.jpg) Ojamaa in 2016 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Henrik Ojamaa | ||
| Date of birth | (1991-05-20)20 May 1991 (age 34) | ||
| Place of birth | Tallinn, Estonia | ||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft9+1⁄2 in) | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Paide Linnameeskond | ||
| Number | 8 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2002–2007 | Flora | ||
| 2007–2009 | Derby County | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2007 | Flora II | 7 | (1) |
| 2009–2010 | Derby County | 0 | (0) |
| 2009 | →Stafford Rangers (loan) | 5 | (1) |
| 2010–2011 | Alemannia Aachen II | 10 | (1) |
| 2010–2011 | Alemannia Aachen | 1 | (0) |
| 2011 | →Fortuna Sittard (loan) | 12 | (1) |
| 2011 | RoPS | 17 | (2) |
| 2012–2013 | Motherwell | 55 | (11) |
| 2013–2015 | Legia Warsaw | 34 | (2) |
| 2014–2015 | →Motherwell (loan) | 18 | (3) |
| 2015 | →Sarpsborg 08 2 (loan) | 2 | (1) |
| 2015 | →Sarpsborg 08 (loan) | 10 | (0) |
| 2015–2016 | Swindon Town | 9 | (0) |
| 2016 | Wacker Innsbruck | 16 | (2) |
| 2016–2017 | Go Ahead Eagles | 6 | (1) |
| 2017 | →Dundee (loan) | 14 | (0) |
| 2017–2018 | Gorica | 19 | (6) |
| 2018–2020 | Miedź Legnica | 55 | (6) |
| 2020–2021 | Widzew Łódź | 24 | (1) |
| 2021–2023 | Flora | 86 | (21) |
| 2024– | Paide Linnameeskond | 60 | (6) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2006 | Estonia U17 | 3 | (0) |
| 2008–2009 | Estonia U19 | 12 | (1) |
| 2008–2011 | Estonia U21 | 3 | (3) |
| 2012–2023 | Estonia | 63 | (1) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 17 November 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 1 April 2024 | |||
Henrik Ojamaa (born 20 May 1991) is an Estonian professionalfootballer who plays as aforward forMeistriliiga clubPaide Linnameeskond.
In 2012, Ojamaa was named theEstonian Young Footballer of the Year.
Ojamaa began playing football with theFlora youth academy. He made his senior league debut for the club's reserve sideFlora II in theEsiliiga on 4 April 2007.
In 2007, Ojamaa joined theDerby County academy. He was Derby County's Scholar of the Year in the 2008–09 season. In June 2009, he signed his first professional contract.[1] On 28 November 2009, Ojamaa joinedStafford Rangers on a one-month loan.[2][3] He won numerous Man of the Match awards during his short spell at theConference North side. On 5 May 2010, it was announced that Ojamaa would be released after the2009–10 season.[4]
On 19 May 2010, Ojamaa signed a two-year contract with2. Bundesliga clubAlemannia Aachen.[5] He made a single appearance in the 2. Bundesliga on 27 November 2010, replacingBabacar Gueye in the 88th minute of a 1–3 loss toFC Augsburg atNew Tivoli.[6]
In January 2011, Ojamaa joinedEerste Divisie clubFortuna Sittard on loan for the remainder of the2010–11 season.[7]
On 22 July 2011, Ojamaa signed for theVeikkausliiga clubRoPS for the remainder of the2011 season. He went on to score two goals in 17 appearances, but couldn't save his club from relegation.
