Andreas Vaikla

Andreas Raido Karuks Vaikla (born 19 February 1997) is a professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for FC Edmonton, on loan from Toronto FC II. Born in Canada, he represented Estonia at international level.

Club Career

Early career

Vaikla began playing football in Canada. In 2013, he received a call-up to the Estonia under-16 team, being eligible due to his Estonian parents. He was scouted by West Bromwich Albion in a match against the Republic of Ireland, which led to him later joining the English club's academy the same year.

IFK Norrkoping

On 24 July 2015, Vaikla signed a year-and-a-half contract with Swedish club IFK Norrkoping. He was a part of the IFK Norrkoping squad that won both the 2015 Allsvenskan and the 2015 Svenska Supercupen, however only appearing as an unused substitute. Vaikla made his debut for the club on 20 February 2016, a day after his 19th birthday, keeping a clean sheet in a 4–0 victory over Ostersunds FK in the 2015–16 Svenska Cupen. On April 22, Vaikla made his debut in the Allsvenskan, replacing the injured David Mitov Nilsson in the 19th minute of a 1–2 loss to Falkenbergs FF. He made 13 league appearances in the 2016 season.

IFK Mariehamn

On 1 February 2017, Vaikla signed a three-year contract with Finnish champions IFK Mariehamn. He made his debut in the Veikkausliiga on 8 April 2017, in a 5–2 home victory over JJK.

Kristiansund

On 28 December 2017, Vaikla signed a two-year contract with Norwegian club Kristiansund.

Return to Norrkoping

In August 2019, he returned to Swedish club IFK Norrkoping.

Narva Trans

In February 2020, he joined Estonian club JK Narva Trans of the top division Meistriliiga, after declining some offers from teams in Scandiavian countries who were only offering backup roles.

This page also has a version in other languages :  Андреас Вайкла (russian)