for Schalke 04, along with his teammate Tristan Toomas Teeväli.
He signed for Roma in August 2020. During the Roma season|2022–23 season], he was part of Roma's under-19 squad that won the Coppa Italia Primavera. During his time with Roma, he was called up to the senior squad only once, in December 2023 for the Europa League game against Sheriff Tiraspol, and remained on the bench in that game.
On 18 July 2025, Vetkal signed a three-year contract with Dordrecht in the Netherlands.

Vetkal has represented Estonia at various youth international levels. He was set to play in the 2020 UEFA European Under-17 Championship, originally planned to be held in his homecountry, before the tournament was cancelled due to the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic.
On 13 October 2023, Vetkal made his senior debut for Estonia in a Euro qualification against Azerbaijan in the 63rd minute as a substitute. On 21 March 2024, he scored his first goal for the national team in a 1–5 Euro qualifying play-off loss against Poland.

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	21 March 2024	National Stadium, Warsaw, Poland		1–5	1–5	UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying

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