Kallaste with Nõmme Kalju in 2015
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Personal information | |||
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Full name | Ken Kallaste | ||
Date of birth | 31 August 1988 | ||
Place of birth | Tallinn, Estonia | ||
Height | 1.82 m (5 ft 11 1⁄2 in) | ||
Playing position | Left-back | ||
Club information | |||
Current team
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Korona Kielce | ||
Number | 19 | ||
Youth career | |||
Flora | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2006–2009 | Flora | 36 | (2) |
2004 | → Lelle (loan) | 22 | (4) |
2005–2009 | → Flora II | 62 | (21) |
2005 | → Pärnu Tervis (loan) | 29 | (3) |
2006 | → Warrior (loan) | 16 | (4) |
2008 | → Tulevik (loan) | 14 | (0) |
2010–2015 | Nõmme Kalju | 213 | (16) |
2015–2016 | Górnik Zabrze | 15 | (0) |
2016– | Korona Kielce | 15 | (0) |
National team‡ | |||
Estonia U19 | 3 | (1) | |
2008–2010 | Estonia U21 | 14 | (2) |
2010–2012 | Estonia U23 | 5 | (0) |
2012– | Estonia | 32 | (0) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 1 January 2017. ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 14 November 2016 |
Ken Kallaste (born 31 August 1988) is an Estonian professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Polish Ekstraklasa club Korona Kielce and the Estonia national team.
Kallaste started playing football with Flora youth academy. He spent time on loan at Lelle, Tervis Pärnu and Warrior, before making his debut for Flora's first team on 9 July 2006. In August 2008, Kallaste joined Tulevik on loan for the remainder of the season.
On 6 January 2010, Kallaste signed a three-year contract with Nõmme Kalju. Between 2010 and 2013, Kallaste played every single minute of 116 consecutive league matches, earning himself the nickname Iron Man (Estonian: Raudmees). Kallaste won his first Meistriliiga title in the 2012 season. He also won the Estonian Cup in 2015
On 22 December 2015, Kallaste signed for Polish Ekstraklasa club Górnik Zabrze.
On 27 June 2016, Kallaste signed a two-year contract with Korona Kielce.
On 1 November 2012, Kallaste was called up by Tarmo Rüütli for a friendly against Oman on 8 November 2012 and made his debut for the senior national team, starting in the match Estonia won 2–1.