Sergei Pareiko

Sergei Pareiko (born 31 January 1977) is an Estonian former professional footballer. He played as a goalkeeper in Estonian, Russian and Polish top tiers. He made a total of 65 appearances for the Estonia national team.

He worked as the sporting director of Estonian football club Levadia from 2016 until July 2021.

Club career In Estonia, Pareiko played for Tallinna Sadam and Levadia Maardu, before moving to Russia in 2001, when he signed with Rotor Volgograd. After Rotor were relegated, Pareiko moved to Tom Tomsk.

At the end of 2009 season, Pareiko was named the Tom Tomsk Player of Year, sharing this title with Đorđe Jokić. In late 2010, speculation began to mount that Celtic were interested in Pareiko's services. Pareiko was left on the bench for Tomsk's last match of the season. He left the club on 25 December.

On 8 February 2011, Pareiko joined Polish Ekstraklasa side Wisła Kraków on a one-and-a-half-year deal. He became the first choice goalkeeper and won the Ekstraklasa championship in his debut season. Pareiko finished third in voting for the Estonian Footballer of the Year in 2011.

International career Pareiko made his international debut for the Estonia national team on 31 August 1996, in a 1998 World Cup qualifier against Belarus when the first choice keeper, Mart Poom, got injured in the 8th minute of the match. The match ended with 0–1 loss.

His second cap came six years later and he became the team's first choice keeper in 2009. On 17 November 2015, Pareiko made his last appearance for Estonia against Saint Kitts and Nevis. The game ended 3-0 for Estonia. Pareiko's national team career lasted 19 years, 2 months and 17 days, making him the longest serving Estonia national team member ahead of Andres Oper.

Personal life Pareiko was born in Tallinn, to a Russian mother and Belarusian father. In the interview for Gazeta Krakowska he said "I am a citizen of Estonia, I have a passport of that country, but I am of Russian ethnicity". He married Victoria, in 2003, and they have one son named Daniil. Daniil is also a goalkeeper who made his senior debut in the Italian Serie D in 2023. As of 2026, Daniil is with Narva Trans.

Career statistics

Club career This statistic includes domestic league only Last update: 17 November 2015

International statistics International appearances # Date Opponent Score Result Competition Footnotes 1 31 August 1996 0–1 Lost 1998 World Cup Qualification Sub. 2 2 July 2002 1–1 Drawn Friendly 3 13 February 2003 1–2 Lost Friendly 4 3 July 2003 1–5 Lost 2003 Baltic Cup 5 17 October 2007 0–1 Lost Friendly Sub 6 12 November 2008 1–1 Drawn Friendly 7 11 February 2009 2–0 Lost Friendly 8 28 March 2009 2–2 Drawn 2010 World Cup Qualification 9 1 April 2009 1–0 Won 2010 World Cup Qualification 10 10 June 2009 0–0 Drawn Friendly Sub 11 12 August 2009 0–1 Lost Friendly 12 5 September 2009 4–2 Lost 2010 World Cup Qualification 13 9 September 2009 3–0 Lost 2010 World Cup Qualification 14 10 October 2009 2–0 Lost 2010 World Cup Qualification 15 15 October 2009 2–0 Won 2010 World Cup Qualification 16 14 November 2009 0–0 Drawn Friendly 17 21 May 2010 2–0 Won Friendly 18 26 May 2010 0–0 Drawn Friendly 19 11 August 2010 2–1 Won Euro 2012 Qualification 20 3 September 2010 2–1 Lost Euro 2012 Qualification 21 8 October 2010 3–1 Won Euro 2012 Qualification 22 12 October 2010 1–0 Lost Euro 2012 Qualification 23 25 March 2011 2–0 Won Friendly 24 29 March 2011 1–1 Drawn Euro 2012 Qualification 25 3 June 2011 3–0 Lost Euro 2012 Qualification 26 7 June 2011 2–0 Lost Euro 2012 Qualification 27 10 August 2011 3–0 Lost Friendly 28 2 September 2011 1–2 Won Euro 2012 Qualification 29 6 September 2011 4–1 Won Euro 2012 Qualification 30 8 October 2011 1–2 Won Euro 2012 Qualification

Honours Tallinna Sadam Estonian Cup: 1995–96, 1996–97 Estonian SuperCup: 1997

Casale Calcio Coppa Italia Dilettanti: 1998–99

Levadia Maardu Meistriliiga: 1999, 2000 Estonian Cup: 1999–2000 Estonian SuperCup: 1999, 2000

Wisła Kraków Ekstraklasa: 2010–11

Individual Tom Tomsk Player of the Year: 2009