Madis Vihmann (born 5 October 1995) is a retired Estonian professional

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who played as a

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. He played in the Estonia national team in 19 matches.

Club career

Elva

Vihmann came through the Elva youth system. He made his debut for the first team on 23 April 2011.

Levadia (loan)

In 2013, Vihmann moved to Levadia on loan where he primarily played for the club's reserve side Levadia II. He made his debut in the

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on 18 August 2014, in a 7–0 away win over Tallinna Kalev.

Flora

On 19 December 2014, Vihmann signed for

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. He helped Flora win two Meistriliiga titles in

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and

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Stabæk (loan)

On 16 March 2019, Vihmann joined

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club Stabæk on two-year loan deal.

St Johnstone (loan)

On 26 July 2019, Vihmann cut short his loan deal with Stabæk to join

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club

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on a season-long loan, with the option to either extend the loan by another year or to make the deal permanent. He made his debut the next day in a 1–2 away loss to Forfar Athletic in a group stage match of the

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. The loan deal with St Johnstone was ended on 31 January 2020 and Vihmann returned to Flora. A few days later he chose to retire from football, citing only private personal reasons for his retirement.

International career

Vihmann has represented Estonia at under-21 and under-23 levels. He made his senior international debut for

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on 12 June 2017, in a 2–1 away victory over

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in a friendly.

Career statistics

Club

International

Honours

Club

;Levadia II *

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;Flora *

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: 2015–16 *

Estonian Supercup The Estonian Supercup () 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 Estonian Cup, then the league ...

: 2016 Estonia U21 *

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: 2014

Individual

Player of the Month: June/July 2018

References

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Vihmann, Madis 1995 births Living people People from Otepää Parish Sportspeople from Valga County Estonian men's footballers Men's association football defenders FC Elva players Esiliiga players FCI Levadia U21 players Meistriliiga players FCI Levadia Tallinn players FC Flora players Eliteserien players Stabæk Fotball players St Johnstone F.C. players Scottish Professional Football League players Estonia men's youth international footballers Estonia men's under-21 international footballers Estonia men's international footballers Estonian expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Norway Expatriate men's footballers in Scotland Estonian expatriate sportspeople in Norway Estonian expatriate sportspeople in Scotland 21st-century Estonian sportsmen