Joonas Tamm


Joonas Tamm is an Estonian professional footballer who plays as a centre back for Desna Chernihiv, and the Estonia national team.

Club career

Tulevik

Tamm started out playing for hometown team Tulevik. He made his debut in the Meistriliiga on 29 March 2008, in a 1–1 home draw against Sillamäe Kalev.

Flora

In February 2009, Tamm moved to Flora. He scored his first Meistriliiga goal on 9 May 2009, in a 4–0 away victory over Tammeka.
In August 2009, Tamm joined Italian club Sampdoria on a season-long loan, where he played for the club's Primavera side.
Tamm returned to Flora in August 2010. He helped the team win the Meistriliiga in 2010.

IFK Norrköping

On 27 December 2010, Tamm signed a three-year contract with Allsvenskan club IFK Norrköping, with the option to extend the contract for another year. In July 2011, he moved to Division 1 side IF Sylvia on loan. Tamm scored on his debut for the club on 9 July 2011, in a 2–1 away victory over Motala AIF. He made his debut in the Allsvenskan on 25 August 2011, in a 2–1 home victory over Djurgårdens IF.

Trelleborgs FF

On 2 December 2013, Tamm signed a one-year contract with Division 1 club Trelleborgs FF.

Return to Tulevik

On 9 February 2015, Tamm returned to his boyhood club, Tulevik, on a one-year contract. Positioned as a centre-forward, he went on to score 9 goals in 15 league appearances.

Return to Flora

On 22 June 2015, Tamm joined his former club Flora for an undisclosed fee. He went on to help Flora win Meistriliiga titles in the 2015 and 2017 seasons.

Sarpsborg 08 (loan)

On 31 January 2018, Tamm joined Eliteserien club Sarpsborg 08 on a season-long loan. Starting from the first qualifying round, he helped the team reach the UEFA Europa League group stage. Tamm played in all six group stage matches as Sarpsborg 08 finished last in their group.

Korona Kielce (loan)

On 8 February 2019 Tamm joined Ekstraklasa club Korona Kielce on a six-month loan deal.

Lillestrøm (loan)

On 27 June 2019, Tamm moved to Eliteserien club Lillestrøm on loan until the end of the 2018–19 season, with the option to make the deal permanent.

FC Desna Chernihiv

In January 2020 he signed with FC Desna Chernihiv under the scheme 1.5 years + 1 year., the main club in Chernihiv in Ukraine and played for the Ukrainian Premier League. Joonas gave his contribution for his new club to achieve the 4th place in the Premier League and qualifying for the play-offs for the Championship round table. On 16 July 2020 he scored against FC Oleksandriya during the play-offs of the Championship round table at the Stadion Yuri Gagarin in Chernihiv and he was promoted for the Europa League third qualifying round.

International career

Tamm has represented Estonia at under-16, under-17, under-18, under-19, under-21 and under-23 levels. On 10 June 2011, Tamm was named by manager Tarmo Rüütli in the Estonia squad to face Chile and Uruguay in friendly matches. He made his debut for the senior national team on 19 June 2011, in a 0–4 away loss to Chile. Tamm scored his first international goals on 7 October 2017, when he found the net three times in the second half of a 6–0 away victory in a 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification match against Gibraltar, becoming the first player to score a hat-trick for Estonia since 1996.

Career statistics

Club

International

International goals

No.DateVenueCapOpponentScoreResultCompetition
17 October 2017Estádio Algarve, Faro/Loulé, Portugal104–06–02018 FIFA World Cup qualification
27 October 2017Estádio Algarve, Faro/Loulé, Portugal105–06–02018 FIFA World Cup qualification
37 October 2017Estádio Algarve, Faro/Loulé, Portugal106–06–02018 FIFA World Cup qualification

Honours

Club

;Flora