Markus Soomets

Markus Soomets
Personal information
Date of birth (2000-03-02) 2 March 2000 (age 26)
Place of birth Tartu, Estonia
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Kolding
Youth career
2011–2016 Santos
2018–2019 Sampdoria
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2017 Santos II 3 (0)
2015–2018 Santos 56 (1)
2019 Tammeka 3 (2)
2019 Rende 4 (0)
2020–2024 Flora 108 (6)
2025 Den Bosch 16 (0)
2025–2026 Start 28 (1)
2026– Kolding 0 (0)
International career‡
2015–2016 Estonia U17 18 (1)
2017–2018 Estonia U19 20 (0)
2019–2020 Estonia U21 10 (1)
2019 Estonia U23 1 (0)
2020– Estonia 26 (0)
Medal record
Representing  Estonia
Men's football
FIFA Series
Runner-up2026 Rwanda
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 20 August 2026
‡ National team caps and goals as of 3 October 2026

Markus Soomets (born 2 March 2000) is an Estonian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Danish club Kolding and the Estonia national team.

Club career

On 17 January 2020, he returned from Italy to Estonia and signed a 3-year contract with Flora.

On 18 December 2024, Soomets signed a contract with Den Bosch in the Netherlands, from 1 January 2025 to 30 June 2026, with club option to extend for one more season.

On 9 July 2025, Soomets signed a contract with IK Start in the Norwegian First Division.

On 20 August 2026, Soomets signed a contract with Kolding IF in the Danish 1st Division.


International career

He made his debut for Estonia national football team on 11 November 2020 in a friendly game against Italy. He played the full game.

Honours

Estonia

Individual

References

  1. ↑ "Markus Soomets" (in Estonian). Estonian Football Association.
  2. ↑ "Tere tulemast, Markus Soomets!" (Press release) (in Estonian). Flora. 17 January 2020.
  3. ↑ "FC Den Bosch versterkt zich met Markus Soomets (24)" [FC Den Bosch strengthens itself with Markus Soomets (24)] (in Dutch). FC Den Bosch. 18 December 2024. Retrieved 9 January 2025.
  4. ↑ "Landslagsspiller signerer med IK Start" [National team player signs with IK Start] (in Norwegian). IK Start. 9 July 2025. Retrieved 23 July 2025.
  5. ↑ "KOLDING IF KØBER MARKUS SOOMETS" [KOLDING IF BUYS MARKUS SOOMETS] (in Danish). Kolding IF. 20 August 2026. Retrieved 20 August 2026.
  6. ↑ "Italy v Estonia game report". ESPN. 11 November 2020.
  7. ↑ "Premium liiga kuu parimad tulevad Florast" (in Estonian). Estonian Football Association. Retrieved 12 April 2022.
  8. ↑ "Disse tre stakk av med prisene for august måned i OBOS-ligaen". Facebook (in Norwegian). OBOS-ligaen. 3 October 2025. Retrieved 6 October 2025.