Karel Mustmaa

Karel Mustmaa
Personal information
Date of birth (2005-08-08) 8 August 2005 (age 21)
Place of birth Võru Parish, Estonia
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Positions
Team information
Current team
 Čukarički
Number 18
Youth career
2012–2014 Võru Helios
2014–2021 Harju
2021–2025 Benfica
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2021 Harju 6 (4)
2025– PAOK B 23 (4)
2026– → Čukarički 3 (1)
International career‡
2021–2022 Estonia U17 7 (3)
2022 Estonia U18 3 (0)
2023 Estonia U19 14 (1)
2024– Estonia U21 10 (3)
2025– Estonia 9 (1)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 9 October 2026
‡ National team caps and goals as of 8 October 2026

Karel Mustmaa (born 8 August 2005) is an Estonian professional footballer who plays as a winger or forward for Serbian Superliga club Čukarički on loan from PAOK B and the Estonia national team.

Club career

Born in Võru, Mustmaa started playing football with local side Võru Helios before moving to youth academy of Estonian side Harju in 2014 and was promoted to the club's senior team in 2021, where he made six league appearances and scored four goals.

Following his stint there, he joined the youth academy of Portuguese side Benfica the same year, where he played in the UEFA Youth League. Ahead of the 2025–26 season, he signed for Greek side PAOK B.

International career

Mustmaa is an Estonia youth international. During the autumn of 2025, he was first called up to the Estonia national football team for 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification.

Style of play

Mustmaa plays as a winger or forward and is left-footed. Estonian news website Soccernet.ee wrote in 2025 that his "trump cards are quick openings and runs. In the past, he has also boasted of winning duels, as he can often put his foot in the right place and grab the ball".

Career statistics

International

As of match played 6 October 2026
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Estonia 202520
202671
Total91
Scores and results list Estonia's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Mustmaa goal.
List of international goals scored by Karel Mustmaa
No.DateVenue CapOpponentScoreResultCompetition
19 June 2026A. Le Coq Arena, Tallinn, Estonia5 Lithuania1–01–02026 Baltic Cup

Honours

Estonia

References

  1. ↑ Karel Mustmaa at WorldFootball.net
  2. ↑ "Mustmaa esimesest koondisekutsest: ei saa öelda, et ma ei ole seda oodanud" [Mustmaa on his first call-up to the national team: I can't say I wasn't expecting it] (in Estonian). 6 October 2025. Retrieved 7 October 2025.
  3. ↑ "Justkui salamisi A-koondisse hiilinud Mustmaa usub tegudesse: ma ei tunne, et minust pole piisavalt räägitud" [Mustmaa, who has seemingly secretly snuck into the A-team, believes in actions: I don't feel like enough has been said about me] (in Estonian). Soccernet.ee. 6 October 2025. Retrieved 7 October 2025.
  4. 1 2 "Mustmaa, Karel". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 3 October 2026.