Joonas Tamm is an Estonia

Estonia

Estonia , officially the Republic of Estonia , is a state in the Baltic region of Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by the Gulf of Finland, to the west by the Baltic Sea, to the south by Latvia , and to the east by Lake Peipsi and the Russian Federation . Across the Baltic Sea lies...

n professional footballer, who plays as a striker for Swedish Allsvenskan

Allsvenskan

Allsvenskan is a Swedish professional league for association football clubs. At the top of the Swedish football league system, it is the country's primary football competition. Contested by 16 clubs, it operates on a system of promotion and relegation with Superettan...

 club IFK Norrköping

IFK Norrköping

IFK Norrköping is a Swedish football club based in Norrköping. The club, formed on 29 May 1897, is currently playing in the first division of Swedish football, Allsvenskan...

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Club career

He has played in Estonian Meistriliiga

Meistriliiga

Meistriliiga is the highest division of the Estonian Football Association annual football championship. The league was founded in 1991 and the current, 2011 is the league's 21st season...

 for FC Flora Tallinn

FC Flora Tallinn

MTÜ JK FC Flora is an Estonian football club that was founded in 1990. FC Flora are a multiple winner of the Meistriliiga title and the Estonian Cup. They have for years been raising the most number of players for the national team, and have also grown players from their successful youth system...

 and was on loan to U.C. Sampdoria Primavera

U.C. Sampdoria

Unione Calcio Sampdoria is an Italian association football club based in Genoa. The club was formed in 1946 from the merger of two existing sports clubs whose roots can be traced back to the 1890s, Sampierdarenese and Andrea Doria...

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In 27 December 2010 he signed a deal with Allsvenskan

Allsvenskan

Allsvenskan is a Swedish professional league for association football clubs. At the top of the Swedish football league system, it is the country's primary football competition. Contested by 16 clubs, it operates on a system of promotion and relegation with Superettan...

 club IFK Norrköping

IFK Norrköping

IFK Norrköping is a Swedish football club based in Norrköping. The club, formed on 29 May 1897, is currently playing in the first division of Swedish football, Allsvenskan...

. In July 2011, he was loaned out to Division 1 side Sylvia

IF Sylvia

IF Sylvia is a Swedish football club based in Norrköping. The club, formed in 19 May 1922, is currently playing in the third tier of Swedish football, Division 1 Södra. The club is affiliated to the Östergötlands Fotbollförbund...

. He need just ten minutes to score his first goal when he came on as a substitute in the second half in the debut match for the club against Motala AIF

Motala AIF

Motala AIF is a Swedish football club located in Motala in Östergötland. Other sports that the club promotes include athletics, orienteering, ice hockey, road cycling and skiing.-Background:...

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International career

Tamm is a member of the Estonia national under-19 football team and former member of Estonia national under-17 football team. In June 2011, he was called up to Estonia

Estonia national football team

The Estonia national football team represents Estonia in international association football. Team members are selected by the head coach of Estonian Football Association . Estonia play their home matches at the A. Le Coq Arena in Tallinn, Estonia....

 to face Chile

Chile national football team

The Chilean national football team represents Chile in all major international football competitions. The team is controlled by the Federación de Fútbol de Chile which was established in 1895. They have appeared in eight World Cup tournaments and were hosts of the 1962 FIFA World Cup finishing in...

 and Uruguay

Uruguay national football team

The Uruguayan national football team represents Uruguay in international association football and is controlled by the Uruguayan Football Association, the governing body for football in Uruguay. The current head coach is Óscar Tabárez...

. He was one of eight players that debuted against Chile on 19 June 2011, when the team lost 0–4.

External links

• Player profile on transfermarkt.co.uk
• Joonas Tamm at Swedish Football Association
  Swedish Football Association
  The Swedish Football Association is the governing body of football in Sweden. It organises the football leagues — Allsvenskan for men and Damallsvenskan for women — and the men's and women's national teams. It is based in Solna and is a founding member of both FIFA and UEFA...