Mihkel Klavan

Goalkeeper - Sillamae Kalev
2 Dec 2026
Wednesday
Process

Marked for Mihkel Klavan

16 Edition

The Sillamae Kalev Sentinel

16 Nov 2026
From our football correspondent Uneasy

Squad

Tempers go at Sillamae Kalev

Alexandre Hans was at the centre of it, and by the time it was pulled apart there were three or four others involved. Training grounds are small places and long seasons make them smaller.

Loan watch

Taijo Sappinen counts the days

“I watch every Sillamae Kalev game from here. That says everything about where my head is.” The loan at Parnu runs its course, but his heart never made the trip.

Squad

Words at Sillamae Kalev training over how hard people work

Somebody said out loud what several people had been thinking. Vlasi Teniste is at the centre of it, and the squad will now find out whether the standard rises or the pair of them simply stop speaking.

Squad

No place for Vladislav Karachun in the new shape

He is not being dropped. There is simply nowhere in the formation Sillamae Kalev are playing to put a man who does what he does, which is a harder thing to be told than any team sheet.

The dugout

Ken Pikk gets it from the manager

“Nobody here is above being told.” It was not said with a name attached, but the dressing room can count, and so can everybody who was listening.

Squad

Alexandre Hans remains an outsider

A year in and the city has not opened up, the language has not come, and lunch is eaten alone more often than anybody at Sillamae Kalev would admit. It shows on Saturdays.

In brief

Back issues
12 Edition

The Sillamae Kalev Sentinel

19 Oct 2026
From our football correspondent Uneasy

Loan watch

Taijo Sappinen has seen enough of Parnu

“I am grateful for the games, but I did not become a footballer to be somebody else's spare part.” He wants to be at Sillamae Kalev, and 0 appearances in 10 say he has earned the hearing.

Squad

Ken Pikk in a row with a teammate

It was not about football and everybody who saw it knows that. Two men who have to play together on Saturday said things at Sillamae Kalev this week that will take longer than a week to unsay.

Squad

Karl Marin falls out with a teammate over standards

The oldest argument in any dressing room and the only one that is genuinely about football: one man thinks another is not putting enough in. It is also the row a manager privately does not mind having happened.

In brief

9 Edition

The Sillamae Kalev Sentinel

28 Sep 2026
From our football correspondent Uneasy

Market

Mihkel Tamm hands in a written request

“I have nothing bad to say about this place. I just need to be somewhere else.” It is in writing now, which changes what Sillamae Kalev can pretend not to have heard.

Squad

A falling-out at Sillamae Kalev

Kevin Anderson and a teammate went at it, and not about football. Training grounds are small places and a long season makes them smaller.

Loan watch

Karl Marin counts the days

“I watch every Sillamae Kalev game from here. That says everything about where my head is.” The loan at FCI Tallinn runs its course, but his heart never made the trip.

Squad

A row about effort at Sillamae Kalev

Somebody said out loud what several people thought about how hard another man trains, and Sander Igonen was in the middle of it. The one dressing-room argument that is genuinely about football.

The dugout

Mihkel Klavan gets it from the manager

“Nobody here is above being told.” It was not said with a name attached, but the dressing room can count, and so can everybody who was listening.

The dugout

Mihkel Tamm knocks on the manager's door

“It had gone on long enough. I would rather have it out than leave it sitting there.” Ten minutes behind a closed door at Sillamae Kalev, and both men came out saying it was fine.

In brief

8 Edition

The Sillamae Kalev Sentinel

21 Sep 2026
From our football correspondent Uneasy

Squad

Kevin Anderson in a row with a teammate

It was not about football and everybody who saw it knows that. Two men who have to play together on Saturday said things at Sillamae Kalev this week that will take longer than a week to unsay.

Loan watch

Taijo Sappinen counts the days

“I watch every Sillamae Kalev game from here. That says everything about where my head is.” The loan at Parnu runs its course, but his heart never made the trip.

Squad

Words at Sillamae Kalev training over how hard people work

Somebody said out loud what several people had been thinking. Ken Pikk is at the centre of it, and the squad will now find out whether the standard rises or the pair of them simply stop speaking.

In brief

7 Edition

The Sillamae Kalev Sentinel

14 Sep 2026
From our football correspondent Uneasy

Transfer targets

Door shut on Artjom Škinjov

Sillamae Kalev asked and Narva Trans said no without discussing a figure. It is the least ambiguous answer in football and the one clubs most often come back to test.

