Patrik Kristal

Patrik Kristal
Personal information
Date of birth (2007-11-12) 12 November 2007
Place of birth Viimsi Vald, Estonia
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Positions
Team information
Current team
 1. FC Köln II
Number 12
Youth career
2013–2016 Harju JK
2017–2021 Tallinna Kalev
2022–2023 Levadia
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2022–2023 Levadia 5 (0)
2022–2023 → Levadia U21 62 (16)
2024 Paide Linnameeskond 31 (7)
2024 → Paide U21 1 (0)
2025– 1. FC Köln II 43 (0)
International career‡
2022 Estonia U16 2 (2)
2022–2023 Estonia U17 15 (4)
2024– Estonia U19 3 (1)
2024– Estonia U21 3 (1)
2024– Estonia 14 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 18:44, 4 June 2026 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals as of 18:44, 4 June 2026 (UTC)

Patrik Kristal (born 12 November 2007) is an Estonian footballer who plays for Regionalliga West club 1. FC Köln II and the Estonia national team.

Club career

As a youth, Kristal began his career with Harju JK before moving to Tallinna Kalev in 2017.[1] In the 2014 Summer Cup held in Pärnu he scored for Harju against Nõmme Kalju FC with the goal being compared to James Rodriguez's 2014 FIFA World Cup goal against Uruguay by local media.[2][3] For the 2021 season he also played for the Estonian under-15 national team in the under-17 league. He scored 17 goals during the season while serving as captain.[4]

In January 2022, Kristal moved to FCI Levadia Tallinn.[5][6] On 15 July of that year he made his senior debut as an 81st-minute substitute for Zakaria Beglarišvili in a 3–0 victory over Tartu JK Tammeka.[7] In the process, he became the youngest-ever player to appear in a Meistriliiga match at 14 years 11 months and 2 days old. The record had previously been held by Andrei Tjunin since 1994.[8][9][10]

On 19 July 2024, German club 1. FC Köln announced that they had signed Kristal, starting from 1 January 2025.[11]

International career

In October 2022, Kristal scored in a friendly against Northern Ireland U16 played in Finland. He captained the team in the match.[12] The next day he scored again in a 2–6 friendly defeat to the hosts.[13] Later that month, he was named to Estonia's squad for 2023 UEFA European Under-17 Championship qualification.[14]

In April 2023 he captained the national under-16 team again, this time for an UEFA under-16 development tournament held in Malta.[15] In June 2023 Kristal scored and assisted on three goals in a 4–2 victory over Lithuania in the Under-17 Baltic Cup, again serving as captain.[16] In Estonia's next match of the tournament, Kristal scored two goals in a 3–3 draw with Latvia.[17]

Kristal made his debut for the senior Estonia national team on 8 September 2024 in a Nations League game against Sweden at Strawberry Arena. He substituted Vlasiy Sinyavskiy in the 72nd minute, as Sweden won 3–0.[18] In the process, Kristal became the youngest-ever player to appear in the UEFA Nations League and for the Estonia senior national team at 16 years 9 months and 27 days old.[19][20]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 16 May 2026
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] Europe Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Levadia 2022 Meistriliiga 2000——20
2023 Meistriliiga 3000——30
Total 5000000050
Levadia U21 2022 Esiliiga 326———326
2023 Esiliiga 3010———3010
Total 6216———6216
Paide Linnameeskond 2024 Meistriliiga 317406[b]1—418
Paide U21 2024 Esiliiga 10———10
1. FC Köln II 2024–25 Regionalliga West 150———150
2025–26 Regionalliga West 280———280
Total 430———430
Career total 1422340610015224
  1. ↑ Includes Estonian Cup
  2. ↑ Appearances in UEFA Conference League

International

As of match played 30 March 2026[21]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Estonia
202430
202570
202520
Total120

Personal life

Kristal is the son of former Estonia international Marko Kristal.[3][22]

