Kaimar Saag (born 5 August 1988) is an

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who plays as a striker for

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Club career

Levadia

At the age of 16, Saag started his professional career with Levadia. He scored his first

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goal on 16 October 2005, in the 28th minute of a 2–3 victory over Merkuur. In

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season, he had a short loan with Tallinna Kalev where he scored once in 14 games. At the age of 19, after three seasons in Levadia, Saag moved abroad.

Silkeborg

On 25 January 2008, he signed a 4-year contract with Danish 1st Division club

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. He scored his first goal for Silkeborg on 6 April 2008, in a 2–1 victory against

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. In April 2012, after spending four and a half years at the club, he announced his intention to leave the club due to limited play time.

Vejle Kolding

In May 2012, Saag signed a two-year contract with Danish side Vejle Kolding and joined the team later in the summer after his contract expired at Silkeborg. He started well at his new club, scoring seven goals in pre-season matches. On 29 July 2012, he made league debut for the club in a 1–1 draw against

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. A week later on his birthday, 5 August, Saag scored a

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and helped his side beat Skive 4–1.

Assyriska

In July 2014, Saag signed a one-year contract with Swedish Superettan club.

B36 Tórshavn

In January 2018, Saag moved to Faroe Islands' club

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. Saag left the club again at the end of 2018 and then went to train at his former youth club Viljandi SK, just to hold his form.

International career

For

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, Saag is

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46 times. He made his national team debut on 8 September 2007 against

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in a

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. He scored his first goal for the national team on 30 December 2009, in a friendly match against

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International goals

Honours

Club

;Levadia *

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: 2004–05, 2006–07 *

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: 2015 ;B36 Tórshavn *

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Individual

* Esiliiga top goalscorer:

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* * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Saag, Kaimar 1988 births Living people Footballers from Viljandi Estonian men's footballers Meistriliiga players Danish Superliga players Superettan players FCI Levadia Tallinn players JK Tallinna Kalev players Estonia men's international footballers Silkeborg IF players Vejle Boldklub Kolding players Assyriska FF players B36 Tórshavn players Estonian expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Denmark Estonian expatriate sportspeople in Denmark Expatriate men's footballers in Sweden Estonian expatriate sportspeople in Sweden Expatriate men's footballers in Norway Estonian expatriate sportspeople in Norway Expatriate men's footballers in the Faroe Islands Estonian expatriate sportspeople in the Faroe Islands FCI Levadia U21 players Men's association football forwards Viljandi JK Tulevik players 21st-century Estonian sportsmen