Loan watch

Joonas Sorga counts the days

“I watch every Sillamae Kalev game from here. That says everything about where my head is.” The loan at Tulevik runs its course, but his heart never made the trip.

Squad

Tempers go at Sillamae Kalev

Ken Pikk was at the centre of it, and by the time it was pulled apart there were three or four others involved. Training grounds are small places and long seasons make them smaller.

Squad

Vlasi Teniste falls out with a teammate over standards

The oldest argument in any dressing room and the only one that is genuinely about football: one man thinks another is not putting enough in. It is also the row a manager privately does not mind having happened.

The dugout

No hiding place for Ken Pikk

“I pick players who do the work. All of it.” No name was spoken; every camera still turned to Ken Pikk, and the manager let it.

The dugout

When it matters, Marek Zenjov plays

It is never announced and it is entirely visible: the biggest afternoons of the season keep containing him. A press box works this out long before anybody at the club confirms a word of it.

In brief

4 Edition

The Sillamae Kalev Sentinel

24 Aug 2026
From our football correspondent Uneasy

Market

Sillamae Kalev sell their best player to Flora

$250.0K is a serious amount of money and it does not play centre-forward. Everybody in the dressing room knows who used to be looked at when it went wrong.

Market

Sillamae Kalev say no — this time

The offer from Levadia for Karl Marin was heard out and sent back the same day. First bids are rarely meant to succeed; they are meant to find out how loudly the door closes.

The terraces

Supporters turn on the $250.0K sale of Rauno Marin

He is going to Flora, the club has $250.0K it did not have on Friday, and the phone-ins have already decided how they feel about that. Selling well and selling somebody they loved are not the same skill.

Market

Mihkel Klavan hands in a written request

“I have nothing bad to say about this place. I just need to be somewhere else.” It is in writing now, which changes what Sillamae Kalev can pretend not to have heard.

Squad

Ken Pikk in a row with a teammate

It was not about football and everybody who saw it knows that. Two men who have to play together on Saturday said things at Sillamae Kalev this week that will take longer than a week to unsay.

Squad

A row about effort at Sillamae Kalev

Somebody said out loud what several people thought about how hard another man trains, and Vlasi Teniste was in the middle of it. The one dressing-room argument that is genuinely about football.

Squad

Joonas Kruglov signs on for more

“Some decisions take a long time. This one took ten minutes, and most of that was finding a pen.” Joonas Kruglov and Sillamae Kalev agree another 3 years.

The dugout

Rauno Vassiljev gets it from the manager

“Nobody here is above being told.” It was not said with a name attached, but the dressing room can count, and so can everybody who was listening.

The dugout

Joonas Kruglov asks for a word with the manager

“I would rather say it to his face than read about it.” The meeting was requested by the player, which tells you most of what you need to know.

In brief

  • Squad Questions about Mihkel Tamm on the training pitch
  • The dugout The manager comes out for Karl Marin
1 Edition

The Sillamae Kalev Sentinel

3 Aug 2026
From our football correspondent Steady

Market

Sillamae Kalev turn down Atlantas for Vlasi Kruglov

The offer was not close and it was refused without much discussion. Whether the second one is refused as quickly is another matter.

Market

Mihkel Tamm asks to leave Sillamae Kalev

“I have given everything here and I need a new challenge.” The request is formal, and the relationship will never be quite the same again.

Squad

Sander Teniste in a row with a teammate

It was not about football and everybody who saw it knows that. Two men who have to play together on Saturday said things at Sillamae Kalev this week that will take longer than a week to unsay.

Squad

Sergei Liivak signs on for more

“Some decisions take a long time. This one took ten minutes, and most of that was finding a pen.” Sergei Liivak and Sillamae Kalev agree another 2 years.

Transfer targets

Door shut on Ilja Moseichuk

Sillamae Kalev asked and Kuban said no without discussing a figure. It is the least ambiguous answer in football and the one clubs most often come back to test.

Squad

A row about effort at Sillamae Kalev

Somebody said out loud what several people thought about how hard another man trains, and Vlasi Kruglov was in the middle of it. The one dressing-room argument that is genuinely about football.

Market

Tulevik watching Joonas Sorga

The interest is real enough to have reached print. Sillamae Kalev have said nothing, which in a transfer window is its own kind of answer.

Transfer targets

Sillamae Kalev try to borrow Mattis Karis

Tammeka have been asked whether they would lend him. Loans are agreed quickly or not at all, and this one will be one or the other by the weekend.

The dugout

Sander Teniste asks for a word with the manager

“I would rather say it to his face than read about it.” The meeting was requested by the player, which tells you most of what you need to know.

In brief