Joel Lindpere
Lindpere with the New York Red Bulls in 2011
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 5 October 1981 | ||
| Place of birth | Tallinn, Estonia | ||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1997 | Nõmme Kalju | 7 | (13) |
| 1997–1999 | Lelle | 23 | (5) |
| 2000–2007 | Flora | 130 | (38) |
| 2001–2002 | → Valga (loan) | 20 | (17) |
| 2005 | → CSKA Sofia (loan) | 11 | (0) |
| 2007–2009 | Tromsø | 75 | (5) |
| 2010–2012 | New York Red Bulls | 104 | (17) |
| 2013 | Chicago Fire | 25 | (2) |
| 2014–2015 | Baník Ostrava | 18 | (0) |
| 2015 | Nõmme Kalju | 28 | (4) |
| Total | 441 | (101) | |
| National team | |||
| 1999–2016 | Estonia | 107 | (7) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Joel Lindpere (born 5 October 1981) is a retired Estonian professional footballer.
Lindpere played as a midfielder for Nõmme Kalju, Lelle, Flora, Valga, CSKA Sofia, Tromsø, New York Red Bulls, Chicago Fire and Baník Ostrava. He also made 107 appearances for the Estonia national football team, scoring 7 goals.
Born in Tallinn, Lindpere made his first-team debut for Nõmme Kalju at the age of 15 in 1997. He then moved to Lelle, and scored 5 goals in 23 appearances with the club.
In 2000, Lindpere was signed by Flora. Next year, he was loaned to Valga, playing 20 games and scoring 17 goals. After his impressive goal scoring display with Valga, he moved back to Flora during the 2002 season. Upon his return to Flora, Lindpere quickly established himself as one of the best midfielders in the Meistriliiga and helped his club to win the Meistriliiga in 2002 and 2003. In February 2005, Lindpere was loaned to Bulgarian A Group club CSKA Sofia for the remainder of the season. In September 2006, Lindpere was released from the club after an incident with a 4th referee in a Cup match against Levadia.
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