| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Robert Veering | ||
| Date of birth | 1 December 2005 | ||
| Place of birth | Tallinn, Estonia | ||
| Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | FC Flora | ||
| Number | 6 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2014–2023 | FC Flora | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2021– | FC Flora U21 | 58 | (1) |
| 2023– | FC Flora | 40 | (2) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2022 | Estonia U18 | 3 | (0) |
| 2022 | Estonia U19 | 6 | (0) |
| 2022 | Estonia U21 | 3 | (0) |
| 2024– | Estonia | 1 | (0) |
|
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 23 August 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 1 April 2025 | |||
Robert Veering (born 1 December 2005)[1] is an Estonian professional footballer who currently plays as a defender for Meistriliiga club FC Flora and the Estonia national team.
Club career
[edit]A central defender, Veering has spent his entire career including youth years at FC Flora joining the club at the age of nine years-old.[2]
At the end of the summer of 2021, he first tasted adult football when he made his debut for the Flora U19 team in the Estonian Championship II League. Soon after, he progressed to feature for the FC Flora U21 team in the Esiliiga and became a regular starter in 2022.[3]
Veering made his Estonian Premium Liiga debut in April 2023, playing 27 minutes as a substitute in a 4–0 win over Pärnu JK Vaprus at the age of 17 years-old.[2] He scored his first goal for the club on 1 November 2023, in a 3–1 win against JK Narva Trans.[4] In both the 2023–24 season and the 2024–25 season he featured for the club in the UEFA Conference League.[5][6]
International career
[edit]On 21 September 2022, he made his debut for the Estonian under-18 national football team in a 3–0 defeat to France U18.[3]
He made his debut for the Estonia national under-21 football team on 17 November 2023 against Germany U21 in a UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualifying match in Paderborn, in which Germany won 4–1.[7][8]
Veering made his senior international debut for Estonia on 12 January 2024, in a 1–2 defeat to Sweden in a friendly in Paphos.[9][10]
Personal life
[edit]He attended Kadriorg German Gymnasium in Tallinn. His brother Moorits Veering is also a professional footballer who plays as a central defender for Estonian side FC Kuressaare.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ "Robert Veering". Eesti Jalgpalli Liit (in Estonian). 2024. Retrieved 30 July 2024.
- ^ a b "Defenseman Robert Veering enjoys trust, earns praise and brings Flora a series of victories". Soccernet.ee (in Estonian). 2 November 2023. Retrieved 18 April 2025.
- ^ a b c "From the bench of the Premier League to the national team in a year and a half – the story of Veeringu, who went from Instagram to the national team". soccernet.ee. 10 January 2024. Retrieved 18 April 2025.
- ^ "Trans vs. Flora 1–3". soccerway. 1 November 2023. Retrieved 18 April 2025.
- ^ "Sappinen: I'm ready to start, but it's up to the head coach (Veering: advancing would be a big step)". Soccernet. 14 August 2024. Retrieved 16 April 2025.
- ^ "FCV FARUL CONSTANŢA VS. FLORA 3 – 0". Soccerway. 10 August 2023. Retrieved 18 April 2025.
- ^ "Bundesliga mehi taltsutanud Veering: mulle meeldivad suured mängud. Pean tööd tegema, et ka ise sellele tasemele jõuda". soccernet.ee (in Estonian). 17 November 2023. Retrieved 18 April 2025.
- ^ "Germany U21 va. Estonia U21". Soccerway. 17 November 2023. Retrieved 18 April 2025.
- ^ "Eesti läks debütandi jalast juhtima, ent tunnistas Rootsi nappi paremust" [Estonia took the lead through a debutant but lost to Sweden in a close game] (in Estonian). Estonian Football Association. Retrieved 18 March 2024.
- ^ "SWEDEN VS. ESTONIA 2 – 1". Soccerway. 12 January 2024. Retrieved 18 April 2025.
External links
[edit]- Robert Veering at the Estonian Football Association (in Estonian)
- Robert Veering national team profile at the Estonian Football Association (archive) (in Estonian)