Liis Emajõe (born 21 August 1991) is a retired Estonian football player and currently a women's soccer coach for the Maine Black Bears.[2] She played as a striker for Flora Tallinn in the Naiste Meistriliiga,[3] as well as the Estonian national team.[4] In 2010, she was named Estonian Female Young Footballer of the Year.

Liis Emajõe
Personal information
Full name Liis Emajõe
Date of birth (1991-08-21) 21 August 1991 (age 33)
Place of birth Tallinn, Estonia
Height 1.63 m (5 ft 4 in)
Position(s) Striker
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2015 Maine Black Bears
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2008–2009 Lootos Põlva 25 (28)
2010–2013 Flora Tallinn
International career
2009 Estonia U19 5 (1)
2008–2014 Estonia[1] 34 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

She scored Estonia's first goal in the 2013 Euro's qualification in a 2–1 loss against Belarus.[5]

Her younger sister Riin Emajõe is also a football player.[6]

References

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  1. ^ "Liis Emajõe". jalgpall.ee (in Estonian). Estonian Football Association. Archived from the original on 21 January 2023.
  2. ^ Remmelkoor, Kristjan (3 January 2018). "USA-s treenerina töötav Liis Emajõe: uueks aastaks on suured lootused". Soccernet.ee.
  3. ^ 15. oktoober kell 14:00 Ajaxi staadionil. "FC Flora". Fcflora.ee. Retrieved 8 October 2011.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  4. ^ "Liis Emajõe –". Uefa.com. Retrieved 8 October 2011.
  5. ^ "Wsoccernews.com". Wsoccernews.com. Retrieved 8 October 2011.
  6. ^ Järvela, Ott (6 November 2012). "Jalgpallur Liis Emajõe mängib ja õpib keset Ameerika unistust". Õhtuleht (in Estonian). Retrieved 8 December 2013.
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