Changes in Estonian squad prior to Baltic Cup

Estonia’s men’s national team will begin preparations for the Baltic Cup on Monday with two late changes to the squad, as captain Karol Mets and young midfielder Soufian Gouram have both been ruled out.

According to the Estonian Football Association, Mets will miss the camp for personal reasons. The experienced centre-back recently left St. Pauli and is currently a free agent while searching for a new club. To replace Mets, Henn has called up FCI Levadia defender Tanel Tammik.

Gouram, who had been in contention for his senior national team debut, is unavailable due to injury. The 20-year-old Hertha Berlin midfielder has been one of the standout players for Estonia’s U21 national team and was among the more interesting names in Jürgen Henn’s original squad.

Estonia will open their Baltic Cup campaign on June 6 at Pärnu Rannastaadion against the Faroe Islands. Latvia and Lithuania meet in the other semifinal, with the final and third-place match scheduled for June 9.

Estonia enter the tournament as defending Baltic Cup champions after beating the Faroe Islands and Lithuania in 2024.

Estonia Baltic Cup 2026 squad:

Goalkeepers

Karl Jakob Hein (13 April 2002) – SV Werder Bremen (Germany) – 45 caps / 0 goals
Kaur Kivila (22 November 2003) – Tallinna FC Flora – 1 cap / 0 goals
Henri Perk (14 October 1999) – Nõmme Kalju FC – 0 caps / 0 goals

Defenders

Vlasiy Sinyavskiy (27 November 1996) – Baník Ostrava (Czech Republic) – 48 caps / 1 goal
Märten Kuusk (5 April 1996) – GKS Katowice (Poland) – 42 caps / 0 goals
Frank Liivak (7 July 1996) – Tallinna FCI Levadia – 25 caps / 3 goals
Rasmus Peetson (3 May 1995) – Tallinna FCI Levadia – 25 caps / 2 goals
Ioan Yakovlev (19 January 1998) – Panionios (Greece) – 14 caps / 1 goal
Kristo Hussar (28 June 2002) – AS Trenčín (Slovakia) – 7 caps / 0 goals
Erko Jonne Tõugjas (5 July 2003) – Halmstads BK (Sweden) – 7 caps / 0 goals
Tanel Tammik (14 June 2002) – Tallinna FCI Levadia – 2 caps / 1 goal
Mihhail Kolobov (2 March 2005) – Tallinna FC Flora – 1 cap / 0 goals
Kristofer Käit (4 April 2005) – Portimonense SC (Portugal) – 1 cap / 0 goals

Midfielders

Mattias Käit (29 June 1998) – FC Thun (Switzerland) – 64 caps / 11 goals
Markus Poom (27 February 1999) – AS Trenčín (Slovakia) – 34 caps / 0 goals
Rocco Robert Shein (14 July 2003) – Fredrikstad FK (Norway) – 24 caps / 1 goal
Vladislav Kreida (25 September 1999) – Tallinna FC Flora – 23 caps / 0 goals
Markus Soomets (2 March 2000) – IK Start (Norway) – 23 caps / 0 goals
Kevor Palumets (21 November 2002) – FK Železiarne Podbrezová (Slovakia) – 19 caps / 1 goal
Robi Saarma (20 May 2001) – FK Pardubice (Czech Republic) – 14 caps / 1 goal
Patrik Kristal (12 November 2007) – 1. FC Köln (Germany) – 12 caps / 0 goals

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