Harju JK Laagri

Harju JK

Full name	Harju Jalgpallikool Laagri
Founded	27 August 2009; 14 years ago (2009-08-27)
Ground	Laagri kunstmurustaadion
Capacity	500
Manager	Victor Silva
League	Esiliiga
2023	Meistriliiga, 10th of 10 (relegated)
Website	Club website
Home colours Away colours

Harju JK Laagri, commonly known as Harju JK, or simply as Harju, is an Estonian professional football club based in Laagri, Harjumaa. Founded in 2009, the club currently competes in Esiliiga, the second-highest division in the Estonian football.

History

Harju Jalgpallikool was founded on 27 August 2009^[1] with the aim of focusing on youth football and developing players for the Estonian national youth teams and foreign academies. Harju JK entered senior football in 2015, when their first team entered IV Liiga, the lowest level of football in Estonia.

In 2019, Harju JK appointed Portuguese Victor da Silva as their manager and in the following seasons gained promotion four years in a row. During the period, Harju's team consisted mostly of their youth system players, which resulted in youth prospects Karel Mustmaa signing a three-year professional contract with Benfica^[2] and Imre Kartau moving to Venezia F.C.^[3] Harju JK won Esiliiga in the 2022 season and were promoted to Estonian top flight league Premium Liiga for the first time in its history. Despite a number of strong performances,^[4][5] the club finished the 2023 season in last place with 23 points and were relegated back to Esiliiga.

Players

As of 22 September 2023^[6]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player 2 MF  EST Kevin Dubrovski 4 DF  EST Andres Järve 7 FW  EST Roman Sobtšenko 8 MF  GNB Usalifa Jose Indi 9 FW  EST Karel Eerme 10 MF  EST Magnar Vainumäe 11 DF  EST Mark Edur 14 FW  GER Teo Jukić 16 FW  EST Kristjan Kriis 17 DF  EST Andreas Kaevats 18 DF  UKR Danyl Mashchenko 19 DF  RUS Aleksandr Ivanjušin 20 MF  EST Stefan Tšendei 21 MF  EST Marten Niilop 23 FW  EST Daniil Rudenko

No. Pos. Nation Player 25 DF  EST Jako Kariste 31 GK  EST Tauri Bachmann 32 DF  GER Marius Samoura 33 DF  EST Robert Kirsimägi 40 MF  EST Sten Marten Viira (on loan from Flora U21) 44 MF  EST Sander Must 45 MF  EST Kaarel Usta 49 FW  EST Ander-Joosep Kose 66 MF  EST Kaspar Rõõmussaar 77 FW  EST Taaniel Usta 80 FW  LVA Dinārs Ekharts 88 MF  EST Reinhard Reimaa 96 FW  EST Andre Järva 97 GK  LVA Ivans Baturins

For season transfers, see transfers winter 2022–23.

Out on loan

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player 1 GK  EST Matheas Madik (at Ulasabat CF until 31 December 2023)

Personnel

Current technical staff Position Name Manager Victor da Silva Assistant coach Erik Listmann Goalkeeping coach Sten-Marten Vahi

Managerial history Dates Name 2019– Victor da Silva

Honours

League

• Esiliiga
  • Winners (1): 2022

Statistics

League and Cup

Season	Division	Pos	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Top goalscorer	Estonian Cup	notes
2015	IV liiga E	5	21	11	0	10	52	43	+9	33	Kalmar Liiv (13)	–	as Harju Jalgpallikool
2016	III liiga E	7	22	10	3	9	71	58	+13	33	Ken-Glaid Nool (10)	First round	as Harju JK Laagri
2017	III liiga N	8	22	7	6	9	53	51	+2	27	Ken-Glaid Nool (26)	–
2018		3	22	13	2	7	55	42	+13	41	Ken-Glaid Nool (25)	–
2019		1	22	18	0	4	60	23	+37	54	Ken-Glaid Nool Erik Listmann (16)	–
2020	II liiga S/W	2	26	19	2	5	105	41	+64	59	Ken-Glaid Nool (35)	–
2021	Esiliiga B	2	32	20	3	9	88	49	+39	63	Andre Järva (27)	–
2022	Esiliiga	1	36	24	4	8	97	46	+51	76	Andre Järva (20)	–
2023	Meistriliiga	10	36	5	8	23	27	61	–34	23	Daniil Rudenko Kaarel Usta (5)	Fourth round

References