Getter Laar (born 21 November 1989) is an Estonian

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who plays as a

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for French club

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and the Estonia national team.

Club career

In January 2011 Laar spent time training with Chelsea of the English

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, playing in a

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against

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. She had ambitions to move abroad but wanted to finish her university education first. She secured a transfer to French Division 1 Féminine club Guingamp in summer 2013, through the contacts of Estonian national coach Keith Boanas. In 2013 Laar was named Estonia's female Player of the Year.

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* * * 1989 births Living people Estonian women's footballers Estonia women's international footballers Estonian expatriate footballers Estonian expatriate sportspeople in France Expatriate women's footballers in France FC Metz (women) players Division 1 Féminine players Sportspeople from Pärnu Women's association football goalkeepers Pärnu JK players FC Flora (women) players En Avant Guingamp (women) players {{Estonia-women-footy-bio-stub