The Estonia Euro 2024 squad is shaping up. As beneficiaries of UEFA's desire to give (…what's the polite way of saying it?) underdog countries the opportunity to play at major tournaments, the small Baltic nation are the only side to go into the qualification play-offs despite finishing bottom of their group.
In fact, Estonia picked up just a single point in their eight games, courtesy of a 1-1 draw away to Azerbaijan. Nonetheless, their performance in the basement tier of the Nations League against the likes of Andorra, San Marino and Liechtenstein has granted them this chance.
Estonia will face Poland in a qualification play-off semi-final, with the winner then travelling to face either Wales or Finland for a place in group D this summer alongside the Netherlands, France and Austria.
Estonia squad
Estonia's Euro 2024 squad: The squad for the play-offs
GK: Matvei Igonen (Botev Plovdiv)
GK: Karl Jakob Hein (Arsenal)
GK: Karl Andre Vallner (FCI Levadia)
DF: Marten Kuusk (GKS Katowice)
DF: Artur Pikk (Odra Opole)
DF: Rasmus Peetson (FCI Levadia)
DF: Maksim Paskotsi (Grashoppers)
DF: Ragnar Klavan (Tallinna Kalev)
DF: Joonas Tamm (Botev Plovdiv)
DF: Karol Mets (St. Pauli)
DF: Ken Kallaste (FCI Levadia)
DF: Erko Jonne Tougjas (Flora Tallinn)
DF: Kristo Hussar (Flora Tallinn)
DF: Kaspar Laur (Tallinna Kalev)
MF: Konstantin Vassiljev (Flora Tallinn)
MF: Markus Poom (Shamrock Rovers)
MF: Vlasiy Sinyavskiy (Slovacko)
MF: Martin Vetkal (Roma)
MF: Mihkel Ainsalu (FCI Levadia)
MF: Markus Soomets (Flora Tallinn)
MF: Kevor Palumets (Zulte Waregrem)
FW: Henri Anier (Lee Man)
FW: Oliver Jurgens (Dunajska Streda)
FW: Alex Matthias Tamm (Nomme Kalju)
FW: Mark Anders Lepik (Flora Tallinn)
Estonia Euro 2024 squad numbers
Squad numbers are yet to be confirmed for Euro 2024.
Estonia manager: Thomas Haberli
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Thomas Haberli spent his entire playing career as a centre-forward in his native Switzerland, most notably a fruitful nine-year spell at Young Boys that ended with his retirement in 2009.
He moved into the coaching setup thereafter, alternating between youth coach and assistant manager before moving to Basel, where he did much the same.
Haberli's only previous experience of first-team management came with a spell in charge of Luzern, where he lasted just ten months in the post.
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Estonia's star player
Konstantin Vassiljev
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Three-time Estonian Footballer of the Year Konstantin Vassiljev turns 40 this summer – but he's still going strong, captaining the country for whom he's won a whopping 156 caps.
A goalscoring midfielder who plays for the nation's most successful club, Flora Tallinn, Vassiljev found the net in Estonia's 2022/23 Nations League win away to Malta.
FAQs
How many players are Estonia allowed to take to Euro 2024?
UEFA confirmed in February that each competing nation will be able to name a final squad of 23 players in their Euro 2024 squads, including a mandatory three goalkeepers.
After a couple of tournaments featuring 26-player teams, UEFA have now reverted from the expanded squad.
National managers were allowed to bring 26 players to 2021's European Championship for the first time at a major tournament, as a special measure brought in due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Due to the fixture congestion, the expanded squads returned for the World Cup. Without those same issues, 23-player squads have made a return.
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Steven Chicken has been working as a football writer since 2009, taking in stints with Football365 and the Huddersfield Examiner. Steven still covers Huddersfield Town home and away for his own publication, WeAreTerriers.com. Steven is a two-time nominee for Regional Journalist of the Year at the prestigious British Sports Journalism Awards, making the shortlist in 2020 and 2023.
