Artur Pikk (born 5 March 1993) is an Estonian professional

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who plays as a

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for

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club Odra Opole and the Estonia national team.

Club career

Levadia

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acquired Pikk's player rights in 2009. In 2011, he joined

Tammeka Tartu JK Tammeka, commonly known as Tartu Tammeka or simply Tammeka, is a football club, based in Tartu, Estonia, that competes in the Meistriliiga, the top flight of Estonian football. Founded in 1989, the club has played in the Meistriliiga ...

on a one-and-a-half year loan. Pikk made his debut in the

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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

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. 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

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. 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

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club

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until May 2018.

Miedź Legnica

On 11 July 2018, Pikk signed for

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club Miedź Legnica on a two-year deal.

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 The 2012 UEFA European Under-19 Championship was the 61st edition of UEFA's European Under-19 Championship (the eleventh since the age competition change to an Under-19 level) and took place in Estonia from 3 to 15 July. Spain are the title hol ...

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

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and

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. Pikk made his senior international debut for

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on 7 June 2014, in a 2–1 home win over

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in a friendly. He made his first start for Estonia on 12 October 2014, in a

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match against

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while performing his compulsory military service in the

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. 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

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in a friendly.

Career statistics

Club

International

International goals

:''As of match played 20 July 2019. Estonia score listed first, score column indicates score after each Pikk goal.''

Honours

Club

;HaServ * Estonian Small Cup: 2009 ;Levadia *

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: 2013–14 *

Estonian Supercup The Estonian Supercup ( et, Eesti Superkarikas) is Estonian football's annual super cup, contested between the champions of the previous Meistriliiga season and the holders of the Estonian Cup. If the Meistriliiga champions also won the Estoni ...

: 2013, 2022 ;BATE Borisov *

Belarusian Premier League The Belarusian Premier League or the Vyšejšaja Liha or the Vysheyshaya Liga ( be, Вышэйшая ліга, russian: Высшая лига, "Top League") is the top division of professional football in Belarus, and is organized by the Belaru ...

: 2016,

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: 2016 ;RFS *

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References

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