# Gert Kams

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.

## Club career
### Early career

Kams started out playing for hometown team Koeru before moving to Meistriliiga side Valga in 2005.

### Flora

In 2006, Kams joined Meistriliiga club Flora. He helped Flora win two successive Meistriliiga titles in 2010 and 2011.

### SJK

On 18 January 2013, Kams signed a two-year contract with Finnish club SJK. SJK won the 2013 Ykkönen and were promoted to the Veikkausliiga.

### Return to Flora

On 27 October 2014, Kams rejoined his former club Flora. 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.

## International career

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.

## Career statistics
### Club

    As of 1 January 2019.
| Club | Season | League | League | League | Cup | Cup | League Cup | League Cup | Europe | Europe | Other | Other | Total | Total |
| Club | Season | Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Koeru | 2001 | III liiga | 12 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | 3 |
| Koeru | 2002 | III liiga | 14 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 14 | 3 |
| Koeru | 2003 | III liiga | 13 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 13 | 6 |
| Koeru | 2004 | III liiga | 15 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 15 | 5 |
| Koeru | Total | 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 | 0 | 24 | 5 |
| Flora | 2007 | Meistriliiga | 28 | 3 | 2 | 3 | — | — | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 34 | 6 |
| Flora | 2008 | Meistriliiga | 36 | 5 | 4 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 45 | 6 |
| Flora | 2009 | Meistriliiga | 25 | 4 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 32 | 4 |
| Flora | 2010 | Meistriliiga | 35 | 6 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 47 | 6 |
| Flora | 2011 | Meistriliiga | 35 | 4 | 3 | 3 | — | — | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 44 | 7 |
| Flora | 2012 | Meistriliiga | 27 | 5 | 4 | 1 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 32 | 6 |
| Flora | Total | Total | 207 | 32 | 23 | 8 | — | — | 9 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 258 | 40 |
| Flora II | 2006 | Esiliiga | 10 | 8 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | 8 |
| Flora II | 2007 | Esiliiga | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 |
| Flora II | Total | Total | 12 | 10 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | 10 |
| SJK | 2013 | Ykkönen | 22 | 4 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 23 | 4 |
| SJK | 2014 | Veikkausliiga | 30 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 36 | 3 |
| SJK | Total | 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 |
| Flora | 2016 | Meistriliiga | 31 | 3 | 5 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 39 | 4 |
| Flora | 2017 | Meistriliiga | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 0 |
| Flora | 2018 | Meistriliiga | 34 | 3 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 4 |
| Flora | Total | Total | 126 | 10 | 10 | 1 | — | — | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 145 | 12 |
| Flora U21 | 2017 | Esiliiga | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 |
| Career total | Career total | Career total | 481 | 87 | 39 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 17 | 1 | 20 | 0 | 561 | 97 |
* ↑ Includes the Estonian Cup and Finnish Cup
* ↑ Includes the Finnish League Cup
* 1 2 3 Appearance in Estonian Supercup
* 1 2 3 4 5 Appearance(s) in UEFA Cup/UEFA Europa League
* 1 2 3 Appearances in Baltic League
* ↑ One appearance in Estonian Supercup, five appearances in Baltic League
* 1 2 Appearances in UEFA Champions League
* ↑ Two appearances in Baltic Champions Cup, two appearances in Baltic League
* ↑ Two appearances in UEFA Champions League, two appearances and one goal in UEFA Europa League

### International

    As of 19 July 2019.
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
| Estonia |
| Estonia | 2007 | 5 | 0 |
| Estonia | 2008 | 2 | 0 |
| Estonia | 2009 | 3 | 0 |
| Estonia | 2010 | 5 | 0 |
| Estonia | 2011 | 4 | 0 |
| Estonia | 2012 | 6 | 2 |
| Estonia | 2013 | 6 | 0 |
| Estonia | 2014 | 6 | 0 |
| Estonia | 2015 | 4 | 0 |
| Estonia | 2016 | 7 | 0 |
| Estonia | 2018 | 5 | 0 |
| Estonia | 2019 | 5 | 1 |
| Total | Total | 58 | 3 |

### International goals

    As of 19 July 2019. Estonia score listed first, score column indicates score after each Kams goal.
International goals by date, venue, cap, opponent, score, result and competition :
| No. | Date | Venue | Cap | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
| 1 | 29 February 2012 | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, United States | 20 | El Salvador | 2–0 | 2–0 | Friendly |
| 2 | 8 November 2012 | Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex, Muscat, Oman | 24 | Oman | 2–1 | 2–1 | Friendly |
| 3 | 11 January 2019 | Khalifa International Stadium, Doha, Qatar | 54 | Finland | 1–0 | 2–1 | Friendly |

## Honours
### Club
#### Flora

* Meistriliiga: 2010, 2011, 2015, 2017, 2019
* Estonian Cup: 2007–08, 2008–09, 2010–11, 2015–16
* Estonian Supercup: 2009, 2011, 2012, 2016

#### SJK

* Ykkönen: 2013
* Finnish League Cup: 2014

### Individual

* Meistriliiga Player of the Month: August 2016, August 2018