Alo Dupikov (born 5 November 1985 in

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) is a former

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n professional

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, who played as a striker. During his career he earned five caps for Estonia national team in

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Club career

On 1 July 2010 in

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match against

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Dupikov scored his first European competition goal. Dupikov joined

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's pre-season training in December 2012 and officially became part of the club on 21 January 2013, when he signed a two-year contract with the Estonian champions.

International career

Dupikov made his international debut on 29 May 2009 in a friendly match against

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* * * 1985 births Living people People from Kehtna Parish Sportspeople from Rapla County Estonian men's footballers Men's association football forwards FC Valga players FC Flora players Viljandi JK Tulevik players JK Sillamäe Kalev players Estonia men's international footballers Estonian people of Russian descent Estonian expatriate men's footballers Estonian expatriate sportspeople in Norway Expatriate men's footballers in Norway Pärnu JK Tervis players Estonia men's under-21 international footballers Estonia men's youth international footballers 21st-century Estonian sportsmen {{Estonia-footy-bio-stub