| Gert Kams | |
| Fullname: | Gert Kams |
| Birth Date: | 25 May 1985 |
| Birth Place: | Koeru, Estonia |
| Position: | Right back / Winger |
| Youthclubs1: | Kehtna |
| Youthyears2: | –2004 |
| Youthclubs2: | FCF Järvamaa |
| Years1: | 2001–2004 |
| Caps1: | 54 |
| Goals1: | 17 |
| Clubs1: | Koeru |
| Years2: | 2004 |
| Caps2: | 2 |
| Goals2: | 7 |
| Clubs2: | Ervita United |
| Years3: | 2005 |
| Caps3: | 25 |
| Goals3: | 3 |
| Clubs3: | Valga |
| Years4: | 2006–2012 |
| Caps4: | 207 |
| Goals4: | 32 |
| Clubs4: | Flora |
| Years5: | 2006–2007 |
| Caps5: | 12 |
| Goals5: | 10 |
| Clubs5: | Flora II |
| Years6: | 2013–2014 |
| Caps6: | 52 |
| Goals6: | 7 |
| Clubs6: | SJK |
| Years7: | 2014 |
| Caps7: | 1 |
| Goals7: | 0 |
| Clubs7: | Kerho 07 |
| Years8: | 2014–2019 |
| Caps8: | 157 |
| Goals8: | 13 |
| Clubs8: | Flora |
| Years9: | 2017 |
| Caps9: | 2 |
| Goals9: | 1 |
| Clubs9: | Flora U21 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2005 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 2 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
| Nationalteam1: | Estonia U20 |
| Nationalyears2: | 2006 |
| Nationalcaps2: | 2 |
| Nationalgoals2: | 0 |
| Nationalteam2: | Estonia U21 |
| Nationalyears3: | 2007–2019 |
| Nationalcaps3: | 60 |
| Nationalgoals3: | 3 |
| Nationalteam3: | Estonia |
| Manageryears1: | 2019– |
| Managerclubs1: | Paide Linnameeskond (sporting director) |
Gert Kams (born 25 May 1985) is a retired Estonian professional footballer who played as a right back. From 2019 he works as a sporting director for Paide Linnameeskond.[1]
Kams started out playing for hometown team Koeru before moving to Meistriliiga side Valga in 2005.
In 2006, Kams joined Meistriliiga club Flora. He helped Flora win two successive Meistriliiga titles in 2010 and 2011.[2]
On 18 January 2013, Kams signed a two-year contract with Finnish club SJK.[3] SJK won the 2013 Ykkönen and were promoted to the Veikkausliiga.
On 27 October 2014, Kams rejoined his former club Flora.[4] He was named as the club's captain ahead of the 2015 season. Kams went on to help Flora win Meistriliiga titles in the 2015 and 2017 seasons.[5]
Kams has represented Estonia at under-20 and under-21 levels.
He made his senior international debut for Estonia on 3 February 2007, in a 0–4 loss to Poland in a friendly. Kams scored his first international goal on 29 February 2012, in a 2–0 friendly victory over El Salvador. It was an unconventional goal as the ball deflected off his back.[6]
| Club | Season | League | Cup[10] | League Cup[11] | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Koeru | 2001 | III liiga | 12 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 12 | 3 | |||||
| 2002 | III liiga | 14 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 14 | 3 | ||||||
| 2003 | III liiga | 13 | 6 | — | — | — | — | 13 | 6 | ||||||
| 2004 | III liiga | 15 | 5 | — | — | — | — | 15 | 5 | ||||||
| Total | 54 | 17 | — | — | — | — | 54 | 17 | |||||||
| Ervita United | 2004 | V liiga | 2 | 7 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 7 | |||||
| Valga | 2005 | Meistriliiga | 25 | 3 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | 28 | 3 | ||||
| Flora | 2006 | Meistriliiga | 21 | 5 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 1[12] | 0 | 24 | 5 | ||
| 2007 | Meistriliiga | 28 | 3 | 2 | 3 | — | 2[13] | 0 | 2[14] | 0 | 34 | 6 | |||
| 2008 | Meistriliiga | 36 | 5 | 4 | 1 | — | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 45 | 6 | |||
| 2009 | Meistriliiga | 25 | 4 | 4 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 32 | 4 | |||
| 2010 | Meistriliiga | 35 | 6 | 4 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | 6[15] | 0 | 47 | 6 | |||
| 2011 | Meistriliiga | 35 | 4 | 3 | 3 | — | 2[16] | 0 | 4[17] | 0 | 44 | 7 | |||
| 2012 | Meistriliiga | 27 | 5 | 4 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 32 | 6 | |||
| Total | 207 | 32 | 23 | 8 | — | 9 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 258 | 40 | ||||
| Flora II | 2006 | Esiliiga | 10 | 8 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 10 | 8 | ||||
| 2007 | Esiliiga | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | |||||
| Total | 12 | 10 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 12 | 10 | ||||||
| SJK | 2013 | Ykkönen | 22 | 4 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 23 | 4 | ||||
| 2014 | Veikkausliiga | 30 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 36 | 3 | ||||
| Total | 52 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 59 | 7 | |||||
| Kerho 07 | 2014 | Kakkonen | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||||
| Flora | 2015 | Meistriliiga | 35 | 4 | 3 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | — | 40 | 4 | |||
| 2016 | Meistriliiga | 31 | 3 | 5 | 1 | — | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 39 | 4 | |||
| 2017 | Meistriliiga | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 0 | |||
| 2018 | Meistriliiga | 34 | 3 | 2 | 0 | — | 4[18] | 1 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 4 | |||
| Total | 126 | 10 | 10 | 1 | — | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 145 | 12 | ||||
| Flora U21 | 2017 | Esiliiga | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | ||||
| Career total | 481 | 87 | 39 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 17 | 1 | 20 | 0 | 561 | 97 | |||
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Estonia | ||||
| 2007 | 5 | 0 | ||
| 2008 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2009 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 2010 | 5 | 0 | ||
| 2011 | 4 | 0 | ||
| 2012 | 6 | 2 | ||
| 2013 | 6 | 0 | ||
| 2014 | 6 | 0 | ||
| 2015 | 4 | 0 | ||
| 2016 | 7 | 0 | ||
| 2018 | 5 | 0 | ||
| 2019 | 5 | 1 | ||
| Total | 58 | 3 | ||
As of 19 July 2019. Estonia score listed first, score column indicates score after each Kams goal.[19]
| No. | Date | Venue | Cap | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| scope=row | 1 | 29 February 2012 | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, United States | 20 | 2–0 | 2–0 | Friendly | ||
| scope=row | 2 | 8 November 2012 | Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex, Muscat, Oman | 24 | 2–1 | 2–1 | Friendly | ||
| scope=row | 3 | 11 January 2019 | Khalifa International Stadium, Doha, Qatar | 54 | 1–0 | 2–1 | Friendly |
2007–08, 2008–09, 2010–11, 2015–16
2009, 2011, 2012, 2016