Artur Pikk (born 5 March 1993) is an Estonian professional footballer who plays as a left-back for the Estonia national team.
Club career Levadia Levadia acquired Pikk's player rights in 2009. In 2011, he joined Tammeka on a one-and-a-half year loan. Pikk made his debut in the Meistriliiga on 2 April 2011, in a 1–1 home draw against Narva Trans. He made 39 appearances and scored one goal for Tammeka before returning to Levadia. Pikk made his debut for Levadia on 23 July 2012, in a 6–0 away win over Tallinna Kalev. He helped the team win the league title in the 2013 season. On 15 December 2013, Pikk signed a contract extension with Levadia until 2015. He helped the club to their second successive Meistriliiga title in the 2014 season.
BATE Borisov On 23 February 2016, Pikk signed a three-year contract with Belarusian champions BATE Borisov. He won the 2016 Belarusian Super Cup on his debut for the club. Pikk helped BATE Borisov win their 11th successive Belarusian Premier League title in the 2016 season. On 30 August 2017, his contract was terminated.
Ružomberok On 17 October 2017, Pikk signed with Fortuna Liga club Ružomberok until May 2018.
Miedź Legnica On 11 July 2018, Pikk signed for Ekstraklasa club Miedź Legnica on a two-year deal.
KuPS In late August 2020, Pikk joined Finnish Veikkausliiga club Kuopion Palloseura (KuPS) on a deal for the rest of the 2020 season.KuPS vahvistuu Viron maajoukkuepuolustajalla, suomifutis.com, 27 August 2020
International career
Pikk has represented Estonia at under-17, under-18, under-19 and under-21 levels. He was named in the Estonia under-19 squad for the 2012 UEFA European Under-19 Championship in Estonia. Pikk played in every group stage match, but failed to help the team progress to the semi-finals as Estonia lost all three games against Portugal, Greece and Spain.
Pikk made his senior international debut for Estonia on 7 June 2014, in a 2–1 home win over Tajikistan in a friendly. He made his first start for Estonia on 12 October 2014, in a UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying match against England while performing his compulsory military service in the Estonian Defence Forces. The match ended in a 0–1 loss. Pikk scored his first international goal on 11 November 2015, in a 3–0 home win over Georgia in a friendly.
Career statistics Club
+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueNational cupIncludes the Estonian Cup, Belarusian Cup, Slovak Cup, Polish Cup, Magyar Kupa and Latvian Football CupEuropeOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsLevadia2012Meistriliiga163201Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League0—1932013Meistriliiga31120401Appearance in Estonian Supercup03812014Meistriliiga332304Appearances in UEFA Champions League0104122015Meistriliiga291302010351Total1097100110301337Levadia II2013Esiliiga11———11HaServ (loan)2009III liiga16110—4Appearances in Estonian Small Cup02112010II liiga19230—43265Total35340—83476Tammeka (loan)2011Meistriliiga27120——2912012Meistriliiga12000——120Total39120——411Tammeka II (loan)2011II liiga0000—1Appearance in II liiga play-offs111BATE Borisov2016Belarusian Premier League170405Four appearances in UEFA Champions League, one appearance in UEFA Europa League01Appearance in Belarusian Super Cup02702017Belarusian Premier League3010000040Total200505010310Ružomberok2017–18Slovak Super Liga1704100—211Miedź Legnica2018–19Ekstraklasa21130——2412019–20I liga28220—10312Total49350—10553KuPS2020Veikkausliiga80—30—110Diósgyőri2020–21Nemzeti Bajnokság I7010——80RFS2021Virsliga60103Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League0—100Levadia2022Meistriliiga331103One appearance in UEFA Champions League, Two appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League010381Odra Opole2022–23I liga111———1112023–24I liga17010—101902024–25I liga11000——110Total39110—10411Career total3631734125015443822
International
+ Appearances and goals by national team and yearNational teamYearAppsGoalsEstonia201430201571201670201760201870201960202050202160202210202380202460Total621
As of match played 20 July 2019. Estonia score listed first, score column indicates score after each Pikk goal. + List of international goals scored by Artur PikkNo.DateVenueCapOpponentScoreResultCompetition111 November 2015A. Le Coq Arena, Tallinn, Estonia92–03–0Friendly
Honours HaServ Estonian Small Cup: 2009
Levadia Meistriliiga: 2013, 2014 Estonian Cup: 2013–14 Estonian Supercup: 2013, 2022
BATE Borisov Belarusian Premier League: 2016, 2017 Belarusian Super Cup: 2016
RFS Latvian Higher League: 2021 Latvian Football Cup: 2021
Estonia Baltic Cup: 2020, 2024
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