Mikk Reintam (born 22 May 1990) is a retired Estonian professional

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who last played as a centre back for

Meistriliiga Meistriliiga (, known as the A. Le Coq Premium Liiga for sponsorship reasons) is the highest division of the Estonian Football Association annual football (soccer), football championship. The league was founded in 1992, and was initially semi-p ...

club

Nõmme Kalju FC Nõmme Kalju FC (), commonly known as Nõmme Kalju, or simply as Kalju (Estonian: "rock" or "cliff"), is an Estonian professional football club, based in Nõmme, Tallinn, that competes in the Meistriliiga, the top flight of Estonian football. Th ...

. Internationally he played for the Estonia national team in 12 matches.

Club career

Flora

Reintam came through the youth system at

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and played for the club's affiliates

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. He made his debut for Flora's first team on 3 March 2009, against

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in the Estonian Supercup, and scored the first goal of a 2–1 win. Reintam made his debut in the

on 7 March 2009, and scored the only goal of an away win against Nõmme Kalju. In July 2010, Reintam moved to Tulevik on loan until the end of the 2010 season.

JJK

On 7 March 2011, Reintam signed a three-year contract with Finnish club JJK. He made his debut in the

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on 12 May 2011, in a 2–1 away victory over

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. His club finished the 2011 season in third place, their highest position in history.

Nõmme Kalju

On 15 February 2014, Reintam signed a one-year contract with Meistriliiga club Nõmme Kalju. He was named Player of the Month for April 2014.

Frýdek-Místek

In April 2015, Reintam signed for Czech National League club

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Alloa Athletic

On 7 July 2015, Reintam signed a one-year contract with

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club

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. He made his debut for the club on 1 August 2015 in a

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match against

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, losing the game 2–3 in extra time. Reintam made his debut in the Scottish Championship on 8 August 2015, in a 1–3 away loss to Queen of the South. He failed to establish himself in the first team squad after new manager Jack Ross took over in December 2015, and on 24 March 2016 his contract was terminated by mutual agreement.

Třinec

In April 2016, Reintam signed for Czech National League club

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International career

Reintam began his international career for Estonia with the national under-18 team in 2007, and went on to represent the under-19, under-21, and under-23 national sides. On 25 May 2011, Reintam made an unofficial senior debut for

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, in a 1–2 home loss to

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in a non-

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match. On 10 June 2011, he was named by manager

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in the Estonia squad to face

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and

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matches. Reintam made his senior international debut on 19 June 2011, in a 0–4 away loss to Chile.

Career statistics

Club

International

Honours

Club

;Flora *

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: 2008–09 * Estonian Supercup: 2009

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