Honours

Individual

References

  1. ↑ "FCI Levadiaga liitus Eesti jalgpallilegendi 14-aastane poeg" (in Estonian). Post Timees. 28 January 2022. Retrieved 29 June 2023.
  2. ↑ "Liepaja Spring Cup-JK Tallinna Kalev" (in Estonian). turniir.ee. Retrieved 29 June 2023.
  3. 1 2 "Kristali poeg lõi Nõmme Kaljule James Rodriguezi iluväravaga analoogse kolli!". ohtuleht.ee. Retrieved 29 June 2023.
  4. ↑ Nõmm, Anders (28 January 2022). "Levadiaga liitus Eesti koondise legendi 14-aastane poeg" (in Estonian). sport.err.ee. Retrieved 29 June 2023.
  5. ↑ "FCI Levadiaga liitus 14-aastane ründaja Patrik Kristal" (in Estonian). sport.tv3.ee. 28 January 2022. Retrieved 29 June 2023.
  6. ↑ Lauri (28 January 2022). "FCI Levadiaga liitus 14-aastane ründaja Patrik Kristal" (in Estonian). FCI Levadia Tallinn. Retrieved 29 June 2023.
  7. ↑ Teemal, Samal. "Eesti jalgpallilegendi 14-aastane poeg tegi meistriliiga ajalugu" (in Estonian). sport.delfi.ee. Retrieved 29 June 2023.
  8. ↑ Remmelkoor, Kristjan (15 October 2022). "14-aastaselt kõrgliigas põhisse pääsenud Kristal: füüsiliselt on tase poole parem kui Esiliigas, aga arvan, et sain hakkama" (in Estonian). soccernet.ee. Retrieved 29 June 2023.
  9. ↑ "Eesti jalgpallilegendi 14-aastane poeg tegi Premium liiga ajalugu" (in Estonian). sport.tv3.ee. 15 July 2022. Retrieved 29 June 2023.
  10. ↑ Voolaid, Rasmus (15 July 2022). "Eesti jalgpalli ajalugu teinud 14-aastane Patrik Kristal: hoidsin naeru tagasi, väga hea tunne oli" (in Estonian). soccernet.ee. Retrieved 29 June 2023.
  11. ↑ "FC verpflichtet talent aus Estland" [FC signs talent from Estonia] (in German). FC Köln. 19 July 2024. Retrieved 21 August 2024.
  12. ↑ "Northern Ireland U16s defeat Estonia". Irish FA. Retrieved 29 June 2023.
  13. ↑ "EFA profile" (in Estonian). Estonia FA. Retrieved 29 June 2023.
  14. ↑ Ilves, Kris (25 October 2022). "14-aastane Patrik Kristal kutsuti EM-valikmängudeks Eesti U17 koondisesse" (in Estonian). soccernet.ee. Retrieved 29 June 2023.
  15. ↑ "Estonia Too Strong for Malta on Opening Day". Malta FA. Retrieved 29 June 2023.
  16. ↑ "Noormeeste U17 koondis alistas Balti turniiri avamängus leedulased" (in Estonian). Estonia FA. Retrieved 29 June 2023.
  17. ↑ Remmelkoor, Kristjan (30 June 2023). "U17 koondis tegi kolme penaltiga mängus Lätiga viigi" (in Estonian). soccernet.ee. Retrieved 1 July 2023.
  18. ↑ "Sweden v Estonia game report". ESPN. 8 September 2024.
  19. ↑ "Youngest Nations League players: Patrik Kristal, Lamine Yamal, Gavi, Jadon Sancho". UEFA.com. 8 June 2025.
  20. ↑ "Estonia lose to Sweden in Nations League as Kristal becomes youngest ever international". ERR. 9 September 2024.
  21. ↑ "Patrik Kristal". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 17 August 2025.
  22. ↑ Koort, Kaspar. "Marko Kristal Eesti jalgpalliajalugu teinud pojast: ta saab väga hästi aru, et talle ei tehta mingeid kingitusi, vaid kõik tuleb endal välja teenida". ohtuleht.ee. Retrieved 29 June 2023.
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