| Kevor Palumets | |
| Fullname: | Kevor Palumets |
| Birth Date: | 21 November 2002[1] |
| Birth Place: | Keila, Estonia |
| Height: | 1.87 m |
| Position: | Midfielder |
| Currentclub: | HJK (on loan from Zulte Waregem) |
| Clubnumber: | 80 |
| Youthyears1: | 2009–2015 |
| Youthclubs1: | Keila |
| Youthyears2: | 2016–2019 |
| Youthclubs2: | Tabasalu |
| Youthyears3: | 2019–2020 |
| Youthclubs3: | Bologna |
| Years1: | 2018–2019 |
| Clubs1: | Tabasalu |
| Caps1: | 17 |
| Goals1: | 5 |
| Years2: | 2020–2022 |
| Clubs2: | Paide Linnameeskond |
| Caps2: | 49 |
| Goals2: | 2 |
| Years3: | 2020–2022 |
| Clubs3: | → Paide Linnameeskond II |
| Caps3: | 44 |
| Goals3: | 30 |
| Years4: | 2022– |
| Clubs4: | Zulte Waregem |
| Caps4: | 12 |
| Goals4: | 0 |
| Years5: | 2022– |
| Clubs5: | → Jong Essevee |
| Caps5: | 13 |
| Goals5: | 2 |
| Years6: | 2024– |
| Clubs6: | → HJK (loan) |
| Caps6: | 5 |
| Goals6: | 0 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2019 |
| Nationalteam1: | Estonia U18 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 2 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
| Nationalyears2: | 2021–2023 |
| Nationalteam2: | Estonia U21 |
| Nationalcaps2: | 14 |
| Nationalgoals2: | 0 |
| Nationalyears3: | 2024– |
| Nationalteam3: | Estonia |
| Nationalcaps3: | 5 |
| Nationalgoals3: | 1 |
| Club-Update: | 18 August 2024 |
| Ntupdate: | 3 July 2024 |
Kevor Palumets (born 21 November 2002) is an Estonian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Veikkausliiga club HJK Helsinki, on loan from Zulte Waregem, and the Estonia national team.
As a youth Palumets was part of hometown club Keila JK. He spent seven years at the club before being invited to join JK Tabasalu at age 14.[2] [3] At age 16, he moved to Bologna of the Italian Serie A for one season. He made his debut for the under-17 side on 18 March 2019 in a league match against Udinese.[4] In 2020 he returned to Estonia to join Paide Linnameeskond. Over the next few seasons he would go on to make forty-nine appearances for the club in the Meistriliiga and an additional five in the UEFA Europa Conference League.[5] Paluments was also part of the club's reserve team in the Esiliiga B. In 2020 he was named the league's best player after scoring twenty-one goals in twenty-three league appearances.[6]
After two and a half years at Paide Linnameeskond, Palumets joined Zulte Waregem of the Belgian Pro League in September 2022.[7] The initial three-year deal included a club option for another.[8] [5] Zulte Waregem originally spotted the player in Paide Linnameeskond's 2022–23 UEFA Europa Conference League match against Anderlecht. Palumets made an immediate impact for Waregem's under-21 side, scoring against K.S.C. Lokeren-Temse on his debut.[9] He made his league debut for the senior squad on 11 September 2022 in a match against Gent.[10] He entered the match as a 56th-minute substitute in the eventual 0–2 defeat.[11]
On 3 July 2024, Palumets joined Veikkausliiga club HJK Helsinki on loan for the rest of the 2024 season with the purchase option.[12] He debuted in the league on 6 July 2024, as a substitute in a 3–0 away defeat against Ilves.[13] [14]
Palumets made his debut for the Estonian men's national football team on 12 January 2024 in a friendly match against Sweden during the squad's training camp in Cyprus. The match, which took place as part of the team's preparations for the Euro 2024 qualifiers, saw Estonia narrowly lose 1–2 to Sweden.
Palumets broke the scoreboard after 19 minutes by winning the ball in the Swedish penalty area and scoring the first goal.[15]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | League cup | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Tabasalu | 2019 | Esiliiga B | 17 | 4 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 19 | 4 | ||||
| Paide Linnameeskond | 2020 | Meistriliiga | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 8 | 0 | ||||
| 2021 | Meistriliiga | 20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 1 | |||
| 2022 | Meistriliiga | 23 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 5 | 0 | — | 28 | 1 | ||||
| Total | 49 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 56 | 2 | ||||
| Paide Linnameeskond II (loan) | 2020 | Esiliiga B | 23 | 21 | — | — | — | — | 23 | 21 | |||||
| 2021 | Esiliiga | 16 | 9 | — | — | — | — | 16 | 9 | ||||||
| 2022 | Esiliiga | 5 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 5 | 0 | ||||||
| Total | 44 | 30 | — | — | — | — | 44 | 30 | |||||||
| Zulte Waregem | 2022–23 | Belgian Pro League | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 3 | 0 | ||||
| 2023–24 | Challenger Pro League | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | 10 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 11 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 13 | 0 | ||||||
| Jong Essevee | 2022–23 | Belgian Division 2 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | |||||
| 2023–24 | Belgian Division 2 | 10 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 10 | 0 | ||||||
| Total | 13 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 13 | 2 | |||||||
| HJK (loan) | 2024 | Veikkausliiga | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 9 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 139 | 38 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 154 | 38 | |||
Paide Linnameeskond