On 4 January 2012, Ojamaa signed forScottish Premier League clubMotherwell until the end of the2011–12 season.[8] He made an instant impact on his debut for Motherwell, scoring in a 4–0 home win overQueen's Park in the fourth round of theScottish Cup on 7 January 2012.[9] Ojamaa made his debut in the Scottish Premier League on 14 January 2012, when he came on as a 71st-minute substitute forOmar Daley in a 0–1 home loss toInverness Caledonian Thistle.[10] He scored four goals in his first five appearances for Motherwell and on 2 February 2012, he signed a new two-and-a-half-year contract with the club.[11] Ojamaa celebrated his contract extension with another goal and two assists in a 6–0 victory overGreenock Morton in a Scottish Cup match on 4 February 2012.[12] Ojamaa became referred to as "The Sheriff" by fans during his stay at Motherwell due to his pistols goal celebration. His performances in January 2012 led to him being named Scottish Premier LeagueYoung Player of the Month, as well as the player of the fifth round of the Scottish Cup.[13][14]
In addition to his four goals in the2012–13 season, Ojamaa was also the league's top assist provider with 16.[15]
On 6 June 2013, Ojamaa signed a three-year contract with Polish championsLegia Warsaw for a fee of €500,000.[16][17] He made his debut in theEkstraklasa on 27 July 2013, coming on as a substitute and providing an assist forVladimir Dvalishvili's goal in the 3–0 away victory overPogoń Szczecin.[18] Ojamaa scored his first Ekstraklasa goal on 3 August 2013, in a 4–0 home victory overPodbeskidzie Bielsko-Biała.[19] He won the Ekstraklasa title in the2013–14 season, his first league title.[20]
On 14 August 2014, Ojamaa returned to Motherwell on a six-month loan deal.[21][22] At the conclusion of the loan in January 2015, Ojamaa opted not to extend his stay at Motherwell and returned to Legia Warsaw.[23]
On 2 February 2015, Ojamaa joinedTippeligaen clubSarpsborg 08 on loan.[24] He made his debut in the Tippeligaen on 6 April 2015, in a 1–0 away victory overTromsø.[25]
On 4 September 2015, Ojamaa signed forLeague One sideSwindon Town on a one-year deal.[26][27] He made his debut for Swindon Town on 12 September 2015, in a 1–4 away loss toBarnsley.[28]
On 7 January 2016, Ojamaa signed forErste Liga clubWacker Innsbruck.[29]
On 21 June 2016, Ojamaa signed a two-year contract withEredivisie clubGo Ahead Eagles.[30] He made his debut in the Eredivisie on 6 August 2016, starting in a 0–3 away loss toADO Den Haag.[31] Ojamaa scored in his second match, a 2–2 home draw againstNAC Breda on 14 August 2016.[32]
On 31 January 2017, Ojamaa joined Scottish Premiership clubDundee on loan until the end of the2016–17 season.[33]
On 21 October 2017, Ojamaa signed forDruga HNL clubGorica until the end of the2017–18 season.[34] He scored 6 goals in 19 games as Gorica won the league and promotion to thePrva HNL.[35]
On 21 June 2018, Ojamaa signed for Ekstraklasa clubMiedź Legnica on a two-year deal, with an option to extend the contract for another year.[36]
Ojamaa began his international career for Estonia with theunder-17 national team. He was a part of theunder-19 team that reached the2009 UEFA European Under-19 Championship elite qualification round. Ojamaa also represented theunder-21 team in theUnder-21 Baltic Cup in 2008, and scored a hat-trick againstLuxembourg in a 6–0 friendly win on 29 March 2011.
On 3 February 2012, Ojamaa received his first senior call-up byTarmo Rüütli for a friendly againstEl Salvador.[37] However the call-up was later dismissed by his club,Motherwell. He made his senior debut forEstonia on 25 May 2012, in a 1–3 loss toCroatia in a friendly.[38] Ojamaa scored his first international goal on 30 May 2018, in a 2–0 win overLithuania at the2018 Baltic Cup.
Ojamaa has two brothers:Hindrek, the younger brother, is also a professional footballer, while Harri, the older brother, was forced to end his football career at the age of 19 due to an injury. Harri now works as an agent for Golden Star Management who also represent Henrik.[39]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Estonia | |||
| 2012 | 8 | 0 | |
| 2013 | 8 | 0 | |
| 2014 | 6 | 0 | |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2016 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2017 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2018 | 8 | 1 | |
| 2019 | 8 | 0 | |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2021 | 6 | 0 | |
| 2022 | 4 | 0 | |
| 2023 | 9 | 0 | |
| Total | 63 | 1 | |
| No. | Date | Venue | Cap | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 30 May 2018 | Rakvere linnastaadion,Rakvere, Estonia | 28 |  Lithuania | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2018 Baltic Cup |
Legia Warsaw
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Flora[43]
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